Competitors ready for Preston

The strong line-up bands set to perform at the Guild Hall in Preston, in pursuit of the the top prize and an invitation to the Spring Festival has been announced.
 
Competing bands are able to choose from the Butlins or Area test-pieces, making the contest this Sunday 27th January, the ideal time to get in shape for the contesting year ahead.
 
Championship Section:
Test Pieces: Seascapes (Steadman-Allen); Rienzi (Wagner arr. H Johns); Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz arr. Frank Wright); Carnival (Dvorak arr. Geoffrey Brand)
Adjudicator: Sandy Smith
Pre-Drawn:
Start: 3.30pm (approx)
City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey)
Foresters Brass (John Davis)
Freckleton (John Pearson)
Johnstone (Lynda Nicholson)
Oldham (Lees) (John Collins)
Skelmanthorpe (Martin Heartfield)
Strata Brass (Jonathan Bates)
Thoresby Colliery (Ian McElligott)
Wardle Anderson Brass (Sean Conway)
 
First Section:
Test Pieces: Symphony of Marches (Vinter); The Force of Destiny (Verdi arr. Frank Wright); The Corsair (Berlioz arr. Geoffrey Brand)
Adjudicator: Sandy Smith
Pre Drawn:
Start: 1.30pm (approx)
BTM (Jeff Hutcherson)
Flixton (Matthew Ryan)
Haslingden & Helmshore (John Binns)
Hatfield &Askern Colliery (Stanley Lippeatt)
J36 Brass (TBA)
Longridge (Mark Peacock)
Middleton (Kevin Gibbs)
Mossley (Duncan Byers)
Ripon City (Mark Sidwell)
Roberts Bakery (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
 
Second Section:
Charter Theatre
Test Pieces: Rise of the Phoenix (Darrol Barry); Academic Festival (Brahms arr. Denis Wright); The Frogs of Aristophanes (Bantock arr. Frank Wright)
Adjudicator: Dave Lea
Pre Drawn:
Start: 10.30 am
BD1 Brass (Lee Skipsey)
Blackpool Brass (Len Charnock)
Delph (Jonathan Davies)
Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley)
Ireland Colliery Chesterfield (Lindon Bolt)
Pemberton Old Wigan DW B (Mike Goulding)
Poulton-le-Fylde (Alex Webb)
 
Third Section:
Test Pieces: First Suite in E Flat (Holst arr. Herbert) Egmont (Beethoven arr. Ball);Rule Britannia (Rimmer)
Adjudicator: Brian Rostron
Pre Drawn:
Start: 11.45am (approx)
Audley Brass (Tom Hancock)
City of Chester (Matthew Birkett)
Eccleston Brass (John Wood)
Emley Brass (Garry Hallas)
Huddersfield & Ripponden Brass (Adam Bell)
Lostock Hall Memorial (Joshua Hughes)
Pilling Jubilee Silver (Steve Hartley)
Thornton Cleveleys (Stephen Craig)
 
Fourth Section:
Test Pieces: Stantonbury Festival (Ray Steadman-Allen); Overture to Youth (Hughes); A Saddleworth Festival Overture (Richards)
Adjudicator: Brian Rostron
Pre-Drawn:
Start: 10.00am
Brindle (Matthew Balson)
Dobcross Youth (Matt Hindle)
Red Admiral Brass (Stuart Barton)
Rode Hall Silver (Nigel Butler)
Skelmersdale Prize (Ben Coulson)
Stacksteads (Fred Bowker)
 
The British Open Youth at the Guild Festival:
The Charter Theatre
Adjudicators: Ryan Breen & Helen Varley
Pre-Drawn:
Start: 12.30pm (approx)
Elland Silver Youth (Samantha Harrison)
Enderby Youth Band (Trevor Hounsome)
Houghton Area Youth (Brian Adams)
Macclesfield Youth (Louise Renshaw)
Oldham Music Centre Youth (Jonathan Leedale)
Poynton Youth (Michael Eccles)
Red Admiral Youth (Daniel Brooks)
Youth Brass 2000 (Chris Jeans)