The Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships, part of the 2022 Scottish Festival of Brass, supported by Creative Scotland. Music from Ghostbusters brings down the curtain on a finely crafted programme. It's suitably sombre here. Tullis Russell (Ray Munday): 186*3. Dark, sinister sounds to open from Easington Colliery, courtesy of impressive trombones, in the Bruckner-inspired fanfares. 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.). Friday 3 March Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 8) Elland Silver Band | Daniel Brooks - Year of the Dragon (Philip Sparke). 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. 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. 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. 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. Abide With Me grows from a sensitive opening to a sound of impressive breadth, the lines sustained and phrases shaped with elegance. 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". This is, at times, a rather 'bitty' score but the MD threads it together and helps ensure cohesion to the performance. 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. Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp You sold it to us. It also reflected the musically engaging, if inconsistent performance from defending champion, the cooperation band from the number 1 draw. An opening of poise from Unison Kinneil, Raymond Tennant ensuring a well-measured account. 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. Johnstone (Mark Good): 18010. The full results are as follows: Copy the URL in your browser's address bar and paste it here. Behind them came other performances of merit; led by a confident Coalburn Silver in fourth, ahead of the more muted pastel shadings of Newmains in fifth and a passionate Bathgate in sixth. Kirkton Brass Bathgate (Simon Railton): 1729. Not quite everything lands together - but the quality is undeniable throughout. It's a well-tempered performance and an engaging reading; a fine choice and one which Bon-Accord Silver embraced on stage in Perth. 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. There's an elegance to the opening as the familiar strains of Now Thank We All Our God weave their way in and out of the texture - and Dalmellington brings a multi-layered performance to the stage, myriad musical colours rising to the fore. Percussion brings full blood and thunder, subsiding to make way for low brass, which take up the mantle to full effect. 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. 14) The Kirkintilloch Band | David Roberts - Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe). The lines of Chris Bradley (cornet) and Scott Kerr (euphonium) weave in and out with a gentle ebb and flow. The Yorkshire Brass Band Championships 2022. 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. EBBA also works to promote cultural exchange and collaboration between brass bands across Europe. Elegant horn sounds are among those to rise to the fore. The sounds are gargantuan to close, bringing to an end a performance of great drama and authority. At times, very menacing. The flugel playing of Liv Appleton shines to the fore, elegant yet not overwrought. Uddingston Strathclyde Novice Juvenile B Drumming: Edinburgh Academy 1. Neat and nimble work from basses passes to trombones, who pick up with aplomb, and a neat grooves develops in percussion to underpin brass. The inspiration for Fraternity came from the disaster of Courrires. Irvine & Dreghorn (Lewis Bettles): 1835. 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. 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. Balance and dynamics were key to the successful colourings that had to be drawn out of what Sheona called, "an incredible piece". Soloists move to their positions too. Big Noise Fallin files to the front of the stage, standing in a line, with Alastair Gibson conducting from the audience in a majestic opening fanfare. 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. "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. It warms the heart. 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. 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. 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. A few individual frailties and the odd "unforced" error". 9) City of Bradford Band | Jonathan Bates - The Journey of the Lone Wolf (Simon Dobson). 15) Whitburn Band | Nicholas Childs - The World Rejoicing (Edward Gregson). "Take the risk and find the beauty", she said, in referring to the opportunity to, "don't play safe" in the bucolic 'Green' variant. No doubting that as Stephan Hodel's accessible work was played with brio by all the competitors with a special mention to the excellent percussion teams. Newmains (Mike Marzella): 1846. To conclude, 42nd Street is another bright, energetic piece from Kinneil Youth Band, which is played with confidence. Andrea Price is crystal clear in her gesture, encouraging her players at every twist and turn. Stuart Black returns with his second outfit of the day, in Maroon Brass. 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. The direction is calm, authoritative and no-nonsense - and the band returns the favour, rising to the considerable challenges in this evocative work. Prior to World War Two, this contest existed as a standalone Scottish Championship. Sandy's summing up that there was "some good playing today" and "nobody disgraced themselves" was an accurate reflection of the standard. Not so with Granite City led by Bruce Wallace. We have events for this contest in these years. Katrina Barr, a stalwart of Campbeltown Brass and a key figure in the bands continued success, ensures a very well-disciplined, refined performance. Also/previously known as: Scottish Band Association Contest. 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! Loxley is a 4th Section brass band with a friendly family atmosphere, with players ranging from 10-80 years . Kirkintilloch Kelvin (Thomas Wyss): 1875. 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. 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. 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. From 1945 to 1950, Scottish entries to the National Championship of Great Britain were determined by the results of that year's Scottish Area (Daily Herald Qualifying) Contest. There were, "two really outstanding" overall performances he said, although, "all got something out of it.". 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. 4) Newtongrange Junior Band | Alan Fernie. document.write(' value="">'); MD Stephanie Mitchell deserves to be given the freedom of Kintyre. 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. 11. Team Brassbanned are excited to be able to once again support the Queensland Band Championships - coming to you live from Toowoomba. 6) Rainford Band | David Thornton - English Heritage (George Lloyd). The cornet sounds are especially elegant, Nicholas Childs drawing a sweetness from the players around the stand in the latest performance of this recent Gregson work, the result of a collaboration among several banding nations. It features confident solo cornet playing and again, the band works hard to find the light and shade in the music. However, with the Black Dyke Director of Music at the helm, few would bet against them added yet more silverware to their trophy cabinet. 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. To conclude is Alan Fernies African Funk, a staple of youth band programmes. The bold, majestic sounds of Alan Fernie's Prismatic Light open Whitburn Youth Band's programme. 11) Kirkintilloch Youth Band | Katherine Adams. 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