2022 UniBrass Championships

Congratulations to the University of Leeds Brass Band who claimed the UniBrass Shield title and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Band on winning the Trophy section. A full retrospective of the event will appear in the next issue of BBW and full results can be viewed below.

Result:
Trophy Section:

Adjudicators: Andrea Price & Chris King
Musical Quality + Entertainment = Total

1. Royal Birmingham Conservatoire: 99+45 = 144
2. Salford University: 95+47 = 142
3. Huddersfield University: 93+48 = 141
4. Chichester University: 91+43 = 134
5. The University of Sheffield: 89+44 = 133
6. The University of Birmingham: 84+46 = 132
7. The Universities of Nottingham: 86+39 = 125
8. Manchester & Manchester Metropolitan: 82+40 = 122
9. The University of Warwick: 80+42 = 122
10. The University of Bristol: 79+38 = 117*

*Deducted 2 time penalty points

Most Entertaining Performance: Huddersfield University
Best Student Conductor: Matt Ludford-King (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)
Best Soloist: Archie McVicar (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)
Best March: The University of Sheffield
Best Percussion: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Best Student Composition: Impetus (Jude Radley) — Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Spirit of UniBrass Award: Curtis Maltby (The University of Birmingham)

Shield Section:

Adjudicators: Jayne Murrill & Jack Capstaff
Musical Quality + Entertainment = Total

1. The University of Leeds: 95+47 = 142
2. The University of York: 94+46 = 140
3. The University of Durham: 94+44 = 138
4. Royal Holloway University of London: 92+43 = 135
5. King's College London: 91+43 = 134
6. Southampton University: 88+45 = 133
7. Lancaster University: 88+44 = 132
8. The University of Cambridge: 83+48 = 131
9. Cardiff University: 88+42 = 130
10. The University of Oxford: 89+40 = 129
11. Keele University: 87+40 = 127

Most Entertaining Performance: The University of Cambridge
Best Student Conductor: Annie Wilkins (The University of Leeds)
Best Soloist: Karensa Newcombe (Royal Holloway University of London)
Best March: The University of York (The Centaur)
Best Percussion: Royal Holloway University of London

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