All 20 performances of Philip Sparke's 'A Road Less Travelled By' at the Royal Albert Hall are to be recorded by World of Brass to be released as soon the identity of the 2026 winning band has been announced on Saturday evening.
The audio recordings follow on from the success of the video productions made at the recent Section 1-4 National Finals in York, and can be accessed through an existing or a new subscription to the www.wobplay.com multi-media platform.
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The contest itself kicks off at 10.00am (doors open at 9.15am) with the first of the performances from the competing bands below:
Competing bands
Test piece: A Road Less Travelled By (Philip Sparke)
Adjudicators: Ray Farr; Alan Morrison; Prof. Rob Wiffin OBE
Aldbourne (Glyn Williams)
Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas Childs)
Cory (Philip Harper)
Derwent Brass (Jack Capstaff)
Desford Colliery (David Morton)
EverReady (Stephen Roberts)
Flowers (Paul Holland)
Foden's (Russell Gray)
Grimethorpe Colliery (Allan Withington)
GUS Band (Christopher Bond)
Hepworth (Ryan Watkins)
Kirkintilloch (Christopher Binns)
KNDS Fairey (Philip Chalk)
NASUWT Riverside (Richard Marshall)
Sandhurst Silver (Joshua Ruck)
the cooperation band (Katrina Marzella-Wheeler)
Tredegar (Ian Porthouse)
Verwood Concert Brass (Kevin Smith)
Whitburn (Chris Shanks)
Zone One Brass (Richard Ward)
