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Gloucester BBA Contest details

Get your entries in for the Gloucestershire BBA own choice contest later this year.

 

Saturday, 28 May 2011

        

The 2011 Gloucestershire Brass Band Association Annual Own Choice Test Piece & March Contest will take place on the 20th of November at Five Acres Theatre, Coleford, Gloucestershire.

This year’s adjudicator will be Simon Dobson.

Details

The contest, open to both GBBA member and non-member band, will again be run in four sections:

Section A: Championship & First Section
Section B: Second & Third Section
Section C: Fourth Section
Section D: Youth, Training & Unregistered

Sections A, B & C will be closed adjudication but Section D will be open adjudication.

Entry forms

Entry forms and rules can be found on the GBBA website www.gbba-online.org.uk

Closing date for entries is the 30th September.

Further details are available by contacting Secretary David Harding secretary@gbba-online.org.uk or 07891 032057

        

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