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. We will be live all day Saturday and Sunday with coverage. document.write(' type="hidden" '); The Blue Riband 'Champion of Champions' accolade was won by Murray Borthwick of North Shore Brass. This Bartok-inspired score is a treasure trove of diverse musical ideas. Friday 3 March Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). There's a great deal of organisation to the opening stages, Jonathan Bates leaving no stone unturned in a multi-layered score. Weston Silver Band 3. As it hurtles towards the latter stages of the pieces, the virtuosic soloists of yesteryear float in and out of the musical mist, snippets of well-kent solos bubbling to the fore in fleeting - quality - glimpses. Knight Ride is bursting with enthusiasm as the band opens its programme with great energy - no doubt inspired by its musical director, as Alan Fernie guides the young players with vigour. Horns rise to the fore before the melody passes elsewhere in this entertaining rendition. the cooperation band retained the Scottish Championship top section title in Perth Saturday, 07 March 2020 The 125th anniversary of the Scottish Brass Band Association was marked by a fine weekend of competitive action at Perth Concert Hall one that was headed by Championship Section victory celebrations enjoyed for a record 35th time by . Basses do their bit, a magnificent platform on which to build a band sound, and Gary Williams guides the Ayrshire band to a confident close. 11) Kirkintilloch Youth Band | Katherine Adams. It's a well-tempered performance and an engaging reading; a fine choice and one which Bon-Accord Silver embraced on stage in Perth. Bravo, maestro Belleville, whose considered programme notes knitted the programme together so effectively. Wednesday, 23 November 2022 The Great Lakes Brass Band Association hosted a vibrant US Open Championship at the Clarkston Performing Arts Center in Clarkston, Michigan. Boundary Street begins by taking us to a Brazilian carnival, full of energy and colour. The Fourth, Second and First Sections will be held on the Saturday and the Third and Championship Sections on the Sunday. The 2022 West of England Regional Championships will take place on Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th March at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay. Growing Pains powers forward, with nothing overcooked. Vice Chairman. Its break time here in Perth Concert Hall, after nine strong performances at the 2022 Scottish Open. They respond well, if not everything quite comes to fruition and moments of tension rise to the fore. Results January 1, 2023 Greg Wilson kicks off New Year with Waipu win Liam Kernaghan, Greg Wilson and Campbell Wilson en Results December 30, 2022 Easton wraps up 2022 with a win at Northcote Invitational 2022 Northcote Invitational champion Stuart Easton Results December 20, 2022 McKeown, Maxwell win top overall prizes at Fall World Onlines 275 Oxford Street. This is a performance imbued with light and shade, while theres an endearing, old-fashioned quality to the sound., which blends so well. In the Highlands, featuring Highland Cathedral, starts with very assured cornet playing from Ruaridh Prentice, before the sound of the full band bursts into life. Bubblewrap Boogie sees Laura Carter take the baton, with maestro Fernie moving on tuba. Scottish Championships 2022 - FULL RESULTS The Scottish Championships were held last weekend at the magnificent Perth Concert Hall. Both laid out their assessments clearly. March 1 Brighouse & Rastrick and Grimethorpe Colliery Bands will showcase their 'Red Priest' preparations ahead of their Yorkshire Area title challnge on the weekend. The weather was overcast but warmish with occasional periods of sunshine. 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. Indeed, the solo trombone playing in the interlude is suitably melancholic, languid in its approach, and the refinement seems to inspire colleagues around the stand, the flugel sounds tender and endearing. MacTaggart Scott (George Cameron): 170, Best Instrumentalist: euphonium (Brass Sounds Inverclyde), Withdrawn: Coalburn Intermediate (David Fehilly). There were, "two really outstanding" overall performances he said, although, "all got something out of it.". Clackmannan meanwhile could perhaps count themselves a little unlucky that their 'thrill a minute' performance right from the pages of a Captain W.E John's escapades wasn't quite what the judges were looking for. 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. This was the West Lothian band's 21st Scottish Championship success and the MD's tenth since 2001. Johnstone Band, from Renfrewshire, opens proceedings with The Essence of Time and its purposeful, even if not quite all the detail springs from the score. Likewise on principal cornet (Amy McMillan) and euphonium (Angus Ritchie), confidence abounds. The Band results are available here and the Drum Majors results here. A very fine contesting band has regained its domestic supremacy in clear cut manner. UniBrass 2022 The 2022 Contest was hosted by the University of Sheffield and was held on Saturday 5th February at the Octagon Centre and the Drama Studio. The Cooperation Band (stylised as the cooperation band) is a British brass band based in Glasgow. 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. 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. Soloists move to their positions too. The errors are sprinkled over a performance which, when its on song, has much to enjoy, including some classy solo sounds. "Take the risk and find the beauty", she said, in referring to the opportunity to, "don't play safe" in the bucolic 'Green' variant. It's effective musical storytelling from Big Noise Fallin, whose players enjoy healthy support from the audience in Perth Concert Hall. Tell us what's wrong in the box below and click send. This contest does not appear to have complete results. The intricate trombone section work is neat and although it feels a little frantic elsewhere at times, the playing is exciting. Veteran principal cornetist, Angus Edmond, displays trademark refinement to open the final movement, Jousts: con brio. Its an emotive work, lyrical melodies rising to the fore. "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. Cheesy Feet Rock follows - it seems to be a favourite among several of the bands taking part in today's festival, cheery tunes emanting from the stage with enthusiasm. The bold, majestic sounds of Alan Fernie's Prismatic Light open Whitburn Youth Band's programme. 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. The Scottish Championship - 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 September 17-18 and the Royal Albert Hall on October 15 . While things dont entirely gel, it settles into its stride as the piece progresses. 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. It is tight and controlled, the players performing from memory. St Columbas school 4. One of the most significant events in the history of coal mining, this disaster is acknowledged as the worst mining accident in history. The band was formed in 1918 as the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) band, originally drawing its players from the SCWS factories in Glasgow. 5) Campbeltown Brass Juniors | Katrina Barr. Dalmellington is looking to improve upon its eighth place at the Scottish Open in 2021 and opens up into a sound of tremendous breadth when required. Irvine & Dreghorn (Lewis Bettles): 1835. 3) Dalmellington Band | Gary Williams - The World Rejoicing (Edward Gregson). Kirkintilloch is nicely measured to open in its choice, commissioned by Boosey and Hawkes in 1985. Whitburn Heartlands (Stephen Duncan): 1747. Regional Championships 2022 Schedule. It's suitably sombre here. In the event of a tie, musicality points were taken over entertainment points. While it's not without ensemble fragilities, it's a commanding reading from Anne Crookston, steering a second movement which ebbs and flows and retains refinement in the upper reaches of cornets' register. 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. Well done, all. Caribbean Holiday is deliciously rowdy to open, whoops and whistles aplenty. Bathgate (Craig Anderson): 1827. So too for winners Brass Sounds Inverclyde led by Joshua Parkhill who secured the title with a fine display of all things Hellenic. "I really enjoyed the drive and detail of the 3rd mvt but I missed the ethereal beauty of the 2nd in places.". And it wasn't the more dayglo hues and textures that she was referring to either; instead, it was the softer shadings, subtle pacings and tonal calibrations. It's not immune from the occasional scruffy edges but the detail leaps from the score. It closes a programme from a group bursting with potential; bravo. MD Stephanie Mitchell deserves to be given the freedom of Kintyre. or 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. document.write(' type="hidden" '); It was never really going to be enough to secure a first hat-trick of titles since 1998 if Whitburn (drawn 6) played anywhere approaching the top of their expected form. It features confident solo cornet playing and again, the band works hard to find the light and shade in the music. Blue Cheese Crumble Blues, also by Fernie, swings with gusto before When the Saints receives a rendition which shows keen attention to the light and shade in the score. This 37-strong band is an almagamation of Midlothian's four competing youth brass bands. The toe-tapping tunes ring around the hall. Watch live via the livestream below. Lot to enjoy also from the trio of Selkirk, Kirkton Brass Bathgate and Penicuik Silver, but on this occasion, it was Kilmarnock Concert Brass who deservedly triumphed. Super Cali Fragilistic Expialidocious bounces along, the players relishing the Mary Poppins number, then Newtongrange Junior Band brings its performance to a close with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, another piece handled with poise. Very healthy numbers indeed in Irvine and Dreghorn Youth Band - and the sounds are equally impressive in Gonna Fly Now, which gets the band off to a super start. The full results are as follows: Much may have changed in the banding world since but the piece remains extremely engaging - and continues to provide a stern test. 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'. Not a learner band. Copyright 2022 Brass Band Results & Tim Sawyer, All Rights Reserved, Printed from https://brassbandresults.co.uk/, Scottish Championship (Championship Section), Scottish Area (Daily Herald Qualifying) Contest. 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. Its full of fun - but the discipline remains in the playing, which is to members credit. The percussion section underpins the following piece, Djembe Funk, with similar assurance. It's well-balanced and the young players capture the excitment of the music, which then becomes altogether more lyrical in outlook. 17) Hepworth Band | Ryan Watkins - Revelation (Philip Wilby). Conductor Charlie Farren ensures a steady pace, with good ensemble. Whitburn Band. Flugelhorn player, Rona Campbell, takes centre stage in Under the Boardwalk, as a certain Helen Williams (Cory's flugel star, who is very familiar with this piece), watches on from the adjudicating table. The Sixth Street Rag sees Alan Fernie pass the baton to music student, Laura Carter, who is clear and concise in her gesture in this jaunty number, which appears to find favour with the players around the stand. Dalmellington (Erik Janssen): 1837. "Every performance we enjoyed. Pirate Adventures, by Gareth Bowman, takes us on a swashbuckling adventure, with good attention to the light and shade in the music. 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. The lines of Chris Bradley (cornet) and Scott Kerr (euphonium) weave in and out with a gentle ebb and flow. It's high octane and City of Bradford keeps something in reserve for the final moments, in an impressive display in Perth. There are no paywalls to overcome to be able to enjoy what we do to keep our journalism at the heart of the brass banding world. Regional Championships 2023 - Dates LONDON & SOUTHERN COUNTIES http://www.regional-contest.org.uk/lsc/ Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage. Dundee Instrumental claimed the final podium slot with their spirited account whilst each of Buckhaven & Methil, Peebles, Bon Accord B, Hawick Saxhorn and MacTaggart Scott all delivered performances of substance and style. 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. June. 54 bands competed across five sections over the weekend, and we extend our thanks to Tom Allan (Regional Secretary) and all at SBBA for organising a great event. An opening which isnt entirely secure from Elland Silver - and big, big, big, especially in the percussion department. *Views and comments expressed are opinions of the reporter and dont necessarily represent those of SBBA. What these young players may lack in experience they make up for in discipline and commitment in a tight, controlled performance. Add More Here. Intonation is settled and the sounds are impressive from the second of Whitburn's bands to perform today (and the third this weekend). 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. 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. Growing Pains, meanwhile, is well handled by a group which clearly relishes the music of its inspirational conductor. James Doyle A Whitburn Band stalwart has been awarded by the Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) for his work with. It's percussion aplenty in this piece, alluring grooves underpinning the melodies. Now though, they must show they can export that confident swagger of excellence to Blackpool and beyond on a consistent basis. Dysart Colliery (Kenneth Letham): 1784. Growing Pains, the set work in this section, is performed with great enthusiasm before the Hungarian Dance Number Five is suitably fiery and earns a warm reception from the audience. Scottish Championship Also/previously known as: Scottish Band Association Contest Contests Years We have events for this contest in these years. 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. South Yorkshire, the band continues to have a strong following to this day. ", Sandy also admitted that he didn't know that the bands were socially distanced either, whilst John said he had been impressed by the overall standard, and that "every band had handled the music really well". 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. Annan Town (Andrew Warriner): 17710. The move to the Detroit area proved to be a natural fit for a contest, with the state of Michigan having a proud brass band history. A warm welcome to Cupar Beginners Brass, sporting a splendid array of colourful tops as they take to the stage in Perth. The percussion team, in particular, is revelling in the groove en route to a confident close. 2023 Scottish Brass Band Association, Not so with Granite City led by Bruce Wallace. It's nicely poised, Katrina Barr ensuring a measured swagger remains throughout. Log In. Saddleworth OL3 7EW, Friday 10 March Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). Kingdom Brass is suitably haunting to open, grumbling basses soon giving way to haunting chords across the band. The fast, furious material subsides and makes way for some inspired solo playing, firstly from flugel (an enchanting contribution, accompanied by gentle backing track) and then trombone. The UK Pipe Band Championship - Results. 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 brace of 'outstanding' qualifiers came from Bo'ness & Carriden' conducted by Charlie Farren (who the next day played with Whitburn), and Dalkeith & Monktonhall directed by his former alumni James Chamberlain. Not everything quite lines up but at full tilt, it's impressive. Tullis Russell (Ray Munday): 186*3. The intricate euphonium and baritone work marches forward purposefully and theres a sense of poise is apparent in the performance en route to a warm, engaging close. It's straight into the set work, Growing Pains, for Coalburn Bronze Band, and there's a heavy rock feel to the band's interpretation of Alan Fernie's music. The solo playing - notably in the cornet and euphonium departments, as well as bass - is classy, in what is proving to be another well-chosen piece at today's Scottish Open. Intonation gremlins rise to the fore at times but they are fleeting in a mixed, though engaging, performance from Unison Kinneil Band. Today, it's all about the stars of the future, as part of the Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships! 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. 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. A Time for Peace is delivered with delightful lyricism, solo cornet sounds emanating gracefully from the stage. What have you made of it so far? We will be taking part in the Yorkshire Areas on the evening of 5th March 2022 at Huddersfield Town Hall. It also reflected the musically engaging, if inconsistent performance from defending champion, the cooperation band from the number 1 draw. "A performance with some great moments, well done solo cornet", she wrote. In the Highlands, featuring Highland Cathedral, features the bands solo cornets, who provide the initial statement of the tune before their colleagues join them. 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. Is something on this page incorrect? Comments from adjudicators Chris . And so it proved. 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