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2025 Brass in Concert Championships

Date:
Saturday, November 15, 2025

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead

Test piece:
Entertainment Programme

Adjudicator(s):
Florent Didier; Benjamin Haemhouts; Jocelyne Moren; Anne Crookston; Sue Collier; Al Booth

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 the cooperation band Katrina Marzella Wheeler 3 60/54/36/16/19=185
2 Brighouse & Rastrick David Thornton 11 45/60/38/18/18=179
3 Cory Philip Harper 1 57/57/26/19/16=175
4 GUS Band Christopher Bond 4 42/51/32/15/15=155
5 Brass Band Schoonhoven Eric Janssen 8 36/42/40/17/20=155
6 Flowers Paul Holland 9 54/45/28/12/11=150
7 Foden's Michael Fowles 7 48/36/34/11/17=146
8 Aldbourne Glyn Williams 10 33/48/30/14/12=137
9 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Allan Withington 6 51/33/22/10/13=129
10 Kleppe Musikklag Tormod Flaten 5 39/39/24/13/14=129
11 KNDS Fairey Mark Heron 2 30/30/20/20/10=110

Quality of Music A/B: Content: Entertainment & Presentation A/B: Total

Judges:
Quality of Music A: Florent Didier
Quality of Music B: Benjamin Haemouts
Programme Content: Anne Crookston
Entertainment & Presentation A: Sue Collier
Entertainment & Presentation B: Al Booth

Audience Prize: Foden's
Highest Quality of Performance: the cooperation band
Highest Placed in Entertainment & Presentation: Brass Band Schoonhoven
Highest Placed in Programme Content: Brass Band Schoonhoven

Best New Composition/Arrangement: Bring the Bass (Simon Dobson) Brass Band Schoonhoven

Best Soloist: Garry Curtin (Foden's)
Best Soprano: Paul Richards (Flowers)
Best Principal Cornet: Alex Ramsay (the cooperation band)
Best Flugel: Stephanie Kennedy (the cooperation band)
Best Horn: Jonathan Bates (Foden's)
Best Baritone: Eliot Harrington (Flowers)
Best Euphonium: Chris Robertson (Brighouse & Rastrick)
Best Trombone: Chris Thomas (Flowers)
Best Bass Section: Carlton Main Frickley
Best Percussion: Flowers
Youngest Player: Alava Petra (Kleppe Musikklag) aged 17

Winning Conductor Trophy: Katrina Marzella Wheeler

Original contest report: Click here 



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