They will also represent the nation at the European Championships in Malmo in 2023. It ends a fine programme - and a refined performance - of which the band could be proud. The youngsters from Galashiels look incredibly smart and its a nicely balanced group - six trombones! Growing Pains, by Alan Fernie, is the set work in this section and is given a purposeful rendition by Kinneil Youth Band, which features among its ranks a plethora of young cornet players - great to see! Theirs was a pastoral delight, with 'Best Horn' player Rosie Martin a mellow focal point. Confidence continues around the stand too, in baritone, euphonium and cornet, as the Yorkshire outfit seeks to make a real impression at the Scottish Open. Gorebridge Gallop motors along, the jaunty tunes underpinned by very secure drum kit playing throughout. document.write(' name="x_owner" '); Although the Fourth Section contest was to be overshadowed by tragic news, there was still much to savour as Brass Sounds Inverclyde and Stranraer Brass claimed their places at Cheltenham. There was no "smoke and mirrors" about this writing he added. Don't forget you can always register and add missing results yourself! It's not immune from the occasional scruffy edges but the detail leaps from the score. 10) Bon-Accord Silver | Stephen Malcolm - Isaiah 40 (Robert Redhead). Kirkintilloch Youth Band opens with the march Blaze Away and immediately finds a gentle swagger. There's a huge variety in the choices of repertoire for today's Scottish Open, with Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass opting for the intriguing Journey of the Wolf, telling the story of the hungarian composerBla Bartk, in its first competitive outing with Mareika Gray at the helm. Victories for Whitburn, Bo'ness & Carriden, Campbeltown, Kilmarnock Concert Brass and Brass Sounds Inverclyde as the thoughts of Scottish brass banding are focused elsewhere on a tragic weekend. Adjudicators Sheona Wade and Sandy Smith picked up on both. A very fine contesting band has regained its domestic supremacy in clear cut manner. "I really enjoyed the drive and detail of the 3rd mvt but I missed the ethereal beauty of the 2nd in places.". Dalmellington (Erik Janssen): 1837. Join us for the results of the First Section competition of the SBBA Scottish Regional Championships 2022. 2023 Scottish Brass Band Association, Saturday sees the Scottish Open Championship taking place, with 19 bands performing own choice works in a bid to impress adjudicators, John Doyle and Glyn Williams. Support us with a one-off donation or subscribe from just 2.50 per month. Johnstone (Mark Good): 18010. It has won the Scottish brass band championship a record 36 times, and the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain twice.. History. To conclude is Alan Fernies African Funk, a staple of youth band programmes. Regional Championships 2023 - Dates LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES http://www.regional-contest.org.uk/lsc/ Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage. 2023 Scottish Brass Band Association. It's tight at the top in today's Scottish Open! 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. Gordon Langford's 'Facets of Glass' has proven to be a tricky test-piece. 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". Campbeltown Brass hails from the westerly Kintyre peninsula, their geographic isolation turning any competitive outing into a journey of epic proportions: Yet they have now returned from the Scottish Championships crowned a winner on no fewer than five occasions. As they did the following day Sheona Wade and Sandy Smith gave detailed analyses of what they were looking for, and what they heard from the performances. There is a religious dimension to Revelation, as the title suggests, though at times, Hepworth is practically devilish as it relishes the faster moving corners of Wilby's score. His calm demeanour inspired his players to produce a performance of rich merit, stylish and fun and full 'bubble & squeak' passion. Whitburn claimed their 21st top section title Saturday, 12 March 2022 Kirkintilloch hasn't enjoyed fluctuating form in recent years but the band is working hard to bring McCabe's score to the audience - and the adjudicators - in Perth this afternoon in its bid to secure its first Scottish Open title. Much may have changed in the banding world since but the piece remains extremely engaging - and continues to provide a stern test. Elegant horn sounds are among those to rise to the fore. Camelon and District 4. This is a terrific piece, laced with catchy tunes and infectious beats and the band seems to enjoy bringing it to the stage in Perth. And so it proved. Growing Pains, the set work, is tight and crisp, before Kings Park Junior Brass ends its programme with Chitty Chatty Bang Bang, a glint in the eye of its players as they romp to the close. document.write(' name="x_url" '); A suitably eerie opening, before East London Brass opens up into a performance full of commitment and bravado. 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. 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. Saddleworth OL3 7EW, Friday 10 March Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 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. Out of sympathy for the family and the band, the details were not announced at the event itself. It's time for another conductor swap, with Alastair Gibson re-taking the baton for When the Saints Go Marching In before an arrangement of Old Mcdonald Had a Farm. 3) St Ronans Future Band | Keith Belleville. 2020 saw Tredegar Town Band win the Championship Section of the Welsh "Regionals", therefore gaining an invitation to represent Wales at the 2022 European Championships in Birmingham. As John Doyle (joined by Sheona Wade) pointed out; it's also "not aggressive at all" its inherent appeal found in melodic structures, that he said, "had to be played with control" and not delivered in "hell for leather" style. From those opening, Chicago Symphony tribute fanfares met with aplomb by trombones to the Miles Davis and Tommy Dorsey-infused second movement, it is a melting pot of musical styles. After enduring a few frustrating years away from the top flight, the Fife band is back - and is keen to make up for lost time in its first Scottish Open appearance for about five years. Test piece: Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton) . Friday 3 March Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). It's a demanding piece, no doubt about it - but KKB has set its stall out here. The second movement of the piece is more lyrical in outlook, a lightness of touch providing a nice contrast. 7) Easington Colliery | Stephen Malcolm - On the Shoulders of Giants (Peter Graham). document.write(' type="hidden" '); There are 23 ensembles in today's events - good luck, everyone! Veteran principal cornetist, Angus Edmond, displays trademark refinement to open the final movement, Jousts: con brio. January February March, by Jamie McVicar, opens the programme from the second of today's outfits from Campbeltown. In what was a fine contest, the remaining top-six places went to Irvine & Dreghorn's impressive number 1 marker of colour and dynamic engagement, Broxburn & Livingston's brightly charged approach and Jedforest's more considered refinement. Prior to World War Two, this contest existed as a standalone Scottish Championship. 2) King's Park Junior Brass | Jordan Fairley. There's a mellifluous quality to the solo playing from Claire Mcllreavy in Night Music, a style embraced wholeheartedly by principal trombone, Lewis Bettles (resident conductor with the band), before baritone Laura Good picks up the mantle with some poise. The band has a diary of sponsorship concerts throughout the year as well as contests. The Championship Section contest of the Welsh "Regionals" also acts as the qualifying competition for the European Brass Band Championships the following year. Granite City Brass (Bruce Wallace): 1864. It's a thrilling, full-blooded close, everything left on stage, as Hepworth brings down the curtain on its performance at the 2022 Scottish Open. The band appears to settle into its stride as the piece progresses, feeling particularly at ease in the warmer corners of the piece, which was commissioned for the European Brass Band Championships in Falkirk in 1990. document.write(' type="hidden" '); Don't forget you can always register and add missing results yourself! 5) Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass | Mareika Gray - The Journey of the Lone Wolf (Simon Dobson). This was the West Lothian band's 21st Scottish Championship success and the MD's tenth since 2001. Scottish Championship (Championship Section) - 13th Mar 2022 - Brass Band Results Scottish Championship (Championship Section) Sun 13th Mar 2022 Reset Sort Hide Highlight Previous Event satiche Best Soprano Cornet - Scott Forrest, Whitburn Band Best Cornet - Chris Bradley, Whitburn Band Best Flugel - Lindsay Roxburgh, the cooperation band The MD is typically animated in his gesture, an extra spring in his step after solo cornet clears the famous high hurdle. Scottish Open 2022 - Live November 26, 2022 Perth Concert Hall Adjudicators: John Doyle and Glyn Williams Mark Good reporting Draw 1) Johnstone Band | Colin McKenzie 2) East London Brass | Jayne Murrill 3) Dalmellington Band | Gary Williams 4) Newtongrange Silver Band | Anne Crookston 5) Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass | Mareika Gray The 'coop' head to the Europeans in Birmingham in need of a marked confidence boost after failing to qualify for the first time since 2013. Returning to the Scottish Youth Championship for the first time since 2019, the Scottish Borders Youth Brass Band opens with Pedal Pusher, by Bruce Fraser. A little over-exuberant to close, perhaps - but Pemberton Old can return to Wigan feeling chuffed with its performance on stage in Perth. Add More Here. . The full schedule for the 2022 National Championship of Great Britain regional contest series has now been confirmed. Elsewhere it was encouraging to hear an appreciative respect for Vinter's intentions; the ensemble challenges mostly met with confidence from the kaleidoscopic opening to the ferocious, but only occasionally jugular-blood 'Red'. Music from Gareth Bowman follows, in When a Pirate Met a Shark. 6) Rainford Band | David Thornton - English Heritage (George Lloyd). An opening of poise from Unison Kinneil, Raymond Tennant ensuring a well-measured account. There were, "two really outstanding" overall performances he said, although, "all got something out of it.". Include your email address if you like. 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 The band played Darkwood by Dan Price and were delighted to have won the 3rd Section and our Principal Euphonium Dawn Spence was award the Best Instrumentalist Prize. February 28 Required solo trombone, soprano cornet, Bb Bass . 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. This is a performance imbued with light and shade, while theres an endearing, old-fashioned quality to the sound., which blends so well. document.write(' type="hidden" '); Eye of the Tiger enjoys strong momentum throughout, nimble cornet melodies underpinned by secure bass and percussion grooves. They respond well, if not everything quite comes to fruition and moments of tension rise to the fore. Among the soloists to shine is principal horn player, Andrew McMillan, an unassuming charm to his virtuosity. Not a learner band. 11. Now though, they must show they can export that confident swagger of excellence to Blackpool and beyond on a consistent basis. We all knew just how demanding the challenges were on 'Contest Music', but everyone delivered so well especially 1 meter apart. Welcome to the web site of the Yorkshire Brass Band Championships. Alan Fernie's Growing Pains is committed from players all around the stand; it's proved to be a fine choice today. The band opens its programme with Alan Fernies Growing Pains, an engaging account featuring a fine contribution from a very hard working horn team. 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. Total scores were calculated taking time penalties into account. The results of the 2022 UK Pipe Band Championships have been uploaded to the website. Test piece: Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton)Adjudicators: Sandy Smith and Sheona Wade, 1. The closest to pipping them came from a finely controlled Tullis Russell, as the experienced Ray Munday provided an admirable structure on which his players (especially a fine dep sop) could shine. The solo sound enchants the Perth audience while the band accompanies with some neat, light-hearted choreography. 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. 14) The Kirkintilloch Band | David Roberts - Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe). Selkirk Silver (Colin Kemp): 1738. It features confident solo cornet playing and again, the band works hard to find the light and shade in the music. It's measured to open, and the Aberdeen band settles into its stride, producing a pleasing full band sound that is exciting but never threatens to be overbearing. The soprano sound then cheekily dances with horn. 1) the cooperation band - Michael Fowles 198, 4) Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band - Chris Binns 194, 6) Easington Colliery - Stephen Mlcolm 191, 8) Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass - Mareika Gray 189, 9) The Kirkintilloch Band - David Roberts 188, 12) City of Bradford - Jonathan Bates 184, 16) Newtongrange Silver - Anne Crookston 179, 17) Bon-Accord Silver - Stephen Malcolm 178, 19) Unison Kinneil Band - Raymond Tennant 176, Neil Philip Memorial Trophy for best euphonium: Chris Flynn, the cooperation band, 4barsrest best soloist: Flugel, City of Bradford. There was just one piece in the ensemble's programme but this about quality, not quantity. Scottish Championships 2022 - FULL RESULTS CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION. Shotts (Andrew Shaw): 1775. It had been he said, "a brilliant morning.". "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. Stranraer Brass (Angela Miller): 178*3. The soaring melodic lines are pure Hollywood and are treated with care and attention. "We were jigging about in our seats", Sandy admitted in his pre-results remarks. This fledgling group opens with set work Growing Pains, and the potential of the band is clear to hear, with many of the basics secure and in place. RECENT RANKING CONTESTS. RESULTS FILTER. Preceding the all-important announcement will be a performance from the principal players of the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland. Well done. After a quick hi-hat fix, it's straight on with the final movement, in which the energy and fervour returns in abundance. We are a first section band with our own band room just off junction 22 of the M1 in Leicestershire. 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 Kilmarnock Concert (Scott Walker): 182*2. While things dont entirely gel, it settles into its stride as the piece progresses. Tight snare drum rhythms pass to nicely understated intricate lines in cornets before the full band bursts into life. There is, however, some fine solo playing, especially from euphonium(s), linking so well with each other from either end of the stage and displaying tremendous finesse. David Roberts paces the music nicely, ensuring a gentle lilt, without forcing things. You sold it to us. Sandon follows, an ensemble from the band performing the first verse. Soloists move to their positions too. Bo'ness & Carriden (Charlie Farren): 189*2. Previous Post. The composure is admirable, players turning the corners with ease and demonstrating sounds of undoubted quality. . Well done, Miss cornet player, who performs her solo with confidence! Well done, solo cornet player, ascending to the higher reaches in that moment before the band, inspired by solo trombone, is suitably jaunty in the endearing tunes which follow. The major challenges seem to come in 'Green' where the safety first dynamic option found the soprano and especially horn too often submerged in ensemble foliage. Sheona highlighted the need, "to pass the musical baton" with the linear phrasing, with Sandy using that 'radar' analogy to highlight the need for players to link the 'fragmented' structures of the Heaton score. Winner 2022 Band Supplies Scottish Challenge Bathgate Band Winner Scottish Open 2022 the cooperation band Winner 2022 Scottish Open the cooperation band Campbeltown Bands Winners of Development and Preparatory Sections 2022 City status means name change for Dunfermline band Monday 13 February, 2023 Today, it's all about the stars of the future, as part of the Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships! 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. A well-rehearsed, well-disciplined ensemble - thank you. The North West Championships will be the first of the eight qualifying events for the Royal Albert Hall and Cheltenham and will take place in the Winter Gardens, on Sunday 27th February. Set work Growing Pains follows and, while not immune from some challenges in ensemble, the players retain their composure and produce a spirited performance, full of energy and bravado. Ballyboley 6. Baggy Trousers provides an energetic opening to Kinneil Youth Bands programme. Fraser's Ground Pavane is a nicely-paced contrast, a reflective moment in this programme. Vice Chairman. Scottish Open Brass Band Championship Scottish Open Brass Band Championship Details Perth Concert Hall Sat 12 Mar 2022: 9:30amSun 13 Mar 2022: 9:30am Ticket price: 13.50; concessions 11.50 (inc 1.50 booking fee per ticket) per day Bubblewrap Boogie sees Laura Carter take the baton, with maestro Fernie moving on tuba. The sounds have a resonance, a maturity which really finds favour. Bad Guy, by Billy Eilish, is laced with 'attitude', the band clearly relishing this piece - and every moment of its time on stage amid the grandeur of Perth Concert Hall. "It's very simple," he said, but "the devil was in the detail.". Behind them the inconsistencies were more marked (a number of bands battled with reduced numbers due to COVID-19). Weston Silver Band 3. Theres a lush quality to the sound of the band in full tilt, and a classy quality to the solo sounds. Bravo, maestro Belleville, whose considered programme notes knitted the programme together so effectively. In the event of a tie, musicality points were taken over entertainment points. Arbroath (Audrey Bird): 180*3. The toe-tapping tunes ring around the hall. We've reached the final band of the day, as the cooperation band takes to the stage to play the third rendition of the contest of The Journey of the Lone Wolf. 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. An arrangement by John Gilmour of Kelvingrove sees the cornets darting around their instruments in their nimble tunes with ease before music from Alan Fernie brings the programme to a close. 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. Intonation gremlins rise to the fore at times but they are fleeting in a mixed, though engaging, performance from Unison Kinneil Band. The MD and players of Campbelltown though deserve to be flown to Cheltenham for the National Finals after yet another super victory. Newtongrange Silver (Anne Crookston): 1819. The enormous introduction gives way to scurrying musical lines, most of which spring off the stage. As was heard in Perth, they certainly present a formidable musical partnership that will be many people's favourites at Blackpool. The more reflective moments are met with good composure, though ensemble loses its rigidty at times. Its full of fun - but the discipline remains in the playing, which is to members credit. The thoughts of not just of Scottish banding but those from the wider brass band movement are with the family at this time. Cheesy Feet Rock closes the programme from Maroon Brass, full of fun and youthful vigour in an entertaining set. This contest does not appear to have complete results. The daunting prospect of tackling Gilbert Vinter's 'Spectrum' brought an informed musical response from the 10 well matched bands in the First Section. Its clean, well-balanced and, most importantly, the players look like theyre having a ball! Bringing the bands programme to a close is Portals, from Avengers: Endgame, a suitably dramatic close to an entertaining programme with great attention to detail. Langholm Town (Chris Shanks): 175 6. A Royal Parade has a suitably noble air, grand melodies nicely shaped and underpinned by well-disciplined percussion. What these young players may lack in experience they make up for in discipline and commitment in a tight, controlled performance. 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. So too for winners Brass Sounds Inverclyde led by Joshua Parkhill who secured the title with a fine display of all things Hellenic. Neat and nimble work from basses passes to trombones, who pick up with aplomb, and a neat grooves develops in percussion to underpin brass. Thor's Hammer is underpinned by industrial percussion sounds, with big, bold corners interspersed with lighter, more reflective passages. The Scottish Championships - which gets under way at 9.30am on Saturday with the Third Section - is the regional qualifier for the 2022 National Brass Band Championships to be held at Cheltenham Racecourse on 17/18 September and the Royal Albert Hall on 15 October. "Take the risk and find the beauty", she said, in referring to the opportunity to, "don't play safe" in the bucolic 'Green' variant. document.write('
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