The European Brass Band Association (EBBA) has announced the list of own-choice works to be performed by competing bands at this year's Championships in Ostend. The list of adjudicators for the various competitions has also been released.

World premieres

In addition to the set test-pieces, 'Where Angels Fly' by Belgian composer Kevin Houben for the Championship Section and 'Insomnia' by Bart Picqueur for the Challenge Section, the own-choice works that will be played by the twelve top-flight competitors will once again include a number of world premieres.

British composer Simon Dobson will be featured no less than four times, including a new work intriguingly entitled, 'HorrowShow', with first performances also to be heard of new works by Gavin Higgins ('Prophecies'), Nigel Clarke ('Dial 'H' for Hitchcock), Bert Appermont ('A Brussels Requiem'), Paul Raphael ('Destination Moon') and Thomas Doss ('Visitations from Beyond').

Thierry Deleruyelle's 'Fraternity', which was the set-work in 2016 will be heard at the contest again, as will 'The Triumph of Time' by Peter Graham, whilst 'The Turing Test' and 'Journey of the Lone Wolf' by Simon Dobson and Svein Henrik Giske's 'Goldberg 2012' have already been used at major championships across Europe.

Composers featured in the Challenge Section include Philip Sparke, Peter Graham, Thomas Doss, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, Bertrand Moren and Phil Lawrence.

Judges

Meanwhile, the list of adjudicators will see an experienced cross sections of musicians, with the Championship Section set-work (and Challenge Section) in the hands of Torgny Hanson (Sweden), Jan van der Roost (Belgium) and Roger Webster (England).

The Championship Section own-choice works will be adjudicated by Philippe Bach (Switzerland), Ben Haemhouts (Belgium) and Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (Norway).

The juries for the European Youth Championships and the European Conductor's Competition have also been released.

the own-choice works that will be played by the twelve top-flight competitors will once again include a number of world premieres4BR.

Championship Section:

A Brussels Requiem (Bert Appermont)
Destination Moon (Paul Raphael)
Dial 'H' for Hitchcock (Nigel Clarke)
Fraternity (Thierry Deleruyelle)
Goldberg 2012 (Svein H. Giske)
HorrorShow (Simon Dobson)
Journey of the Lone Wolf (to be performed by two bands) (Simon Dobson)
Prophecies (Gavin Higgins)
The Triumph of Time (Peter Graham)
The Turing Test (Simon Dobson)
Visitations from Beyond (Thomas Doss)

Challenge Section:

Blackout (Thomas Doss)
Fire in the Blood (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
The Bandsman's Challenge (Bertrand Moren)
The Land of the Long White Cloud 'Aotearoa' (Phillip Sparke)
Prisms (Peter Graham)
A Day in the Life of a Knight (Phil Lawrence)

Adjudicators:

European Brass Band Championships: Championship Section Set-Work

European Brass Band Championships: Challenge Section

Torgny Hanson (Sweden)
Jan van der Roost (Belgium)
Roger Webster (England)

Championship Section Own Choice:

Philippe Bach (Switzerland)
Ben Haemhouts (Belgium)
Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (Norway)

4th European Youth Brass Band Competition: Development Section

Anne Crookston (Scotland)
Bart Picqueur (Belgium)

4th European Youth Brass Band Competition: Premier Section

David Thornton (England)
Kevin Houben (Belgium)

7th European Conductors Competition:

Andreas Hanson (Sweden) (Round 1 — 4)
Isabelle Ruf-Weber (Switzerland) (Round 1 — 4)
Philippe Bach (Switzerland) (1, 3 and 4)
Yves Segers (Belgium) (Round 2)
Ben Haemhouts (Belgium) (Final)
Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (Norway) (Final)