He emphasised the point; "Tempos, tempos, tempos, tempos". And here are the final results for the Preparatory and Development sections of the championships: What a day it has been at the Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships! Clackmannan District (Paul Drury): 1808. 1) Johnstone Band | Colin McKenzie - The Essence of Time (Peter Graham). Katrina Barr, a stalwart of Campbeltown Brass and a key figure in the bands continued success, ensures a very well-disciplined, refined performance. 14) The Kirkintilloch Band | David Roberts - Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe). Include your email address if you like. Previous Post. Roads, by Ian Mundy, opens with good momentum; there's a confidence apparent throughout this performance from Coalburn Bronze Band, another fine banding organisation with pathways for players as they develop in experience. This contest does not appear to have complete results. This is a steady Caribbean Holiday, Caroline Farren looking to ensure everything is in its place, before Whitburn Youth Band brings its programme to a close in Gold Rush, by Cameron Mabon. 7) Easington Colliery | Stephen Malcolm - On the Shoulders of Giants (Peter Graham). Fraser's Ground Pavane is a nicely-paced contrast, a reflective moment in this programme. However, as adjudicator Sandy Smith stated; It's also "great feel good music" the type "to get you out of the house on a wet February night". It was a point picked up by Sandy in what he felt was "the best" First Section contest he had heard here for some time. For the Black Dyke Director of Music, he will look to add to his record of 38 Championship Section Area titles in Durham, whilst the duo will be reunited at the Grand Shield in May a contest won together in 2017. Percussion brings full blood and thunder, subsiding to make way for low brass, which take up the mantle to full effect. Recent News All the Latest RSPBA NI News More News Latest Events Click Here to view all our events Principal Funders Funders Over the weekend of the 4-5 March 2023 more than fifty bands will be competing across all sections seeking the honour of representing Yorkshire at the finals of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. The chorale is hushed, though not immune from some rough edges. A suitably understated opening from Wingates Band, with a nice lightness of touch. It organises the European Brass Band Championship, a competition for brass bands from different countries, and also offers support and resources for brass band musicians and organisations. 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Visitor Information - Sections 1-4 Finals 2022 | The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse CONTEST TIMINGS SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER Sections 3 & 1 in order Main Doors: 08:45 Auditorium: 09:00 Section 3 Final begins: 09:30 Section 1 Final begins approx: 15:30 SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER Sections 4 & 2 in order Main Doors: 08:45 Auditorium: 09:00 That was obvious throughout a weekend that also saw a trio of non-competitive bands in Abbey Brass, Brass Central Strathearn and Clackmannan Youth & Development perform super 15 minute sets. Kirkintilloch Band (David Roberts): 179, **Invite to National Final and to represent Scotland at the 2023 European Championships *Invite to National Final, Best Cornet: Chris Bradley (Whitburn)Best Trombone: Mark Boyd (Bon-Accord)Best Soprano: Scott Forrest (Whitburn) Best Flugel: Lyndsay Roxburgh (the cooperation band) Best Horn: Andrew McMillan (Whitburn) Best Baritone: Carol Ednie (the cooperation band)Best Euphonium: Chris Shanks (Whitburn)Best Bass: Graham Fraser (Whitburn)Best Bass Section: WhitburnBest Percussion: Whitburn, Test piece: Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter)Adjudicators: Sandy Smith and Sheona Wade, 1. The moment of reflection observed after each section for those lost to the Scottish brass band community, as well as those suffering in the Ukraine conflict, became ever more poignant before the announcement of the result of the Fourth Section, where Coalburn Intermediate Band was to have performed. With the podium placings announced, the concert hall screen soon displayed the full results, with the top-six places going to Kirkintilloch Kelvin, Unison Kinneil and Dalmellington. The errors are sprinkled over a performance which, when its on song, has much to enjoy, including some classy solo sounds. The event will take read more, Bathgate Youth Band brings gala day season to Perth Concert Hall, as it opens with march Morags Fairy Glen. See more of Scottish Brass Band Association on Facebook. Best Instrumentalist: Euphonium, Brass Sounds Inverclyde. He wrote, "Some really good stuff here lots of detail. The programme continues with set work, Growing Pains, in which the Midlothian band demonstrates good balance and awareness of the key lines at any one time. Speaking of kit, a special mention is due to the young lady at the drums - what a talent! And so it proved. James Doyle A Whitburn Band stalwart has been awarded by the Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) for his work with. There was no "smoke and mirrors" about this writing he added. The weighty Hannaford Jubilee Trophy was accompanied by silverware for the winning conductor, best cornet, soprano, horn, euphonium, bass, bass section and percussion. It certainly ran a daring 'risk/reward' fine line on what was the MDs energised interpretation (especially the third movement). Myriad musical colours rise to the fore before a cry of desperate proportions, delivered with ruthless efficiency by Gordon Kyle on soprano. We are a first section band with our own band room just off junction 22 of the M1 in Leicestershire. Support us with a one-off donation or subscribe from just 2.50 per month. What these young players may lack in experience they make up for in discipline and commitment in a tight, controlled performance. Neat and nimble work from basses passes to trombones, who pick up with aplomb, and a neat grooves develops in percussion to underpin brass. Ah, those pesky results. The soaring melodic lines are pure Hollywood and are treated with care and attention. Scottish Power Pipe Band at the British Championships at Battery Park on Saturday 21 May 2022.This was a medley competition and the tunes listed in the progr. But whereas his approach failed to resonate at the North West Area, here it left a thrilling mark (aided by 'Best Trombone' Mark Boyd) as it followed the eventual winner on stage. The points were accompanied a trademark smile, but the acuteness of his observations ensured bands knew just what he and Sheona had been looking for in the box. Great Britain Area Contests Great Britain National Contest National Championships Notes Prior to World War Two, this contest existed as a standalone Scottish Championship. Tell us what's wrong in the box below and click send. 16) Kingdom Brass | Paul Drury - Fraternity (Thierry Deleruyelle). When the Saints brings to an end a well-balanced, engaging programme in a performance of which Irvine and Dreghorn Youth Band could be proud. Changing gear, Esk Valley continues with Joplin's The Entertainer before it brings its programme to a close with Bach's Toccata in D Minor. Bon-Accord gets the Scottish Open back underway with Isaiah 40, music commissioned for the final of the 1996 National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. Although Dysart Colliery just missed out, they will have been delighted with their stylish performance of time and space, whilst there was much to note with the renditions from a vibrant Shotts, a characterful Langholm (many people's pick), and a well-constructed take from Whitburn Heartlands. A little over-exuberant to close, perhaps - but Pemberton Old can return to Wigan feeling chuffed with its performance on stage in Perth. If you're including contest results please remember to include the date, and as much detail about the contest as you can (conductor, adjudicators, set test piece etc.). The Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships, part of the 2022 Scottish Festival of Brass, supported by Creative Scotland. 4) Scottish Borders Youth Brass Band | Alan Fernie. The toe-tapping tunes ring around the hall. His calm demeanour inspired his players to produce a performance of rich merit, stylish and fun and full 'bubble & squeak' passion. Broxburn & Livingston (Alaistair Gibson): 1826. The Championships themselves ended with titles and accolades for Whitburn and Prof Nicholas Childs. No doubting just what the duo were looking for then, and no doubting that they certainly heard it with the number 1 draw winner, as MD Scott Walker inspired his players to deliver an account rich in stylish character. Growing Pains powers forward, with nothing overcooked. From soprano to percussion every player did their bit off the number 1 draw, with their euphonium star taking the 'Best Instrumentalist' prize. Welcome to the web site of the Yorkshire Brass Band Championships. 8) Elland Silver Band | Daniel Brooks - Year of the Dragon (Philip Sparke). There's a great deal of organisation to the opening stages, Jonathan Bates leaving no stone unturned in a multi-layered score. Kay, whose family currently has three generations playing in bands, read more, Dalmellington Band is hosting a preview evening ahead of this years Scottish Championships, featuring four bands from Ayrshire. The Rolling Hills of Home is played to Alasdair Hutton, recently retired SBBA event presenter, and in memory of Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir, following his death from MND. Likewise on principal cornet (Amy McMillan) and euphonium (Angus Ritchie), confidence abounds. The contest has been run annually without interruption, barring the war years 1915-18 and 1939-44, and also 1958, which was omitted when the contest was moved from late in the year in 1957 to early in the year in 1959 in order to better mesh with the National Championship contesting structure. While severely disrupted by the pandemic, those events have now been returning but it's as an own choice the piece is performed by Dalmellington today. As with several of the performances today, the East Dunbartonshire band is working hard to find the light and shade in the score of this famous march, which remains full of confidence throughout. A very fine contesting band has regained its domestic supremacy in clear cut manner. Out of sympathy for the family and the band, the details were not announced at the event itself. There's a sophistication to much of the opening from Whitburn Band, as the West Lothian band sets its stall out in the opening few bars as it looks to claim an eighth consecutive Scottish Open title. The quality of the sound is apparent from the opening chords of Campbeltown Brass Juniors performance; its well balanced and energetic. 15) Big Noise Fallin | Andrew Foden and Alastair Gibson. They respond well, if not everything quite comes to fruition and moments of tension rise to the fore. Bravo. It's a musical melting pot in the opening stages, a variety of colours rising to the fore. or Perthshire Brass (George D Annan): 177, Best Instrumentalist: soprano (Campbeltown Brass), Test piece: Facets of Glass (Gordon Langford)Adjudicators: Sandy Smith and Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale, 1. It wasn't flawless from Whitburn, but it was wholly committed, reaching new heights in the final stages, with large spells of the brilliance audiences have long come to expect from the West Lothian outfit. Kingdom has some fine soloists among its ranks and the likes of David Prentice (cornet) and Alex Philip (trombone) are among those to shine in this heavyweight work. Oakland University Brass Band Other Results: The Niermeyer Award for Most Entertaining Band - Five Lakes Silver Band Best Individual Performer - Championship Section Robert Miller - Euph - Weston Silver Band Uddingston Strathclyde Novice Juvenile B Drumming: Edinburgh Academy 1. Alan Fernie's Growing Pains is committed from players all around the stand; it's proved to be a fine choice today. They now head to Cheltenham (a round trip of well over 800 miles) for the third time since 2016 after claiming the title with a wonderfully uplifting rendition of 'The Aeronauts'. Include your email address if you like. Brass are grooving and, although it has its ensemble challenges, Jim Bone keeps his young players on board en route to the piece's conclusion. Campbeltown Brass (Stephanie Mitchell): 188*2. Preceding the all-important announcement will be a performance from the principal players of the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland. Scottish Championships (2nd Section) Winners - 1908, 1968, 1971, 1996 Scottish Championships (2nd Section) Runners-up - 1926, 1937, 1949, 1987 Scottish Championships (2nd Section) 3rd Place - 1955 Scottish Championships (3rd Section) Runners-up - 1948, 1967 Scottish Championships (3rd Section) 3rd Place - 1947, 1965 Andrea Price is crystal clear in her gesture, encouraging her players at every twist and turn. There's a pleasing lilt to the siciliana, with ensemble only occasionally losing its rigidity. 10) Loanhead Brass Rootlets | Alan Fernie. 2023 Scottish Brass Band Association, Well done, MD and ensemble, on a fun, well-organised performance which lit up the Perth Concert Hall stage! There were, "two really outstanding" overall performances he said, although, "all got something out of it.". The Band results are available here and the Drum Majors results here. Share this article Ellers sees Bathgate Youth Band show a different side, in a nicely understated reading of the hymn tune. document.write(' type="hidden" '); Prior to World War Two, this contest existed as a standalone Scottish Championship. Dark, sinister sounds to open from Easington Colliery, courtesy of impressive trombones, in the Bruckner-inspired fanfares. The thoughts of not just of Scottish banding but those from the wider brass band movement are with the family at this time. Working with read more, Sound is a contemporary music charity based in Aberdeenshire which helps to facilitate composers and gives opportunities to young local musicians read more, Kirkton Youth Band is delighted to welcome new assistant tutor Kay Colvine. Goff Richards' work is a piece of teenage wonderment; light, breezy and daring, a logbook of musical memory of the comings and goings of small aircraft at a local RAF base in Cornwall. The Cooperation Band (stylised as the cooperation band) is a British brass band based in Glasgow. The UK Pipe Band Championship - Results. Whitburn (Prof Nicholas Childs): 192**2. Stephanie was beaming; her interpretation would have made Biggles proud. It also reflected the musically engaging, if inconsistent performance from defending champion, the cooperation band from the number 1 draw. With their euphonium also picking up a 'best' accolade they may have been disappointed they didn't get the Cheltenham nod, but on the day the consistent ensemble virtues of their rivals just held sway. Also/previously known as: Scottish Band Association Contest. A special mention is due to percussion, which features young (and young at heart) members of the IDB organisation - and they are revelling in the groove! Growing Pains surges forward, retaining its composure, before Cheesy Feet Rock grooves its way to a close. Watch live via the livestream below. Russell Gray's lyrical interpretation was pockmarked with errors. Categories: Classical Music View Dates The full results are as follows: "It had everything," John said, as their admirably secure performance, full of balanced tonality and uber-confident solo lines (especially their 'Best Instrumentalist' award winning soprano) played with a touch of elan, provided the early marker that wasn't to be beaten. Caribbean Holiday, the set work for the section, is steady and it gives the melodies time to breathe, an infectious groove emanating from the stage. 10) Bon-Accord Silver | Stephen Malcolm - Isaiah 40 (Robert Redhead). The players of Kilmarnock Concert must have been itching to race out the front door on a band night then, after they produced what he said was "above all other bands. Whitburn claimed their 21st top section title Saturday, 12 March 2022 RESULTS FILTER. Meanwhile, Helen Douthwaite -Teasdale said in her admirably precise analysis, that they were one of the "two clear first and second" that had made their "lives a little bit easier". Newmilns & Galston (Mark James): 176, Best Instrumentalist: euphonium (Granite City Brass)Best Horn: Rosie Martin (Granite City Brass), Test piece: The Aeronauts (Goff Richards)Adjudicators: Sheona Wade and John Doyle, 1. Elegant horn sounds are among those to rise to the fore. Log In. The solo sound enchants the Perth audience while the band accompanies with some neat, light-hearted choreography. Selkirk Silver (Colin Kemp): 1738. The band has a diary of sponsorship concerts throughout the year as well as contests. Each had their confidently played qualities (Dalmellington especially) as well as unforced error inconsistencies in what were varied interpretive readings of the Heaton score from the experienced trio of Thomas Wyss, Raymond Tennant and Erik Janssen. Sandy's 'radar' (a point made about a form of GPS musical intuitiveness) also picked up the signs. On Saturday the 11th of March, the band attended the Scottish Brass Band Championships at Perth Concert Hall. Not quite everything lands together - but the quality is undeniable throughout. This is a performance imbued with light and shade, while theres an endearing, old-fashioned quality to the sound., which blends so well. It closes a programme from a group bursting with potential; bravo. These were interpretations that for the judges best captured the colouring and mood of the music; the character enhanced by the ability to incorporate the required subtle changes of pace, tonality and balance. Coalburn Silver (Gareth Bowman): 1855. It follows with music by John Williams from Jurassic Park. enthusiastic with drive to take the band forward and prepare for Concerts this year and Contesting 2024. in the 3rd section, DRSAM, Dip.NCOS Arranger, composer, adjudicator, conductor, Grimethorpe to link with Denis Wick for new partnership, Priestly prep on show ahead of Yorkshire Championships, Regent Hall Concerts - The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra, Contest: Yorkshire Regional Championships, Boarshurst Silver Band - Stockport Silver Band, Regent Hall Concerts - The Band of the Scots Guards. Cor, Stephen Malcolm is a busy man today, as he takes to the stage to conduct his second band of the day, following an outing with Easington Colliery earlier. So too for winners Brass Sounds Inverclyde led by Joshua Parkhill who secured the title with a fine display of all things Hellenic. Arbroath (Audrey Bird): 180*3. 275 Oxford Street. Edward Gregson's piece was written as part of a collaboration among several banding nations, with the intention the work would be performed at their major championships, including the British Open on UK shores. Moments of fragility creep in, sometimes during the more understated corners of Lloyds score, but theres a good degree of refinement to the hushed, chorale-like passages. This 37-strong band is an almagamation of Midlothian's four competing youth brass bands. document.write(''); Don't forget you can always register and add missing results yourself! Members of Fishburn Band get themselves very cosy with each other on the sprawling Perth Concert Hall stage. cooperation band used this work as its own choice at the European Brass Band Championship earlier in the year and Stephanie Kennedy, on flugel, takes to the centre of the stage - as she did in Birmingham - to enchant the audience in Perth during the pearly solo passage. 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