The band continues with A Whole New World, from Aladdin. Horns rise to the fore before the melody passes elsewhere in this entertaining rendition. 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'. Penicuik Silver (Douglas Anderson): 170, Best Instrumentalist: flugel (Kilmarnock Concert), Test piece: Argos (Stephan Hodel)Adjudicators: John Doyle and Sandy Smith, 1. It was another hugely enjoyable link up for me. Bathgate Youth Band brings gala day season to Perth Concert Hall, as it opens with march Morags Fairy Glen. Much may have changed in the banding world since but the piece remains extremely engaging - and continues to provide a stern test. 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 . 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. Kingdom Brass (Ian Porthouse): 182 8. Following the latest success, Prof Childs told 4BR: "I'm delighted for the band and the players. 4) Newtongrange Junior Band | Alan Fernie. The Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships, part of the 2022 Scottish Festival of Brass, supported by Creative Scotland November 27, 2022 Perth Concert Hall Mark Good reporting And here are the final results for the Preparatory and Development sections of the championships: 6.55pm Support us with a one-off donation or subscribe from just 2.50 per month. 2023 Scottish Brass Band Association. Brass Band Results [ Upgrade to pro and remove adverts] Scottish Championship (Second Section) Sat 12th Mar 2022 Form Guide Geography Competitors Reset Sort Hide Highlight Best Instrumentalist: Soprano Cornet, Campbeltown Brass Great Britain Area Contests Great Britain National Contest National Championships Comments or Corrections? High School Dundee 2. March 1 Philip Harper and members of Cory Band will be featured on Radio 3's 'In Tune' programme this Thursday. Stranraer Brass (Angela Miller): 178*3. It's a well-tempered performance and an engaging reading; a fine choice and one which Bon-Accord Silver embraced on stage in Perth. The pieces fizzes and pops along gleefully. South Yorkshire, the band continues to have a strong following to this day. The Scottish Pipe Band Championships were held today, Saturday July 30, at Levengrove Park in Dumbarton. 11. With percussion in full flight and bass trombone unleashed (and firing straight at the press gallery), there is a delightfully menacing quality to the band's performance. Jayne Murrill turns the corners of this intriguing score gracefully, and the exposed solo passages around the stand are met with an impressive sense of calm. or They will also represent the nation at the European Championships in Malmo in 2023. Alan Fernie has been a busy chap today, taking to the stage with several bands; his influence on the Scottish banding scene is quite considerable. Theres attention to detail and the music surges forward with purpose. The 2022 West of England Regional Championships will take place on Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th March at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay. Arbroath (Audrey Bird): 180*3. Its an emotive work, lyrical melodies rising to the fore. The enormous introduction gives way to scurrying musical lines, most of which spring off the stage. Whitburn Band has welcomed four new signings in time for its challenge at the Scottish Brass Band Championships. All this from a town of around 4,500 inhabitants. Tell us what's wrong in the box below and click send. Greenbridge Lane. A suitably eerie opening, before East London Brass opens up into a performance full of commitment and bravado. Whitburn Band. Tullis Russell (Ray Munday): 186*3. 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. Clackmannan District (Paul Drury): 1808. "Every performance we enjoyed. We have events for this contest in these years. Include your email address if you like. 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. Tight snare drum rhythms pass to nicely understated intricate lines in cornets before the full band bursts into life. Please click here to view the full results. Eye of the Tiger surges forward with energy before Adeles hit, Hello, provides a reflective moment in the programme. There was no "smoke and mirrors" about this writing he added. 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.). Neither opted for the full bore approach, although Dalkeith had a true 1960s colour palette vibrancy, and Bo'ness played with a bold sheen of gloss to their dynamic finish. Kilmarnock Concert (Scott Walker): 182*2. ", 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". *Views and comments expressed are opinions of the reporter and dont necessarily represent those of SBBA. 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. The UK Pipe Band Championship - Results. The final, climactic moments, are guided with great care and attention by Paul Drury. 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 Sandon follows, an ensemble from the band performing the first verse. 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. One of the most significant events in the history of coal mining, this disaster is acknowledged as the worst mining accident in history. Edinburgh Academy 3. Its break time here in Perth Concert Hall, after nine strong performances at the 2022 Scottish Open. The London outfit is a regular visitor to the Scottish Open and has left nothing in reserve in its journey north to Scotland's Fair City, bringing to the stage an intricate work - with flair. Growing Pains, the set work, has some lovely sounds around the stands, the engaging tunes finding favour with the young players of Broxburn and Livingston Future Brass. Irvine & Dreghorn (Lewis Bettles): 1835. It could be tight at the top today. Copyright 2022 Brass Band Results & Tim Sawyer, All Rights Reserved, Printed from https://brassbandresults.co.uk/, Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Perth & Kinross, Scotland, UK. 1) Campbeltown Youth Brass | Katrina Barr. The chorale is hushed, though not immune from some rough edges. Revelation was penned as a tribute to the music of Purcell. After ending 36 years of waiting in 2020, their confidence is now sky high as they continue to develop as the emerging 'third force' of Scottish banding. It's to the theatre King's Park Brass takes the Perth audience next, in Bring Him Home, from Les Misrables. On Saturday the 11th of March, the band attended the Scottish Brass Band Championships at Perth Concert Hall. 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. March 1 The team at the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) enjoyed meeting new and familiar faces at the recent Music & Drama Education Expo in London. Ah, those pesky results. Hawick Saxhorn (Stuart Black): 1718. St David's Brass (John A Dickson): 178 10. 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. In the Highlands, featuring Highland Cathedral, features the bands solo cornets, who provide the initial statement of the tune before their colleagues join them. Campbeltown Brass (Stephanie Mitchell): 188*2. 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 Intonation is settled and the sounds are impressive from the second of Whitburn's bands to perform today (and the third this weekend). Copy the URL in your browser's address bar and paste it here. Behind them the inconsistencies were more marked (a number of bands battled with reduced numbers due to COVID-19). Theres a warmth to the full band sounds, while percussion adds colour but doesnt get in the way. Dalmellington (Erik Janssen): 1837. The Fourth, Second and First Sections will be held on the Saturday and the Third and Championship Sections on the Sunday. Dundee Instrumental (Bob McDonald): 1764. 15) Whitburn Band | Nicholas Childs - The World Rejoicing (Edward Gregson). They. Andrea Price is crystal clear in her gesture, encouraging her players at every twist and turn. News: Blog2. 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. So too for winners Brass Sounds Inverclyde led by Joshua Parkhill who secured the title with a fine display of all things Hellenic. Coalburn Percussion Academy features young performers on an array of instruments, from tuned to timps - and drum kit, of course. 5) Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass | Mareika Gray - The Journey of the Lone Wolf (Simon Dobson). . There were, "two really outstanding" overall performances he said, although, "all got something out of it.". A few individual frailties and the odd "unforced" error". 3) Dalmellington Band | Gary Williams - The World Rejoicing (Edward Gregson). Tell us what's wrong in the box below and click send. document.write(' name="x_owner" '); Scottish Championships 2022 - FULL RESULTS CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION. The Borders band continues with All Through the Night and the bands sound really rises to the fore, with the key lines rising to prominence throughout. 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. David Roberts paces the music nicely, ensuring a gentle lilt, without forcing things. Unison Kinneil (Raymond Tennant): 1856. document.write(' type="hidden" '); 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. 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. Uddingston Strathclyde Novice Juvenile B Drumming: Edinburgh Academy 1. A Royal Parade has a suitably noble air, grand melodies nicely shaped and underpinned by well-disciplined percussion. St Ronan's Silver (Simon Railton): 1799. 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. 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. Conductor Chris Binns ensures a flowing open before the disparate material which follows is threaded together nicely, lines of short, stabbing sounds punctuating the air in Perth Concert Hall. document.write(' value="' + document.URL + '">'); March 1 A change from contesting? 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. Whitburn Band. The flugel playing of Liv Appleton shines to the fore, elegant yet not overwrought. More results to follow soon. Some may have felt they deserved a place or two higher aided by the informed approaches of the MDs, but for the judges they were only pushing for potential top-six finishes. Perth Concert Series: Scottish Chamber Orchestra - The Dream Dates: Wed 1 Mar 2023 Spend an evening with Mendelssohn the magician in the company of the SCO and Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev. 2) East London Brass | Jayne Murrill - Metamorphosis for Brass Band (Jan de Haan). Cooperation is leaving no stone unturned, Michael Fowles meticulous in his quest to help guide the band to its first Scottish Open title since 2013; ironically, he was the conductor to wrestle it away from coop's grasp when he won with Whitburn the following year. Baggy Trousers provides an energetic opening to Kinneil Youth Bands programme. document.write(''); 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. 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. 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 275 Oxford Street. 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. There was just one piece in the ensemble's programme but this about quality, not quantity. Alan Fernie's Growing Pains is committed from players all around the stand; it's proved to be a fine choice today. 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. The adjudicators awarded the band 184 points giving us a 4 point clear victory. 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". 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. 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. On this occasion it will be one that comes closer together following the tragic news that left its mark on those who are part of it. 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 2023 Scottish Brass Band Association, We will be live all day Saturday and Sunday with coverage. 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. Comments from adjudicators Chris . 6) Broxburn and Livingston Future Brass | Jim Bone. 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. 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. 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. 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. St Columbas school 4. document.write(' value="">'); The other clear Cheltenham qualifier came from Arbroath, as Audrey Bird also led a youthful band in a rendition that captured the character through careful appreciation of tempi and dynamics, super cameo solos and a neat sense of adventure. The familiar strains of Rimmer's march, Slaidburn, open King's Park's programme. Previous Post. Granny's Bike, meanwhile, features some cycling-related sounds which bring another dimension to an entertaining performance. 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