Whitburn Wins 2022 Scottish Championships
Congratulations to Whitburn on winning the Championships Section of the 2022 Scottish Championships. Prof. Nicholas Childs retained his winning form fresh from success in Yorkshire, directing the band through an outstanding performance of Heaton’s ‘Contest Music’. Adjudicators Sandy Smith and Sheona Wade were clearly delighted with the performance awarding Whitburn’s Chris Bradley and Scott Forrest with the Best Cornet and Best Soprano prizes respectively, as well as placing a clear two-point margin between the winners and runners-up Bon-Accord Silver. Bon-Accord Silver will join Whitburn at the Royal Albert Hall in October for the National Finals, with Whitburn also invited to compete at the 2023 European Championships.
Congratulations are also in order for section winners Bo'ness & Carriden, Campbeltown Brass, Kilmarnock and Brass Sounds Inverclyde as well as qualifiers Dalkeith & Monktonhall, Tullis Russell, Arbroath and Stranraer Brass. A review of the weekend’s contesting will appear in the next issue of Brass Band World, and full results can be viewed below.
Results:
Championship Section:
Test piece: Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton)
Adjudicators: Sandy Smith and Sheona Wade
1. Whitburn (Prof Nicholas Childs): 192**
2. Bon-Accord Silver (Adam Cooke):190*
3. the cooperation band (Russell Gray): 189
4. Kirkintilloch Kelvin (Thomas Wyss): 187
5. Unison Kinneil (Raymond Tennant): 185
6. Dalmellington (Erik Janssen): 183
7. Kingdom Brass (Ian Porthouse): 182
8. Newtongrange Silver (Anne Crookston): 181
9. Johnstone (Mark Good): 180
10. Kirkintilloch Band (David Roberts): 179
**Invite to National Final and to represent Scotland at the 2023 European Championships
*Invite to National Final
Best Cornet: Chris Bradley (Whitburn)
Best Trombone: Mark Boyd (Bon-Accord)
Best Soprano: Scott Forrest (Whitburn)
Best Flugel: Lyndsay Roxburgh (the cooperation band)
Best Horn: Andrew McMillan (Whitburn)
Best Baritone: Carol Ednie (the cooperation band)
Best Euphonium: Chris Shanks (Whitburn)
Best Bass: Graham Fraser (Whitburn)
Best Bass Section: Whitburn
Best Percussion: Whitburn
First Section:
Test piece: Spectrum (Gilbert Vinter)
Adjudicators: Sandy Smith and Sheona Wade
1. Bo'ness & Carriden (Charlie Farren): 189*
2. Dalkeith & Monktonhall (James Chamberlain): 188*
3. Granite City Brass (Bruce Wallace): 186
4. Coalburn Silver (Gareth Bowman): 185
5. Newmains (Mike Marzella): 184
6. Bathgate (Craig Anderson): 182
7. Lochgelly (Paul McKelvie OBE): 181
8. Dunaskin Doon (Paul Drury): 179
9. Annan Town (Andrew Warriner): 177
10. Newmilns & Galston (Mark James): 176
Best Instrumentalist: euphonium (Granite City Brass)
Best Horn: Rosie Martin (Granite City Brass)
*Invite to National Final
Second Section:
Test piece: The Aeronauts (Goff Richards)
Adjudicators: Sheona Wade and John Doyle
1. Campbeltown Brass (Stephanie Mitchell): 188*
2. Tullis Russell (Ray Munday): 186*
3. Renfrew Burgh (Steven Craig): 185
4. Irvine & Dreghorn (Lewis Bettles): 183
5. Broxburn & Livingston (Alaistair Gibson): 182
6. Jedforest Instrumental (Philip Rosier): 181
7. Clackmannan District (Paul Drury): 180
8. St Ronan's Silver (Simon Railton): 179
9. St David's Brass (John A Dickson): 178
10. Perthshire Brass (George D Annan): 177
Best Instrumentalist: soprano (Campbeltown Brass)
*Invite to National Final
Third Section:
Test piece: Facets of Glass (Gordon Langford)
Adjudicators: Sandy Smith and Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale
1. Kilmarnock Concert (Scott Walker): 182*
2. Arbroath (Audrey Bird): 180*
3. Dysart Colliery (Kenneth Letham): 178
4. Shotts (Andrew Shaw): 177
5. Langholm Town (Chris Shanks): 175
6. Whitburn Heartlands (Stephen Duncan): 174
7. Selkirk Silver (Colin Kemp): 173
8. Kirkton Brass Bathgate (Simon Railton): 172
9. Penicuik Silver (Douglas Anderson): 170
Best Instrumentalist: flugel (Kilmarnock Concert)
*Invite to National Final
Fourth Section:
Test piece: Argos (Stephan Hodel)
Adjudicators: John Doyle and Sandy Smith
1. Brass Sounds Inverclyde (Joshua Parkhill): 180*
2. Stranraer Brass (Angela Miller): 178*
3. Dundee Instrumental (Bob McDonald): 176
4. Buckhaven & Methil Miners (Steven Craig): 175
5. Peebles Burgh (David Robb): 173
6. Bon-Accord B (Jennifer Cook): 172
7. Hawick Saxhorn (Stuart Black): 171
8. MacTaggart Scott (George Cameron): 170
Best Instrumentalist: euphonium (Brass Sounds Inverclyde)
Withdrawn: Coalburn Intermediate (David Fehilly)
*Invite to National Final
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