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2023 Brass in Concert Championships

Date:
Saturday, November 18, 2023

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead

Test piece:
Entertainment Programme

Adjudicator(s):
Howard Evans; Margie Antrobus; David Thornton; Simone Rebello; Jo Towler

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Foden's Michael Fowles 6 57/57/34/20/18=186
2 Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag Reid Gilje 4 54/54/40/17/19=184
3 Flowers Paul Holland 10 45/60/38/18/17=178
4 Brighouse & Rastrick Garry Cutt 2 51/51/36/19/16=173
5 Fountain City Joe Parisi 11 60/42/26/16/14=158
6 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 8 48/45/30/15/12=150
7 Grimethorpe Colliery Steve Phillips 1 39/48/28/11/10=131*
8 Aldbourne Glyn Williams 9 42/36/22/12/13=125
9 Carlton Main Frickley Allan Withington 7 30/39/32/10/11=122
10 Friary Brass Nigel Taken 3 33/30/24/14/20=121
11 Hammonds Morgan Griffiths 5 36/33/20/13/15=117

* Grimethorpe Colliery Band were issued a 5-point time penalty.

Order: Quality of Music A/B: Programme Contest: Presentation & Entertainment A/B

Judges:
Quality of Performance: Howard Evans & Margie Antrobus
Content: David Thornton
Entertainment & Presentation: Simone Rebello & Jo Towler

Quality of Performance Award: Foden's
Entertainment & Presentation Award: Foden's
Programme Content Award: Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
Audience Entertainment Award: Foden's

Best New Composition /Arrangement: Time for Tea (Lucy Pankhurst)

Best Soloist: Emily Evans (horn) Flowers
Best Soprano: Richard Poole (Foden's)
Best Principal Cornet: Dewi Griffiths (Tredegar)
Best Flugel Horn: Gyda Matland (Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag)
Best Tenor Horn: Hilde Oian (Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag)
Best Baritone: Erland Oian (Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag)
Best Euphonium: Gary Curtin (Foden's)
Best Trombone: Ryan Richards (Tredegar)
Best Bass Section: Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
Best Percussion Section: Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
Youngest Player: Jake Bartlett (aged 16) Aldbourne

Original contest report: Click here 



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