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2016 Brass in Concert
Contest Gallery

Gallery of images capturing the atmosphere of the 2016 Brass in Concert. (Photography by Steve Jack)

Sage at night Uniforms and Banners of competing bands in 40th year A ‘Great North Snowdog’ in the Sage Concourse band Memories of BiC on display James Morrison James Morrison (2) James Morrison (3) James Morrison (4) James Morrison (5) James Morrison (6) James Morrison Quartet Niels Veerbink Stavanger Troms of Schoonhoven Youth Brass 2000 (2) Youth Brass 2000 Black Dyke Adrian Hirst, Garry Reed and guest Chris Thomas Dublin Silver Ivan Meylemans of Schoonhoven Reg Vardy - Philip Tait Reg Vardy (for the last time) Rhianon Harding and Minesh Patel Roger and Michael Russell Gray Schoonhoven (2) Schoonhoven Stavanger - Allan Withington (2) Stavanger - Allan Withington (3) Stavanger - Allan Withington Stavanger (2) Stavanger Stavanger’s rap artist Virtuosi GUS - Adam Cooke Virtuosi GUS - Thomas Fountain and James Screaton Virtuosi GUS Arfon Owen and quartet By Candlelight - Robert Vos Carlton Main - Ian McEliggott (2) Carlton Main - Ian McEliggott Carlton Main - Kirsty Abbotts Carlton Main Charlotte Horsfield of Hammonds Cory - Helen Williams (2) Cory - Helen Williams Cory - Moon River Cha Cha Cory - Tom Hutchinson and Helen Williams Cory Dominic Longhurst Dublin Silver (2) Dublin Silver (3) Dublin Silver Flowers - John Gillam Flowers (2) Flowers (3) Flowers (4) Flowers Flugels and Basses Frank Renton Grimethorpe - John Watterson Grimethorpe - Michael Dodds Grimethorpe (2) Grimethorpe Grimthorpe Sextet Ivan Meylemans Laura Hirst shares a joke Leigh Baker (2) Leigh Baker Me and My Shadow (Frank Renton) Me and My Shadow (Ian McEliggott) Paul Richards Phillipe Schwartz of Brighouse Best soloist Robert Vos David Bailey Grand Slam Champions Austin Davies with trophies Helen gets her hands at last on the British Open solo trophy too Mr and Mrs Williams Philip Harper Paul and Jacqui Beer receive their long service award Trevor Caffull receives award as he steps down as chairman Program and quality of performance Cory Stavanger award for Arfon Owen World of Brass trophy for Entertainment Grimethorpe 1st Champions Cory 2nd Grimethorpe 3rd Brighouse 4th Carlton Main and Ray Sykes receives cheque from John Woods 5th Flowers and John Gillam 6th Schoonhoven


Regent Hall Concerts - The Band of the Grenadier Guards

Thursday 26 March • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London. . W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Funny Bones Trombone Octet

Friday 27 March • Oompah Brass XXL. Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Brass Bands England - 2026 National Youth Brass Band Championships

Saturday 28 March • King Edward's School, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2UA


The Hepworth Band - Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 April • Huddersfield Town Hall HD1 2TA


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


Chinnor Silver

March 23 • Our COMMUNITY BAND are meeting again on Monday (30th) at 11am and we welcome players of all abilities to join us in a friendly relaxed rehearsal.. It does not affect your main band and is all free including the cake and coffee.


wantage silver band

March 23 • Wantage Concert Brass, (3rd place 1st Section 2026 (L&SC), are looking for a solo euphonium, bass trombone, and cornet. We have our own Band Hall complex complete with Bar at OX12 8FR. We rehearse on Tuesdays and Fridays 19:30 - 21:30. Check us out now.


wantage silver band

March 23 • Wantage Band (Champ Section) have a SECOND CORNET seat vacant from May. The band placed 3rd at the L&SC Area and look forward to the Grand Shield in a few weeks. Then Wallace & Gromit, concerts in Stroud and Marlborough and Market Place Brass - exciting!


Andreas Kratz

Mus.B (hons)
Conductor, Adjudicator, Teacher


               

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