Cory: Battle of the Regions
Cory Band has announced that the next round of its Online Championships is now open for expressions of interest. After the success of the recent competition and the return of stricter lockdown conditions in a number of countries and regions, Cory Band is keen to provide a further opportunity for bands to compete, as well as to provide motivation to all bands to keep going through the winter.
Much of the competition will be run along the same lines as the first edition: separate divisions based on each band’s usual playing level; each band given 10 minutes to come up with an entertainment programme which can be recorded according to each country or region’s government guidelines; no player registration but an appeal to follow the ‘spirit of banding’; and entrants judged by a live panel of experts across programmes broadcast on YouTube.
However, there are also some new features. Series 2 of the competition will be called ‘The Battle of the Regions’ and, with the loss of at least three major contest series in the early part of next year (the UK Regionals, the Norwegian Nationals, and UniBrass) Cory Band hopes that this additional level of friendly rivalry will provide an extra angle to the competition. Competing bands will automatically join their local team: the eight regions of Great Britain, plus Northern Ireland and The Republic of Ireland, a separate team for Norway, and one for ‘The Rest of the World’ (unless another country has a very strong representation and needs a team for itself!). There will be a new award, the Best Regional Piece Award, for the band which features the best music celebrating their region or area. Bands are encouraged to sell themselves and their local customs, traditions, history and personalities. In addition, there will be a separate University Division, and a Youth Section.
Cory Band is delighted to be able to partner with both Kapitol Promotions (promoter of the UK Nationals) and UniBrass in presenting ‘The Battle of the Regions’ which will run over the last three weekends of February 2021.
The closing date for video entries will be the 1st February 2021 and bands are asked in the first instance to register their interest by visiting coryband.com and filling in the webform before Friday 6th November 2020. There is a limit of 15 bands per section, so bands are urged to act quickly in applying. Places are limited and in the event that the contest is oversubscribed a draw will take place to determine places. Before submitting your expression of interest to enter, which needs to be submitted by midday on Friday 6th November, please read the rules found via the following link: https://coryband.com/cory-band-online-championships-2021-the-battle-of-the-regions-now-open-for-expressions-of-interest/?fbclid=IwAR1-NG9HN3P23xTTkdRU7ztjQ7NzDqT6O5zIZjlufjTd0hDt5v5sVhvkJpc
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