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2015 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Arabian Nights - Fantasy on Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade for Brass Band

Adjudicator(s):
Stephen Roberts & Rob Wiffen

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 4 -
2 Woodfalls Dr Robert Childs 19 -
3 Whitburn Professor Nicholas Childs 10 -
4 Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 9 -
5 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 14 -
6 Marsden Silver Prize Glyn Williams 3 -
7 Northop Silver Thomas Wyss 11 -
8 Camborne Town John Berryman 7 -
9 Hepworth Mark Peacock 18 -
10 East Yorkshire Motor Services Alan Morrison 1 -
11 Tongwynlais Temperance Christopher Bond 2 -
12 Mount Charles David Stowell 8 -
13 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Kevin Gibbs 15 -
14 Burry Port Town Nigel Seaman 20 -
15 Wingates Paul Andrews 13 -
16 Aldbourne Jonathan Pippen 16 -
17 Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) David Hirst 5 -
18 Redbridge Alan Duguid 12 -
19 Thoresby Colliery Brian Grant 6 -
20 Kingdom Brass Eoin Tonner 17 -

Rothwell Temperance & Woodfalls promoted to British Open

Unite the Union (City of Sheffield, Redbridge, Thoresby Colliery, Kingdom Brass relegated to Senior Cup

Best Instrumentalist: Brett Baker, trombone, Woodfalls 



Contest: Lower Sections 1-4 National Finals

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Petworth Town Band - Petworth Town Band at Petworth Heritage weekend

Saturday 20 September • Centre of Petworth Town GU28 OAH


Cheltenham Silver Band - Holst Birthday Concert

Saturday 20 September • All Saints Church, All Saints Road, Pittville, Cheltenham GL52 2HG


Regent Hall Concerts - The Band of the Grenadier Guards Big Band

Friday 26 September • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ W1C2DJ


Longridge Band

September 13 • Longridge Band invite applications for a SOPRANO CORNET player. We are a friendly, committed band, who enjoy a good balance of concerts and contests throughout the year.


Chinnor Silver

September 11 • Our COMMUNITY BAND are meeting again on Monday (15th) and we would welcome any players who fancy joining us for a relaxed and friendly blow.. All abilities are welcome and meeting with us has no impact on your main band.. Cake and coffee included FREE


Epping Forest Band

September 11 • We have a solo horn vacancy to join our friendly 3rd section band. We have a sensible calendar of contests and concerts.. Situated with close links to the M11/M25 and Central line tube station, with our own band room.. Rehearsals Monday night 8-10pm.


Rob Nesbitt

BSc, PG Cert. Ed.
Cartoonist , illustrator, writer


               

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