There will be plenty of great musical entertainment to enjoy at the forthcoming Wychavon Festival of Brass, which takes place at the De Montfort School in Evesham on November 3rd.

There will be no less than 66 performances in four separate halls from the competing bands (some trying their luck in two sections), with the doors opening at 9.00am and the action starting half an hour later.

Tickets to go along and enjoy the music are just £8.00 if booked in advance and £10.00 on the day

Excellent facilities

As usual there will be excellent facilities to enjoy for competitors and audience alike, with a friendly atmosphere, generous prizes and the additional attraction for the highest placed, eligible band in the Championship Section gaining an invitation to compete at the Spring Festival.

ABBA and Spring Festival links

This year Wychavon has also linked up with the Association of Brass Band Adjudicators with trainee judges Christopher Bond and Jack Capstaff testing their own skills as well as observing the official judges Michael Fowles and Nigel Seaman at work in the Championship and First Sections respectively.

It is hoped the innovative approach will lead to further collaborations between the contest and AoBBA. Sarah Groarke-Booth, Ian Porthouse and Nicholas Garman complete the adjudication team

Wychavon has also linked up with the Association of Brass Band Adjudicators with trainee judges Christopher Bond and Jack Capstaff testing their own skills as well as observing the official judges Michael Fowles and Nigel Seaman4BR

Championship Section:

Adjudicator: Michael Fowles
Commences: 10.30am

1. Foresters Brass
2. Verwood Concert Brass
3. Aveley & Newham
4. Harrogate
5. Roberts Bakery
6. Medway
7. St Austell
8. Sandhurst Silver
9. Aldbourne
10. Regent Brass
11. Mount Charles
12. Ebbw Valley Brass
13. BTM
14. Langley
15. Eccles Borough
16. City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)
17. Filton Concert Brass
18. Thoresby Colliery

First Section:

Adjudicator: Nigel Seaman
Commence: 9.30am

1. Markham & District
2. Bedworth
3. Roberts Bakery
4. Enderby
5. Sandhurst Silver
6. SW Comms
7. Otterborne Brass
8. Foresters Brass
9. Harrogate
10. Ebbw Valley Brass
11. Shirley
12. Eccles Borough
13. Ware Brass
14. Blackburn & Darwen
15. A W Parker (Drybrook)
16. Regent Brass
17. Sherborne Town
18. City of Bristol
19. BTM

Second Section:

Adjudicator: Sarah Groarke-Booth
Commence: 10.00am

1. Besses Boys
2. Cinderford
3. Stourport-on-Severn
4. Haydock Band
5. Welwyn Garden City
6. Ammanford Town Silver
7. Shrewston Silver
8. Avonbank
9. Pemberton Old Wigan (DW) 'B'
10. Milton Keynes Brass
11. Blaenavon Town

Third Section:

Adjudicator: Ian Porthouse
Commence: 11.00am

1. Hawk Green
2. Oxford Cherwell Brass
3. Taff Vale Brass
4. Olney (Withdrawn)
5. Brackley & District
6. Tewkesbury Town
7. Rode Hall Silver
8. Ynyshir
9. Wem Jubilee
10. Cubbington Silver
11. Gwaun Cae Gurwen
12. Pillowell Silver

Fourth Section:

Adjudicator: Nicholas Garman
Commence: 5.00pm
1. Rode Hall Silver
2. Ledbury Brass
3. Gwaun Cae Gurwen
4. Coventry Festival
5. Wem Jubilee