The Windcorp Band, under the direction of Garry Cutt, retained its Swedish Championship title in Värnamo last weekend.

A duo of confident performances of the newly commissioned set test, 'Highlands and Lowlands', by Magnus Hylander and of Hermann Pallhuber's 'Titan's Progress' gave the reigning champion the title for a second successive year ahead of debutants Öresund Brass. Stockholm Brass was third.

Elite Division:
Adjudicators: Jappie Dijkstra, Owen Farr, Ian Porthouse, Ray Farr

1. Windcorp Brass Band (Gary Cutt) — 93/90 = 91.5
Own choice: Titan’s Progress (H. Pallhuber)

2. Öresund Brass Band (Russell Gray) — 89/89 = 89
Own choice: Music of the Spheres (P. Sparke)

3. Stockholm Brass Band (Kent Jonsson) — 86/88 = 87
Own choice: On the Shoulders of Giants (P. Graham)

4. Solna Brass (Torgny Hanson) — 88/84 = 86
Own choice: The Irish Blessing/ Dances and Arias (E. Gregson)

5. Betlehemskyrkans Musikkår (A. Lundin/D. Glänneskog) — 87/85 = 86
Own choice: Exodus (E. Ball) / Shine as the Light (P. Graham)

6. Malmö Brass Band (Jan Winborg) — 84/81 = 82.5
Own Choice: The Land of the Long White Cloud P. Sparke)

First Division:
Set test: Impact (Joel Engström)
Adjudicators: Ray Farr, Ian Porthouse

1. Torsby Brass (Berit Palmquist) — 92
2. Gnosjö Brass Band (Jan Hultegård) — 91
3. Åsenhöga Missionskyrkas Brass Band (Olof Forsberg) — 90
4. Uffes Blås Brass Band (Mattias Hjortlinger) — 89

Second Division:
Set test: Visions of Slane (David Glänneskog)
Adjudicators: Owen Farr, Magnus Hylander

1. Södertörns Brass (Kenneth Drougge) — 93
2. Värnamo Missionskyrkas Brassband (Håkan Johansson) — 90

Third Division:
Set test: Fanny’s Song (Anders Beijer)
Adjudicators: Owen Farr, Magnus Hylander

1. Avesta Gospel Brass (Göran Hultqvist) — 91
2. Wenern Brass Åmål (Jörgen Johansson) — 89
3. Bors Brassband (Ulrik Lundquist) — 88
4. Göteborgs Juniorbrass (Andreas Lundin/Kalle Åberg) — 86

Junior Division:
No points awarded
Set test piece: Victory Parade (Ulrika Holm)
Adjudicators: Einar Gjelsvik, Lars-Gunnar Björklund

1. Bors Minibrass (Ulrik Lundquist)
2. Torsby-Arvika Minibrass (Berit Palmquist)
3. Åsenhöga Minibrass (Olof Forsberg)
4= Los Mocosos Örnsköldsvik (Daniel Sundberg)
4= Södertörns Minibrass (Karin Nylander/Malin Dahlby)
4= Allianskyrkans Juniorbrass Jönköping (Albin Gustavsson)
4= Mullsjö Brasskvintett (Bosse Vingren)
4= Uffes Blås Youth Brass Band (Jesper Hellberg)

Prices were awarded to the conductor who gave the best performance of the set test piece:

Elite Division: Gary Cutt
1st Division: Berit Palmquist
2nd Division: Kenneth Drougge
3rd Division: Jörgen Johansson
Junior Division: Ulrik Lundquist