Results: 2019 Yorkshire Regional Championships
The area competitions continued this weekend in the grand setting of Huddersfield Town Hall. Congratulations go to Brighouse and Rastrick on winning the Yorkshire Regional Championships. Although already pre-qualified, Brighouse and their MD David Thornton did not rest on their laurels and produced a great performance Ray Steadman-Allen’s ‘Seascapes’from a lucky number 7 draw. Joining them for the trip to the Royal Albert Hall in October are runners-up Grimethorpe Colliery, 3rdplaced Carlton Main Frickley Colliery and pre-qualified Black Dyke, who against popular predictions was awarded 6thplace.
Victories in the lower sections were awarded to Hatfield & Askern Colliery, South Yorkshire Police, Kippax and Maltby Miners in the First to Fourth Sections respectively. A list of the full results can be viewed below with further details to follow in the next issue of BBW.
Results:
Championship Section:
Test Piece: 'Seascapes' — Ray Steadman-Allen
Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts and Steve Sykes
1. Brighouse & Rastrick (Dr David Thornton)**
2.Grimethorpe Colliery (Allan Withington)*
3. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Ian Porthouse)*
4. Rothwell Temperance (David Roberts)
5.City of Bradford (Lee Skipsey)
6. Black Dyke (Prof. Nicholas J Childs)**
7. Hepworth (Mark Bentham)
8. Elland Silver (Daniel Brooks)
9.Skelmanthorpe (Martin Heartfield)
10. Hammonds Saltaire (Morgan Griffiths)
11. Unite the Union (John Roberts)
12. Marsden Silver (Andrew Lofthouse)
13. Strata (Jonathan Bates)
**Pre-qualified for the National Final at Royal Albert Hall
*Qualify for the National Final at Royal Albert Hall
Best Principal Cornet: Iain Culross Grimethorpe Colliery
Best Soloist: Chris Robertson (euphonium) Brighouse & Rastrick
Best Instrumentalist: Zoe Lovatt-Cooper (flugel) Black Dyke
Youngest Player: Lewis Barton, 13 Elland
First Section:
Test Piece: Symphony of Marches (Gilbert Vinter)
Adjudicators: Gary Davies and Howard J Evans
1. Hatfield & Askern Colliery (Stanley Lippeatt)*
2. Old Silkstone (John Hopkinson)*
3. Crofton Silver (Dean Jones)
4. Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel (Simon Gresswell)
5. Drighlington (Neil Robinson)
6. Lindley (Robert Westacott)
7. Stannington (Derek Renshaw)
8. Prospect Brass Skelmanthorpe (Duncan Beckley)
9. Hebden Bridge (David Hamilton)
10. Wakefield Metropolitan (Peter Kench)
11. Knottingley Silver (Kevin Belcher)
*Top two bands qualify for National Final
Best Soloist: Neil Wright (Eb tuba) Hatfield & Askern Colliery
Best Soprano: Sam Fisher (Crofton Silver)
Best Euphonium: Mick Tyler (Drighlington)
Youngest Player: Max Creese (Hebden Bridge) aged 11
Second Section:
Test Piece: Rise of the Phoenix (Darrol Barry)
Adjudicators: Howard J Evans and Christopher Houlding
1. South Yorkshire Police (Leigh Baker)*
2. Chapeltown (Sam Fisher)*
3. Hade Edge (Jonathan Beatty)
4. Horbury Victoria (Duncan Beckley
5. BD1 Brass (Lee Skipsey)
6. Meltham & Meltham Mills (Tom Haslam)
7. Slaithwaite (Ryan Watkins)
8. Dronfield Genquip (Damian Wileman)
9. Barnsley Brass (William Rushworth)
10. Clifton & Lightcliffe (John Clay)
Withdrawn: Worsbrough Brass (Dr. Alexander Parker)
*Top two bands qualify for National Final
Best Soloist: Andy Able (cornet ) South Yorkshire Police
Youngest Player: Ted Crosby (BD1 Brass) aged 13
Third Section:
Test Piece: First Suite in Eb (Gustav Holst arr. Sydney Herbert)
Adjudicators: Sheona Wade and Dr David Thornton
1. Kippax (Stephen Tighe)*
2. Wetherby Silver (Derek Wharley)*
3. Rockingham (Adam Whittle)
4. Dinnington (Lee Dunkley)
5. Emley (Garry Hallas)
6. Gawthorpe Brass 85 (John Edward)
7. Huddersfield & Ripponden (Adam Bell)
8. Lofthouse 2000 (Andrew Whitaker)
9. Oughtibridge (Gavin Somerset)
10. Armthorpe Elmfield (R. Kilcoyne)
11. Clifton & Lightcliffe B (John Clay)
12. Deepcar (Cathryn Rogers)
*Top two bands qualify for National Final
Best Soloist: Fay Thompson (soprano) Kippax
Youngest Player: Thomas Musgrave (Huddersfield & Ripponden) aged 10
Fourth Section:
Test Piece: Stantonbury Festival (Ray Steadman-Allen)
Adjudicators: Alan Duguid and Sandy Smith
1. Maltby Miners (Terry Clifford)*
2. Barnsley Metropolitan (Alex Francis)*
3. Garforth (John Thompson)
4. Dodworth Colliery M.W. (Eliot Darwin)
5. Linthwaite (Paul Kershaw)
6. Friendly Band (Sowerby Bridge) (James Beecham)
7. Loxley Silver (Richard Windle)
8. Thurcroft Welfare (Matthew Wright)
*Top two bands qualify for National Final
Best Soloist: Dave Chambers (euphonium) Maltby Miners
Best Percussion: Maltby Miners
Youngest Player: Sam Thompson (Garforth Brass) aged 8
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