Victory for the Co-op in Scotland
With two other regional contests taking place south of the border, it was a busy weekend for deciding those National qualifying spots. Congratulations go to The Cooperation Band who not only took the Scottish Championship title with a great performance of Ray Steadman-Allen’s ‘Seascapes’, but also scooped up every other available solo and section prize and won qualification for the 2020 European Championships. Joining the Cooperation Band for the trip to the Royal Albert Hall in October are runners-up Whitburn, who had a unique pre-contest warm-up as the band enjoyed playing to the crowds at Murrayfield for the Scotland v Wales 6 Nations Challenge the previous day.
Victories in the lower sections were awarded to Kirkintilloch Band, Newmains & District, Irvine and Dreghorn and Barrhead Burgh 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: Sheona Wade & Sarah Groarke-Booth
1. The cooperation band (Russell Gray) — 191**
2. Whitburn (Prof Nicholas Childs) — 190*
3. Newtongrange Silver (Andrew Duncan) — 188
4. Dalmellington Band (Erik Janssen) — 187
5. Dunaskin Doon (Gareth Brindle) — 186
6. Bo'ness & Carriden (Lee Skipsey) — 185
7. Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass (Charles Keenan) — 184
8. Bon Accord Silver (Stephen Malcolm) — 183
9. Bathgate (Paul Lovatt-Cooper) — 182
10. Johnstone Band (Lynda Nicholson) — 181
**Qualify to represent Scotland at the 2020 European Championship in Palanga and National Final
*Qualify for National Final
Best Soprano Cornet: the co-operation Band
Best Cornet: the co-operation Band
Best Horn/Flugel: the co-operation Band
Baritone/Euphonium: the co-operation Band
Best Trombone: the co-operation Band
Best Bass Section: the co-operation Band
Best Bass: the co-operation Band
Best Percussion Section: the co-operation Band
First Section: Test Piece: Symphony of Marches (Gilbert Vinter)
Adjudicators: Sarah Groarke Booth & Richard Evans
1. Kirkintilloch Band (David Roberts) — 191*
2. Unison Kinneil (Raymond Tennant) — 190*
3. Kingdom Brass (Ian Porthouse) — 188
4. Granite City Brass (Bruce Wallace) — 185
5. Newmilns & Galston (Alan Cameron) — 184
6. Dalkeith & Monktonhall (James Chamberlain) — 183
7. Campbeltown Brass (Paul Kiernan) — 182
8. Tullis Russell (Ray Munday) — 181
9. Arbroath Instrumental (Robert McDonald) — 180
10. Annan Town (Paul Drury) — 179
Best Instrumentalist: Soprano (Newmilns & Galston)
Best Horn: Kirsty Scott (Unison Kinneil)
*Top two qualify for National Final
Second Section:
Test Piece: Rise of the Phoenix (Darrol Barry)
Adjudicators: Sheona Wade & Brett Baker
1. Newmains & District (Michael Marzella) — 188*
2. Coalburn Silver (Gareth Bowman) — 187*
3. Lochgelly Band (Paul McKelvie OBE) — 185
4. Clackmannan & District (Ross Brotherston) — 184
5.Jedforest Instrumental (Phil Rosier) — 183
6. Broxburn & Livingson (John Boax) — 182
7. St.David's Brass (John A Dickson) — 181
8. Selkirk Silver (Charlie Farren) — 180
9. St.Ronan's Silver (Kenneth Letham) — 179
10. Shotts St Patrick's (Andy Shaw) — 178
11. Croy Silver (Kenneth Blackwood) — 177
Best Instrumentalist: Euan Roberts (cornet) — Coalburn Silver
*Top two bands qualify for National Final
Third Section:
Test Piece: First Suite in Eb (Gustav Holst arr. Sydney Herbert)
Adjudicators: Brett Baker & Leigh Baker
1. Irvine & Dreghorn (Lewis Bettles) — 186*
2. Perthshire Brass (George D Annan) — 184*
3. Renfrew Burgh (Mark Good) — 182
4. Whitburn Heartlands (Ian Fleming) — 180
5. Langholm Town (Chris Shanks) — 179
6. Buckhaven & Methil Band (Andy Shaw) — 175
7. Highland Brass (Mark Bell) — 174
8. Dysart Colliery Band (Kenneth Letham) — 173
9. Dunfermline Town (Michael Marzella) — 171
10. Brass Sounds Inverclyde (Robert Dibden) — 170
Best Instrumentalist: George Mullins (soprano) — Renfrew Burgh
*Top two bands qualify for National Final
Fourth Section:
Test Piece: Stantonbury Festival (Ray Steadman-Allen)
Adjudicators: Leigh Baker & Richard Evans
1. Barrhead Burgh (Alistair Gibson) — 182*
2. Newland Concert Brass (Simon Railton) — 180*
3. Kilmarnock Concert Brass (Scott Walker) — 178
4. Peebles Burgh (Peter Holmes) — 176
5. Dundee Instrumental (Robert McDonald) — 175
6. Penicuik Silver (Robert W Fraser) — 173
7. MacTaggart Scott (George Cameron) — 172
8. Stranraer Brass (Angela Miller) — 171
9. Bon Accord Silver 'B' (Jennifer Cook) — 170
10. Hawick Saxhorn (Stuart Black) — 169
11. Forfar Instrumental (Terence Jackson) — 168
12. Callander Brass (Ian Milligan) — 167
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