2021 Swiss Solo & Quartet Championships
Over 350 entries for the 2021 Swiss National Solo & Quartet Championships ensured that the adjudicators and audience were treated to some outstanding talent at the recent event. The first round of competition was held on-line, with the 40 finalists performing in the Covid-19 secure EventFabrik venue in Berne. The 40 qualifiers were chosen by an adjudication panel of Alexis Demailly, Mark Wilkinson, Richard Marshall and Ian Porthouse (cornets), Owen Farr (horn), David Thornton (euphoniums/baritones), Nick Hudson (trombone), Les Neish (tubas) and Michael H. Lang (percussion).
Congratulations go to all the competitors, finalists and category winners, although special mention must be made of 22 year old Mathilde Roh who completed a hat-trick wins at the event when she became the 2021 Open Solo Champion.
Commenting on the event a SSQW/CNSQ spokesperson said: "The overwhelming registration record of over 350 participants clearly showed that the musicians also took the chance to actively be involved and the adjudicators were impressed by the desire to make music and the presentation of personnel skills. The potential of the younger players in all classes and the excellence of the senior performers was something to be very proud of. It was a demanding challenge for everyone involved and we congratulate them on their motivation to practice and to strengthen their self-confidence."
The SSQW/CNSQ President Simon Estermann commented: "Our young and innovative committee is ready to work on another attractive edition of the event in 2022 and we will look at the best way to do this to further promote music-making for percussionists and brass instrumentalists in all of Switzerland."
You can enjoy all the finalists in performance at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlbS-xUHt18
Results:
Brass adjudicators: Oliver Waespi, Thomas Ruedi, Guy Michel
Open Category:
1. Mathilde Roh — 99pts
2. Guillaume Stalder — 98pts
3. Claude Romailler — 96pts
Junior Category:
1. Oriane Bruckel — 98pts
2. Alena Imseng — 97pts
3. Fanny Evequoz — 96pts
U13 Category:
1. Simon Gabriel — 93pts
2. L Boulnoix — 91pts
3. Emilie De Luca — 90pts
Quartets:
Excellence Category:
1. Shake Brass — 97pts
2. Quat'Roh — 96pts
3. BBI B-N-N-G — 90pts
Premiere Category:
1. Les Bagnolets — 96pts
2. The Pec's Quartett — 95pts
3. RINEVA 1 — 94pts
Deuxieme Category:
1. Vbrassion — 95pts
2. BBI U-B-H-H — 94pts
3. Louse 18 — 93 pts
Under 13 Category:
1. Victor Sparleanu — 93pts
2. Theo Hoppe — 92pts
3. Naji Nouraddin — 91pts
Junior Category:
1. Tom Muller — 99pts
2. Jonas Naf — 97.5pts
3. Sven Dahinden — 96.5pts
Senior Category:
1. Marin Muoth — 98.5pts
2. Nathan Frei — 97pts
3. Vincent Munier — 96pts
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