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2012 4BR Awards — Introduction & Categories

A little later this year, but it gives you a full year to look back on before you vote in the categories to see who you think has been the best of the best in 2012.

4barsrest awardsAnother banding year has gone by, so it’s time to start voting in the various 4BR Awards categories.

We know everyone else gets in on the act at this time of year, so we have given you a chance to recover from the Christmas excess before you cast your vote.

This year there are 9 categories for you to vote on:

•  Band of the Year
•  Conductor of the Year
•  Player of the Year
•  CD/DVD of the Year
• 
Solo CD of the Year
•  Lower Section/Youth Band of the Year
•  Newcomer of the Year
•  Test Piece of the Year
•  Contest Performance of the Year

We make just the one accolade - the ‘4BR Special Award', which is given to the person or organisation that we believe has enhanced the movement with distinction in the past year or more.

This year we have awarded it to Howard Snell for his immense contribution to the brass band movement.

•  4BR Special Award - Howard Snell

Our nominations are just that: They are just our five/six choices in each category that we believe should be considered for a possible vote. You do not have to vote for them, and we do give you the opportunity to make your own choice.

However, please be sensible about it – we will ignore block votes if we feel someone is trying to usurp the democratic process.

• Go to Voting Form

You have up until 12.00pm on the 6th January to register your votes, and the results will be posted on the 4BR site on 7th January


These are the winners since we started the 4BR Awards in 2001 

Band of the Year:

2011: Brighouse & Rastrick
2010: Tredegar
2009: Cory
2008: Cory
2007: Grimethorpe Colliery Band
2006: Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band
2005: Black Dyke
2004: Yorkshire Building Society
2003: Yorkshire Building Society
2002: Foden’s Richardson
2001: Yorkshire Building Society


Conductor of the Year: 

2011: David King
2010: Ian Porthouse
2009: Robert Childs
2008: Robert Childs
2007: Allan Withington
2006: Allan Withington
2005: Nicholas Childs
2004: Ray Farr
2003: David King
2002: Russell Gray
2001: David King


Player of the Year: 

2011: Glen Van Looy
2010: David Childs
2009: Mark Wilkinson
2008: Peter Moore
2007: Hans Gansch
2006: Katrina Marzella
2005: David Childs
2004: David Childs
2003: Martin Winter
2002: Morgan Griffiths
2001: Peter Roberts


CD of the Year: 

2011: Only for You: The Music of Paul Lovatt-Cooper – Black Dyke
2010: Romeo & Juliet – Eikanger Bjorsvik
2009: Maestro – Foden’s
2008: New Music for Brass Band – Foden’s
2007: Vienna Nights – Black Dyke
2006: Heaton – Volume 4 – Black Dyke
2005: Tales and Stories – Eikanger Bjorsvik
2004: Music of the Spheres- Yorkshire Building Society
2003: Bourgeois in Brass – Yorkshire Building Society
2002: The Heaton Collection – Black Dyke and the ISB
2001: Butterworth – Black Dyke


Solo CD of the Year: 

2011: Dreaming of the Masters – Jens Lindemann
2010: Moto Perpetuo – David Childs
2009: Salt of the Earth – Les Neish
2008: Audacious – Steven Mead
2007: Eminence – Richard Marshall
2006: The World of the Euphonium – Volume 5 – Steven Mead
2005: Blaze – Richard Marshall
2004: Legend – Peter Roberts
2003: A Winters Tale – Martin Winter


Lower Section/Youth Band of the Year: 

2011: Bjorsvik Brass
2010: Hazel Grove Band
2009: Oldham (Lees) Band
2008: Smithills Schools Senior Band
2007: Sellers International Youth Band
2006: Pennine Brass
2005: Marsden Riverhead Brewery
2004: Smithills School Senior Band
2003: Smithills School Senior Band
2002: St. Dennis Band
2001: Peter Hawke Garages Lindley Band


Newcomer of the Year: 

2011: Venezuelan Brass Ensemble
2010: Exit Brass
2009: Lucy Pankhurst
2008: Paul Duffy
2007: Proms Brass Day
2006: English National Championships
2005: Brass Band Aid
2004: The National Children's Band of Great Britain
2003: Emma Farrow
2002: Simon Dobson


Test Piece of the Year: 

2011: Breath of Souls – Paul Lovatt-Cooper
2010: Saint Saens Variations – Philip Sparke
2009: Titan’s Progress – Hermann Pallhuber
2008: The Dark Side of the Moon – Paul Lovatt-Cooper
2007: Music for Battle Creek – Philip Sparke
2006: Vienna Nights – Philip Wilby
2005: Eden – Dr. John Pickard
2004: St. Magnus – Kenneth Downie
2003: Festival Music – Eric Ball
2002: Masquerade – Philip Wilby
2001: Albion – Jan Van der Roost


Contest Performance of the Year: 

2011: Cory – Red Priest (British Open Champiopnship)
2010: Fairey (Geneva) – Eden (English National Championships)
2009: Fountain City Brass Band – Dreams (Scottish Open Championship)
2008: Eikanger Bjorsvik – Riffs & Interludes (Norwegian Championship)
2007: Brass Band Oberosterreich – Titan’s Progress (European Championship)
2006: Black Dyke – Vienna Nights (British Open)
2005: Black Dyke – Journey to the Centre of the Earth (European Championship)
2004: Black Dyke – Montage (British Open)
2003: Buy As You View Cory – Revelation (European Championship)
2002: Yorkshire Building Society – Concerto Grosso (European Championship)
2001: Fodens – Les Preludes (British Open)


4BR Special Award: 

2012: Howard Snell
2011: Philip Sparke
2010: Scottish Brass Band Association
2009: Ian Williams
2008: Norwegian Band Federation
2007: Peter Roberts
2006: Markus Bach
2005: David Gallaher
2004: David Read
2003: Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Ltd
2002: Frank Hodges
2001: Alan Jenkins



Regent Hall Concerts - Band of the RAF Regiment

Wednesday 9 October • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - The Band of The Irish Guards

Thursday 10 October • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal College of Music Brass Ensemble

Friday 11 October • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Band of the RAF Regiment Symphonic Brass Ensemble

Friday 11 October • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Regent Brass

Friday 11 October • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Llandudno Town Band

October 11 • Llandudno Town Band. Highly respected band within the locality that takes part in masterclasses with local Championship band - Northop. Requires reliable players. Bass, Baritone and possibly Cornet.


Stalybridge Old Band

October 10 • Could you be one of the missing pieces of our band? We are looking for SOLO TROMBONE & BASS TROMBONE to join us. . Current 4th section Area Champions with a top 6 place at the finals, we are due to be promoted to 3rd section in January 2025


Hathersage Band

October 10 • Hathersage Brass Band is a thriving community band. We enjoy making music and have a good gig schedule. An opportunity has arisen for the right person to join our Principal Cornet Ed as co-principal. Are you up for the challenge? This is our only vacancy.


Simon Gresswell


Conductor, adjudicator, tutor, tuba specialist


               

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