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Results: 2010 NABBA Championship

Fountain City wins a record 4th straight Championship Section Title and Central Ohio edges Georgia and Massanutten in the 1st Section to earn an invite to Butlins.

 

Results
Championship

1.Fountain City Brass Band (Parisi) — 290.4
2.James Madison Brass Band (Stees) — 284.6
3.Brass of the Potomac (Bulla) — 281.6
4.Chicago Brass Band (Holman) — 275.0
5.Atlantic Brass Band (Hannevik) — 274.2

1st Section
1.Central Ohio Brass Band (Sneeringer) — 189.2
2.Georgia Brass Band (Johnson) — 188.2
3.Massanutten Brass Band (Stees) — 188.0
4.New England Brass Band (Bulla) — 182.6
5.Princeton Brass Band (Allen) — 180.0
6.Triangle Brass Band (Granados) — 174.8
*NOTE: Only two adjudicators

2nd Section
1.Spires Brass Band (Slezak) — 279.4
2.Chesapeake Silver Cornet Band (Murray Jr.) — 274.4
3.Brass Band of the Tri-State (Clark) — 256.8

3rd Section
1.Oakland University Brass Band (Kroesche) — 276.2

Open Section
Participating Bands
Triangle Youth Brass Band (Granados)
Triangle Youth Brass Ensemble. (Rackley)

Solo and Ensemble Contest
High Brass Technical
1. Andrew Malovance, Chicago
2.Cyndi Salata, Illinois
3.Peter Pirotte, Fountain City

Low Brass Technical
1. Brian Scott, Fountain City
2. Travis Anderson, New England
3. Grant Jameson, Central Ohio

High Brass Slow Melody
1.Matthew Vangjel, Fountain City
2.Lawrence Pennel, Rocky Mountain
3.David Mayo, Massanutten

Low Brass Slow Melody
1. W. Kermit Britt, Spires
2. William Berndt, Chicago
3. Helen Tyler, Fountain City

Adult Percussion Solo
1. Zach Wadsworth (James Madison University)
2. Theodore Musick (Fountain City)
3. Dewey Dowdy (Tri-State)

Youth Brass Solo
1. Dean Oaks
2. Dylan Castora (Triangle Youth)
3. Cameron Cobb (Triangle Youth)

Adult Brass Ensemble
1. JMU Cornet Ensemble (James Madison University)
2. Chicago Brass Band Players (Chicago)
3. NEBB Cornet Ensemble (New England)

Adult Percussion Ensemble
1. Fountain City Percussion Group (Fountain City)
2. JMU Brass Band Percussion (James Madison University)

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