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Draws: 2013 Australian Nationals (Friday)

Keep up to date with all the draws from the University of Western Australia, Perth.

Winthrop Hall, University of Western Australia
 

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Open A Grade Brass
Date: Friday 29 March and Sunday 31 March
Venue: Winthrop Hall
Commencing: 11:00am
Adjudicator: Mr Richard Evans

Draw

Test piece: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Derek Bourgeois

Tanunda Town Band (David Polain), 1
It Is Well With My Soul, arr Broughton
Brisbane Excelsior (Howard Taylor), 2
In This Quiet Moment, Bosanko
Footscray Yarraville City Band (Phillipa Edwards), 3
Mid All The Traffic, Ballantine
South Brisbane Federal Band (Mareika Gray), 4
Mansions of the Lord, Glennie-Smith
5. The Royal Agricultural Society Of WA Brass (Robert Childs), 5
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven, Goss
6. Darebin City Brass — Preston Band (Tom Paulin), 6
The Day Thou Gavest, Scholefield
K&N Spring Gully Brass (Dr Kevin Cameron), 7
In Perfect Peace, Downie
Brisbane Brass, Bill Barker, 8
Nicaea, Dykes


Open B Grade Brass: Hymn and Test Piece
Venue: Winthrop Hall
Date: Friday 29 March and Sunday 31 March
Commencing: 9:30am
Adjudicator: Mr Richard Evans

Test piece: Lyonesse, Simon Dobson

Draw

City Of Greater Dandenong (Michael Mathers), 1
I Know Thou Art Mine, Ballantine
Toronto Brass (Timothy O'Hearn), 2
Love Unknown, Ireland
Canning City Brass Band (Dr Geoffrey Lowe), 3
I Vow To Thee My Country, Holst


Open D Grade Brass, Hymn and Test Piece
Venue: Callaway Music Auditorium
Date: Friday 29 March and Sunday 31 March
Commencing: 9:30am
Adjudicator: Mark Ford

Test: Prelude, Song & Dance, John Golland

Draw

Bunbury City Band (Bill Curtis), 1
The Day Thou Gavest, Scholefield
The Challenge Brass Band (Les Sivwright), 2
All In The April Evening, Robertson
Warriparinga Brass (Veronica Boulton), 3
The Day Thou Gavest, Scholefield
Busselton Brass (Nicky Hair), 4
The Day Thou Gavest, Scholefield
Melville AFA Brass (withdrawn) (Brian Dodds), 5
Deep Harmony, Parker
Goldfields Brass Band (Keith Nicholas), 6
Deep Harmony, Parker


Junior C Grade Brass, Hymn and Test Piece
Venue: Callaway Music Auditorium
Date: Friday 29 March
Commencing: 11:50pm and 2:00pm
Adjudicator: Mark Ford

Test: The Territorians, Bill McAllister

Morawa DHS Senior Brass Band (Dean Carslake)
Blaenwern, Rowlands


Open C Grade Brass, Hymn and Test Piece
Venue: Callaway Music Auditorium
Date: Friday 29 March and Sunday 31 March
Commencing: 12:15pm
Adjudicator: Mark Ford

Test: Northern Landscapes — Peter Graham

Draw

Marion City Band (Veronica Boulton), 1
In Perfect Peace, Downie
Warringah Concert Brass (John Saunders), 2
Reflections in Nature, Redhead
Geraldton City Band (Joanne Sorensen), 3
In Perfect Peace, Downie
Town Of Victoria Park Brass (Joshua Davis), 4
I Vow To Thee My Country, Holst

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