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2021 Brass in Concert Championships

Date:
Saturday, November 20, 2021

Venue:
The Glasshouse, Gateshead

Test piece:
Entertainment Programme

Adjudicator(s):
Mark David; Peter Moore; Andrew Duncan; Jayne Murrill; Chris Jeans; Dr David Childs

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Cory Philip Harper 4 60/51/40/20/20=191
2 Foden's Michael Fowles 3 57/60/32/16/18=183
3 Flowers Paul Holland 6 54/54/28/17/16=169
4 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Allan Withington 2 51/42/38/18/19=168
5 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 5 42/57/34/14/17=164
6 Grimethorpe Colliery Dr David Thornton 9 45/48/36/15/15=159
7 Hammonds Morgan Griffiths 8 48/45/22/11/12=138*
8 Friary Chris King 10 39/36/30/19/14=138
9 NASUWT Riverside Prof Nicholas J Childs 1 36/39/24/12/13=124
10 Redbridge Chris Bearman 7 33/33/26/13/11=116

* Denotes Quality of Performance points take precedence in order of tied placings

Music/Music/Content/Entertainment = Total
David/Moore/Duncan/Murrill/Jeans = Total

Judges:
Mark David & Peter Moore (Quality of Performance)
Andrew Duncan (Programme Content)
Jayne Murrill & Chris Jeans (Entertainment & Presentation)
Dr David Childs (Soloist and Individual Awards)

Quality of Performance: Foden's
Best Programme Content: Cory
Best Entertainment & Presentation: Cory
Winning MD: Philip Harper
Audience Entertainment Prize: Friary
New Composition/Arrangement Award : Beyond the Sea (Philip Harper) Cory

Best Soloist: Isobel Daws (trombone) Friary
Don Lusher Trombone Award: Isobel Daws (Friary)
Harry Mortimer Best Principal Cornet Award: Tom Hutchinson (Cory)
The Fesa Trophy for Best Flugel Award: Mark Walters (Grimethorpe Colliery)
The Gateshead MBC Trophy for Best Soprano Award: Paul Richards (Flowers)
The Louis and Colin Johnson Trophy for Best Percussion Section: Foden's
Best Euphonium: Glyn Williams (Cory)
Best Baritone: Ben Stratford (Tredegar)
Best Horn: Ross Dunne (Tredegar)
John Fletcher Best Basses Award: Cory
Youngest Player: Haydn Osbourne of Hammonds (aged 17)

Original contest report: Click here 



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