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2022 Brass in Concert Championships

Date:
Saturday, November 19, 2022

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead

Test piece:
Entertainment Programme

Adjudicator(s):
Howard Evans; Martin Winter; Frode Rydland; Kevin Hathway; Anne Crookston; James Fountain

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Brighouse & Rastrick Russell Gray 7 51/60/40/16/19=186
2 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 11 60/54/38/14/15=181
3 Cory Philip Harper 3 54/51/34/20/20=179
4 Foden's Michael Fowles 9 57/48/28/19/17=169
5 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Allan Withington 1 33/57/36/12/18=156
6 Grimethorpe Colliery Ben Palmer 12 36/45/30/18/14=143
7 Krohnengen Brass Band Dr Ray Farr 2 39/42/24/11/16=132*
8 Friary Chris King 10 45/27/32/17/11=132
9 Flowers Paul Holland 5 48/39/20/10/13=130
10 Hammonds Morgan Griffiths 4 42/33/18/15/12=120
11 GUS Band Leigh Baker 8 27/36/26/13/9=111
12 NASUWT Riverside Prof Nicholas J Childs 6 30/30/22/9/10=101

*Krohnengen Brass Band were issued a 5-point time penalty.

Music/Music/Content/Entertainment/Entertainment = Total
Evans/Winter/Rydland/Hathway/Crookston = Total

Judges:
Howard Evans & Martin Winter (Quality of Performance)/(Quality of Performance)
Frode Rydland (Programme Content)
Kevin Hathway & Anne Crookston (Entertainment & Presentation)/(Entertainment & Presentation)
James Fountain (Soloist and Individual Awards)

Quality of Performance: Tredegar
Best Programme Content: Brighouse & Rastrick
Best Entertainment & Presentation: Cory
Winning MD: Russell Gray
Audience Entertainment Prize: Cory
New Composition/Arrangement Award : Adios Nonino (Piazzolla arr. McElligott) Brighouse & Rastrick

Best Soloist: Kirsty Abbotts (cornet) Hammonds
Don Lusher Trombone Award: Chris Binns (Grimethorpe Colliery)
Harry Mortimer Best Principal Cornet Award: Tom Hutchinson (Cory)
The Fesa Trophy for Best Flugel Award: Helen Williams (Cory)
The Gateshead MBC Trophy for Best Soprano Award: Richard Poole (Fodens)
The Louis and Colin Johnson Trophy for Best Percussion Section: Foden's
Best Euphonium: Gary Curtin (Foden's)
Best Baritone: Ben Stratford (Tredegar)
Best Horn: Jonathan Bates (Foden's)
John Fletcher Best Basses Award: Brighouse & Rastrick
Youngest Player: Ewan Rigby of GUS (aged 16)

Original contest report: Click here 



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