Foden’s Win in the North West
Foden’s claimed a sixth consecutive North West Regional title this weekend at the Winter Garden in Blackpool with a superb performance of Wilfred Heaton’s ‘Contest Music’. The reigning National Champions were on fine form under the skilled direction of Russell Gray drawing particular praise from the adjudicators for the musicality of the second movement. Leyland and Oldham Bands completed the podium places and will join the winners for the National Finals in the RAH this October owing to Foden’s pre-qualification.
Congratulations also to Ashton-under-Lyne, Pemberton Old Wigan DW B, Skelmersdale and Morecambe the winners of their respective sections in addition to Acceler8, Tyldesley, Formby and City of Dobcross Silver the runner-up qualifiers for the Lower section Nationals in Cheltenham.
A full contest review will feature in the next issue of Brass Band World magazine.
Results:
Championship Section:
Test piece: Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton)
Adjudicators: Robert Childs and Anne Crookston
1. Foden's (Russell Gray)**
2. Leyland (Thomas Wyss)*
3. Oldham (John Collins)*
4. Rainford (Sarah Groarke-Booth)
5. WEFL Fairey (Adam Cooke)
6. Pemberton Old Wigan DW (Ben Dixon)
7. Milnrow (John Doyle)
8. Wingates (Paul Andrews)
9. Blackburn & Darwen (Daniel Thomas)
10. Boarshurst Silver (Jamie Prophet)
11. Roberts Bakery (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
12. Wardle Anderson (Brad McCulloch)
**Pre-qualified for National Final
* Invite to National Final
First Section:
Test Piece: Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter)
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Glyn Williams
1. Ashton-Under-Lyne (Martyn Evans)*
2. Accler8 (Jef Sparkes)*
3. Longridge (Mark Peacock)
4. Silk Brass (Tony Wyatt)
5. Eccles Borough (Marieka Gray)
6. Manx Concert Brass (Ian Clague MBE)
7. Flixton (Matthew Ryan)
8. Mossley (Duncan Byres)
9. Haydock (Mark Quinn)
10. Freckleton (Matt Shaw)
11. Bollington Brass (Peter Christian)
12. Marple (Stephen Curtis)
13. Middleton (Kevin Gibbs)
14. Old Hall Brass (John North)
15. Eagley (Chris Wormald)
*Invite to National Final
Second Section:
Test piece: The Aeronauts (Goff Richards)
Adjudicators: Mike Kilroy and Andrea Price
The Pavilion Theatre
1. Pemberton Old Wigan DW B (Jay Hall)*
2. Tyldesley (Robert Taylor)*
3. Poulton-Le-Fylde (Alexander Webb)
4. Delph (Phil Goodwin)
5. Hazel Grove (Nigel Beasley)
6. Allerton Brass (Adam Taylor)
7. Valley Brass (Haydock) (David Chadwick)
8. Diggle (James Garlick)
9. Besses Boys (James Holt)
10. Uppermill (Jamie Cooper)
11. Farnworth & Walkden (Paul Dalton)
12. Besses o'th' Barn (Trevor Halliwell)
13. Haslingden & Helmshore (Joshua Hughes)
14. Pilling Jubilee Silver (Steve Hartley)
15. Eccleston Brass (John Wood)
16. Blackpool Brass (Alan Seymour)
*Invite to National Final
Withdrawn: Cheshire Constabulary (TBC)
Third Section:
Test Piece: Facets of Glass (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: David Roberts and Sheona Wade
1. Skelmersdale (Benjamin Coulson)*
2. Formby (Louise Hough MBE)*
3. City of Chester (Ewan Easton)
4. Whitworth Vale & Healey (Alan Widdop)
5. Greenfield (Denis Hadfield)
6. Greenall's (Russell Prescot)
7. Lostock Hall Memorial (Ryan Broad)
8. Hawk Green (Neil Hewson)
9. Hoover Bolton (Craig Mann)
10. Rode Hall Silver (Nigel Butler)
11. Douglas Town (Ken Mitchell)
12. Trinity Girls (Richard Evans)
13. Darwen Brass (Len Charnock)
14. Sale Brass (Neil Venables-Greaves)
*Invite to National Final
Best Soprano: City of Chester
Withdrawn: Rivington & Adlington (Malcolm Wilson)
Fourth Section:
Test Piece: Argos (Stephen Hodel)
Adjudicators: Nicholas Garman and Brian Rostron
1. Morecambe (Andrew Porter)*
2. Dobcross Silver (Jason M Smith)*
3. Thornton Cleveleys (Steve Tarry)
4. Stalybridge Old (Dave Chapman)
5. Red Admiral Brass (Stuart Barton)
6. St. John's Mossley (Paul Towle)
7. Onchan Silver (David Karran)
8. Cadishead Public (David Holland)
9. Littleborough (Joe Marsden)
10. Golborne Brass (Joshua Hughes)
11. Dobcross Youth (Seth Livingstone)
12. Blackley (Adrian Smith)
13. Brindle (Matthew Balson)
14. Port Sunlight Lyceum (Simon Hartharn-Evans)
15. Stacksteads (Frederick Bowker)
16. Ramsey Town (Robert Quane)
*Invite to National Final
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