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Carnival Bugle call

Carnival Overture heads the test piece list for the iconic Bugle Contest later this year.

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The West of England Bandsman’s Festival in Bugle, first held in 1912, has announced its test pieces for the iconic open-air contest, which takes place this year on Saturday June 18th.

Huge crowds

The contest attracts huge crowds thanks to its mix of its traditional march through the village streets of the competing bands, as well as the chance to relax (if the weather is fine) and listen to a host of bands perform on the specially built bandstand.

Royal Trophy

The Championship Section Bands will all be aiming to win The Royal Trophy, presented to the Festival in 1913 by the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall.

As always there will be a magnificent array of trophies to be won in the six sections, including thirteen solos awards, and prize money totalling over £4,500. The adjudicator is William Relton.

The Championship Section Bands will all be aiming to win The Royal Trophy, presented to the Festival in 1913 by the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall4BR

Carnival atmosphere

The top section bands will have to get to grips with Geoffrey Brand’s arrangement of Dvorak’s 'Carnival Overture' for the Championship Section with the 'Peniel' by Eric Ball, the test for the bands in the First Section.

The other sections will have to perform 'The Dark Side of The Moon' by Paul Lovatt-Cooper, 'Three Memories for Brass' by Wiliam Relton, 'The Prizewinners' by Philip Sparke and 'Voices of Youth' by Edward Gregson, which has been set for the Youth Section.

Test Pieces:
Championship Section:

Carnival Overture – Dvorak arr. G Brand
Ave Verum – Mozart arr. A H Jakeway

First Section:
Peniel – E. Ball
The President – William German

Second Section:
The Dark Side of the Moon – Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Cornish Cavalier – W E Moyle

Third Section:
Three Memories for Brass – W. Relton

Fourth Section:
The Prizewinners – P. Sparke

Youth Section:
Voices of Youth – E. Gregson

For full details and Entry Forms for the 2011 Festival contact the Organiser, Andrew Teague, 01726 815662 or consult the Web Site @ www.webf.co.uk

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