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Timaru set for New Zealand Championship

The port town of Timaru is ready for the 2012 New Zealand Championships next month — headed by defending champion Woolston Brass.

2011 Champion Woolston
 

The organisers of the 2012 New Zealand National Championships have announced the list of 29 competing bands that will take part in the contest which takes place in the port town of Timaru from the 4th -9th July.

Judges

The principal adjudicators for the world’s oldest National Championship event, which will be held in the excellent 600 seat Theatre Royal have been announced as Dr Robert Childs and David Childs.

The set works are as follows, which are supplemented by own choice selections and sacred items to decide the championship titles.

The defending National Champion is the Woolston Band from Christchurch.

Set works:

A Grade: Breath of Souls (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
B Grade: Variations for Brass Band (R. Vaughan Williams)
C Grade: Triptych (Philip Sparke)

Further information:

http://www.brassnz.co.nz/contests.html#downloads

Competing bands:

Addington Brass
Alpine Energy Timaru Brass
Ascot Park Hotel Auxilary Brass
Ascot Park Hotel Brass of Invercargill
Auckland City Brass
Cambridge Brass
Eastern Bay of Plenty Brass
Footscray-Yarraville (Australia)
Hamilton City Brass
Kaikorai Metropolitan Brass
Leopard Coachlines Canterbury Brass
Marlborough District Brass Band
Mosgiel Brass
Motueka District Brass
Nelson City Brass
Nelson Vivace Youth Brass
New Brighton Silver Band
North Shore Brass
Papakura RSA Brass
Pelorus Trust Wellington Brass
Rangiora Brass
Roxburgh Pioneer Generation Brass
St Kilda Brass
Te Awamutu Brass
The Devon Hotel New Plymouth Brass
The Trusts Waitakere Auckland Brass
Trust Porirua City Brass
Woolston Brass
Woolston Concert Brass

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