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Preview: South Australian State Champs

The South Australian State Championships are being held this weekend in Adelaide.

South Australian Band Association
 

The South Australian Band Association (SABA) are delighted with the entries this year, with nineteen bands set to take to the stage.

The competition, looking to be one of the best in years, is to be held in the beautiful Elder Hall in the University of Adelaide.

SCHEDULE

9.00am — 11.00am, C Grade Brass
11.05am — 11.35am, B Grade Brass
11.40am — 12.40am, D Grade Brass
1.30pm — 1.50pm, Junior Brass
2.10pm — 2.30pm, Junior B Concert
2.35pm — 2.55pm, Junior A Concert
3.00pm — 4.00pm, B Grade Concert
5.00pm — 6.30pm, A Grade Brass
7.00pm — 9.00pm, A Grade Concert

THE BRASS BANDS

A Grade
K & N Spring Gully Brass, Bruce Raymond
Tanunda Town Band, David Polain
Hawthorn Band, Peter Sykes

B Grade
Salisbury City Brass, Adriene Miekle

C Grade
Mitcham City Brass, Peter Smith
Marion City Brass, Veronica Boulton
Hahndorf Town Band, Sarah Bradley
Enfield City Brass, Robert Kavanagh

D Grade
K&N Spring Gully Youth, Sarah Butler
Campbelltown City Brass, Wendy Merrifield

Junior Grade
Warriparinga Brass, Veronica Boulton

OWN CHOICE

This year, bands will play an Own Choice Selection as the major work, as well as a hymn and concert item.

Own Choice selections include Tallis Variations, Spectrum, English Heritage, Harmony Festival, Music for a Festival, Variations on 'Laudate Dominum', Dimensions, English Folk Songs Suite, A Northumbrian Suite, Oregon, and A Malvern Suite.

THE ADJUDICATORS

The adjudicators for the weekend events are Peter Walmsley OAM, from Sydney, and Colin Archibald from South Australia.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

SABA are still seeking volunteers for the day for tasks such as stage set up, escorting bands from the warm up area to the stage, door guards and ticket sellers.

If anyone, particularly non-players, is available for part of the day please contact the SABA secretary, George Pollard George.Pollard@virginbroadband.com.au

SABA are offering aggregate prize points for volunteering!

Other information can be found at:
www.sabandassociation.org

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