First Championship Win for Haverhill
Haverhill Silver led the field this weekend in the London & Southern Counties Regional Championships winning its first ever Championship Section regional title with a terrific performance of Heaton’s ‘Contest Music’. Led by Musical Director Paul FIlby the band impressed adjudicators Stephen Roberts and Steve Sykes and were rewarded with Outstanding Cornet and Outstanding Euphonium prizes in addition to the all-important National Final invitation. Joining Haverhill in October will be second placed Redbridge Brass.
Congratulations are also deserved by lower section winners East of England Co-op, City of Norwich, Bradwell Silver and Hangleton as well as qualifiers Sandhurst Silver, Tilbury, Wantage Concert Brass, Olney Brass, Chichester City and Hemel Hempstead.
Results:
Championship Section:
Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts & Steve Sykes
1. Haverhill Silver (Paul Filby)*
2. Redbridge Brass (Chris Bearman)*
3. Friary Band (Chris King)
4. Amersham (Paul Fisher)
5. Zone One Brass (Richard Ward)
6. East London Brass (Jayne Murill)
7. Fulham (John Ward)
8. Wantage (Paul Holland)
9. Kidlington Concert Brass (Duncan Wilson)
10. Thundersley Brass (Melvin White)
11. Aveley & Newham (Nigel Taken)
12. Hitchin (Nicholas Garman)
*Invite to National Final
Best Trombone Section: Zone One Brass
Outstanding Tenor Horn: Redbridge Brass
Outstanding Euphonium: Haverhill Silver
Outstanding Cornet Player: Haverhill Silver
First Section:
Adjudicators: Sheona Wade & Chris Wormald
1. East of England Co-op (Nigel Cooper)*
2. Sandhurst Silver (David Johnson)*
3. Milton Keynes Brass (Jonathan Mott)
4. Egham (Gareth Green)
5. Cawston (Leigh Sharpe)
6. Soham Comrades (Jayne Murrill)
7. Medway (Nigel Taken)
8. Chiltern Hills Brass (Gordon Davies)
9. Regent Brass (Alan Duguid)
10. Grimsdyke Brass (Stuart Quinlan)
11. Alder Valley (Lee Woodward)
12. LGB Brass (Ian Stewart)
13. Horsham Borough (David Hamilton)
14. Staines Brass (Tariq Ahmed)
15. Jersey Premier Brass (Jason Mildren)
*Invite to National Final
Best Bass Section: Sandhurst Silver
Best Soprano: East of England Co-op
Outstanding Cornet Player: East of England Co-op
Second Section:
Adjudicators: Brett Baker & Steve Sykes
1. City of Norwich (Mark Ager)*
2. Tilbury (Melvin White)*
3. Wantage Concert Brass (Neil Brownless)*
4. Waterbeach (David Minchin)
5. Bedford Town (Craig Patterson)
6. St. Sebastian Wokingham (John Watts)
7. Ware Brass (Phillip Littlemore)
8. City of Cambridge (Philip Fisher)
9. Tendring Brass (Anthony Sanders)
10. Epsom & Ewell Silver (Paul Graham)
11. Chinnor Silver (David Pegram)
12. BAE Systems (David Lockwood)
13. Oxford Cherwell Brass (Terry Brotherhood)
14. Yiewsley & West Drayton (Chris Cole)
15. Cold Ash Brass (Jemma Johnstone)
16. Epping Forest (Keith Schroeter)
17. Castleton Brass (Melvin Stammers)
Best Basses: City of Norwich
Best Trombones: Ware Brass
Winning Conductor Trophy: Mark Ager (City of Norwich)
Withdrawn: Colchester
*Invite to National Final
Third Section:
Adjudicators: David Ashworth & Chris Wormald
1. Bradwell Silver (Brian Keech)*
2. Olney Brass (Philip Devine)*
3. Chichester City (Alfie Hughes)*
4. Fairlop Brass (Kevin Jordan)
5. Crystal Palace (Michael Gray)
6. Jubilee Brass (Oxford) (Clifford Sadler)
7. Welwyn Garden City (Duncan Wilson)
8. Simon Langton Brass (David Cutting)
9. Littleport Brass (Matthew Brown)
10. Great Yarmouth Brass (Colin Swaep)
11. Cottenham Brass (Peter Mackley)
12. Godalming (James Haigh)
13. Regent Community Brass (Simon Tong)
14. Reading Spring Gardens (Matthew Ruel)
15. Hungerford Town (Tim Crouter)
16. Brighton & Hove City Brass (Andy Wooler)
17. Tadley Concert Brass (Paul Chapman)
Best Basses: Great Yarmouth
Best Instrumentalist: Baritone (Olney Brass)
*Invite to National Final
Fourth Section:
Adjudicators: Brett Baker & Philip Littlemore
1. Hangleton (Richard Baker)
2. Hemel Hempstead (Paul Fothergill)
3. Abbey Brass (Rob Tompkins)
4. Royston Town (Steve Earley)
5. Putney & Wimbledon (Dr Sam Topp)
6. Wantage Academy (Nikki Jones)
7. Watford (Ian Graves)
8. Woodbridge Excelsior (Chris Lewis-Garnham)
9. Hadstock Silver (Diane Pannell)
10. Witney Town (Chris Barker)
11. Pangbourne & District Silver (Stewart Lewins)
12. Patcham Silver (James Benka-Coker)
Youngest Player: Witney Town
Best Instrumentalist: Hangleton
Withdrawn: City of Oxford
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