NIBA Championships

The 103rd North of Ireland Bands’ Association contest will take place at the Market Place Theatre in Armagh on Saturday 16th October. Professor Roger Webster will be adjudicating, enjoying performances of George Lloyd’s ‘Royal Parks’, ‘Three Extraordinary Journeys’ by Phillip Sparke and Christopher Bond’s ‘Neverland’ from the Championship, Second and Third section bands respectively. 

12 bands in total will be taking part in the three sections of competition, with the first of three bands in Section 3 beginning at 11.30am. Following the conclusion of the third section the four Section 2 contenders can be heard from 2.00pm, followed by the five Championship bands at 4.30pm. The results will be announced after the completion of Section 2 and at the end of the Championship event. It is hoped that the event will also be live streamed.

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