Arbroath (Audrey Bird): 180*3. The errors are sprinkled over a performance which, when its on song, has much to enjoy, including some classy solo sounds. The inspiration for Fraternity came from the disaster of Courrires. 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 Theres attention to detail and the music surges forward with purpose. document.write(' type="hidden" '); 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. It's effective musical storytelling from Big Noise Fallin, whose players enjoy healthy support from the audience in Perth Concert Hall. 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. 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. 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. The quality is undoubted and it has certainly settled into its stride - it's just a tad inconsistent. Comments from adjudicators Chris . 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. 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. 2) East London Brass | Jayne Murrill - Metamorphosis for Brass Band (Jan de Haan). 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. 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. Coming soon is a livestream of the results! 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Tight snare drum rhythms pass to nicely understated intricate lines in cornets before the full band bursts into life. Thor's Hammer is underpinned by industrial percussion sounds, with big, bold corners interspersed with lighter, more reflective passages. March 1 Brighouse & Rastrick and Grimethorpe Colliery Bands will showcase their 'Red Priest' preparations ahead of their Yorkshire Area title challnge on the weekend. Well done, folks. 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. Intonation is settled and the sounds are impressive from the second of Whitburn's bands to perform today (and the third this weekend). Apr 5, 2022; 1 min; . He wrote, "Some really good stuff here lots of detail. 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 4) Newtongrange Silver Band | Anne Crookston - Pageantry (Herbert Howells). Dark, sinister sounds to open from Easington Colliery, courtesy of impressive trombones, in the Bruckner-inspired fanfares. Percussion brings full blood and thunder, subsiding to make way for low brass, which take up the mantle to full effect. There's a clinical, disciplined feel to the opening stages, before euphoniums show their quirky musical character in the melodic lines of Dobson's score. Cross border battle Cheesy Feet Rock closes the programme from Maroon Brass, full of fun and youthful vigour in an entertaining set. Prior to World War Two, this contest existed as a standalone Scottish Championship. The thoughts of not just of Scottish banding but those from the wider brass band movement are with the family at this time. Kilmarnock Concert (Scott Walker): 182*2. Saddleworth OL3 7EW, Friday 10 March Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). The familiar strains of Rimmer's march, Slaidburn, open King's Park's programme. 3) Dalmellington Band | Gary Williams - The World Rejoicing (Edward Gregson). The band opens its programme with Alan Fernies Growing Pains, an engaging account featuring a fine contribution from a very hard working horn team. The Girl Who Sat on the Hill brings the bands programme - and the weekend of performances - to a close with tasty harmonies, the rhythmic work positively bristling with energy. An opening of some stature gives way to a multitude of musical colours, jazz-infusions apparent. 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 intricate trombone section work is neat and although it feels a little frantic elsewhere at times, the playing is exciting. It was another hugely enjoyable link up for me. Its soft, understated playing and chimes with the style of the song. To conclude, 42nd Street is another bright, energetic piece from Kinneil Youth Band, which is played with confidence. The Fourth, Second and First Sections will be held on the Saturday and the Third and Championship Sections on the Sunday. 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. The songs get toes tapping in the audience as the band brings the curtain down on a programme in which it will have gained so much experience to stand it in good stead. This work was first set as the test-piece for the 2010 British Open and pays tribute to this diversity and to the great American brass virtuosi. It closes a diverse programme, delivered with the panache audiences have long come to expect from one of Scotland's farthest travelled bands. 13) Unison Kinneil Band | Raymond Tennant - Rococo Variations (Edward Gregson). The chorale is hushed, though not immune from some rough edges. However, with the Black Dyke Director of Music at the helm, few would bet against them added yet more silverware to their trophy cabinet. Lochgelly (Paul McKelvie OBE): 1818. A few individual frailties and the odd "unforced" error". Newtongrange Silver is robust to open, bass trombone a key component of the band's brooding sound in the early stages. The enormous introduction gives way to scurrying musical lines, most of which spring off the stage. 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. And so it proved. 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 soaring melodic lines are pure Hollywood and are treated with care and attention. Speaking of kit, a special mention is due to the young lady at the drums - what a talent! It brings down the curtain on a characterful rendition of a fine piece, one which did much to engage the audience in Perth. It has won the Scottish brass band championship a record 36 times, and the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain twice.. History. 10) Bon-Accord Silver | Stephen Malcolm - Isaiah 40 (Robert Redhead). The soprano sound then cheekily dances with horn. 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. It had been he said, "a brilliant morning.". 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. 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. Soloists move to their positions too. The weather was overcast but warmish with occasional periods of sunshine. Tell us what's wrong in the box below and click send. or 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. Well done. 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. They. document.write(' type="hidden" '); It's spirited playing, as Jordan Fairley guides her young charges through every twist and turn. The euphonium sounds are rich in their melody, with basses and soprano bringing further refinement. An exciting day awaits! The West Lothian band finds a lightness of touch and is clearly working hard with many of the core elements of playing, including balance and intonation. The band brings down the curtain on its programme with Bon Jovi hit, Livin on a Prayer. 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. 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. 1) Campbeltown Youth Brass | Katrina Barr. The work sees Hepworth employ a revised formation on stage, with cornets facing each other, and euphs/baris sitting in back row cornet and bass trom positions. This 37-strong band is an almagamation of Midlothian's four competing youth brass bands. Talking of grooves, Bandstand Boogie enjoys a fine swagger as the players of Irvine and Dreghorn Youth Band let their hair down - and in some cases, boogy away with glee! 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. Dalkeith & Monktonhall (James Chamberlain): 188*3. 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. 16) Kingdom Brass | Paul Drury - Fraternity (Thierry Deleruyelle). The Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships, part of the 2022 Scottish Festival of Brass, supported by Creative Scotland. Not quite everything lands together - but the quality is undeniable throughout. 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. February 27 Phoenix Brass Crewkerne Seek Musical Director and front row cornet players .We are looking for someone . St Ronan's Silver (Simon Railton): 1799. From 1951 to 1958, they were determined by the results of the previous year's Scottish Championships, and from 1959 onwards, they have been determined by the results of the same year's Scottish Championships, with the exception of 1965, 1969, and 1970, in which years separate regional qualifying contests were again run.The first Scottish Championship was run in 1895, in two sections; the third section was added in 1905, and the fourth section in 1925. MacTaggart Scott (George Cameron): 170, Best Instrumentalist: euphonium (Brass Sounds Inverclyde), Withdrawn: Coalburn Intermediate (David Fehilly). It opens with a trip to the movies. Kilmarnock Concert Brass scooped a coveted gong in the Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) Regional Brass Band Championships, bagging top prize in the Scottish 3rd Section. 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. Theres a warmth to the full band sounds, while percussion adds colour but doesnt get in the way. Join us for the results of the First Section competition of the SBBA Scottish Regional Championships 2022. 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! It's a well-tempered performance and an engaging reading; a fine choice and one which Bon-Accord Silver embraced on stage in Perth. An opening of poise from Unison Kinneil, Raymond Tennant ensuring a well-measured account. Theirs was a pastoral delight, with 'Best Horn' player Rosie Martin a mellow focal point. Bandstand Boogie is suitably energetic, crisp and with tight ensemble - this is clearly a well-rehearsed group. See more of Scottish Brass Band Association on Facebook. 2023 Scottish Brass Band Association. Bravo. Kirkintilloch Kelvin (Thomas Wyss): 1875. High School Dundee 2. 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. Coalburn Percussion Academy features young performers on an array of instruments, from tuned to timps - and drum kit, of course. South Yorkshire, the band continues to have a strong following to this day. It's well-balanced and the young players capture the excitment of the music, which then becomes altogether more lyrical in outlook. A suitably understated opening from Wingates Band, with a nice lightness of touch. "We were jigging about in our seats", Sandy admitted in his pre-results remarks. The musical intentions are clear, though, from a musical director who steers the ship gracefully. 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. 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. 275 Oxford Street. There's a delightful elegance to the euphonium playing of Richard Kidd, whose contribution lingers long in the ear in one of the more reflective corners of the piece, before the excitement ramps up again. 11) Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band | Chris Binns - Rococo Variations (Edward Gregson). Fraser's Ground Pavane is a nicely-paced contrast, a reflective moment in this programme. 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.). This Bartok-inspired score is a treasure trove of diverse musical ideas. 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. Granite City Brass (Bruce Wallace): 1864. Whitburn Band has welcomed four new signings in time for its challenge at the Scottish Brass Band Championships. 3) St Ronans Future Band | Keith Belleville. 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. Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Sandy's summing up that there was "some good playing today" and "nobody disgraced themselves" was an accurate reflection of the standard. Whitburn Heartlands (Stephen Duncan): 1747. Please navigate your way around this website using the taskbar at the top of this page, where you can discover a wealth of useful information regarding the Championships - including information . There are some fragilities which bring the sheen off but it's a performance of great commitment from Kingdom. document.write(' The Ash Lad 3, Is Rick Hurt Related To Fred Hurt, Missing Survivor Of Family Woods, Ron Blomberg Wife, Tom Hiddleston Zawe Ashton Split, Articles S