The Wessex Brass Band Association is holding its annual Winter Contest on Saturday 28 November at the Pavilion, The Esplanade, Weymouth.

The adjudicator this year will be Stan Lippeatt.

The choice of test piece for bands can be either one which is appropriate for their national grading or alternatively, they are free to select a piece from a higher level of difficultyOrganisers

Test pieces

Each band will enter under its recognised national grading. The choice of test piece for bands can be either one which is appropriate for their national grading or alternatively, they are free to select a piece from a higher level of difficulty.

However they will be judged in the Section that they are nationally graded, not the Section of the selected test piece.

The bands will pre-draw and play continually one after another.

Information:

For further information please contact David Hills, Secretary on 01425 271743 or e-mail davidandjillyhills@talktalk.net

Youth & Training Band Contest:

The Wessex Brass Band Association will be holding a Youth & Training Band Contest again this year on Saturday, 31 October 2009 at The Trafalgar School, Breamore Road, Downton, Salisbury.

The contest will be an Own choice programme to include two versus of a hymn tune with a maximum of 20 minutes and not less than 15 minutes programme time (to include setting up time and introductions).

If an organisation enters a Youth and a Training Band each must play a different programme.

Information:

For further details and entry forms please contact David Hills, Secretary on 01425 271743 or e-mail davidandjillyhills@talktalk.net