Leicester BBA Open
Adjudicators Alan Morrison, Nicholas Garman, Martin Heartfield and Sam Fisher (together with trainees Rob Burnett and Stuart Gray) were treated to a day of competitive action at the Leicestershire BBA Open last weekend. The Championship spoils went to Brunel Brass, who performed Peter Graham’s ‘Essence of Time’, under the direction of MD Daniel Hall. The reigning champions, Ratby Co-operative were beaten into second place in spite of an ambitious performance of ‘Titan’s Progress’ by Herman Pallhuber. Enderby completed the podium places with Philip Wilby’s ‘Paganini Variations’.
Congratulations also go to Sandhurst Silver, Diggle Band, Raunds Temperance and Stalybridge Old Band who were deserved winners of their respective sections. Full results fo all sections can be seen below:
Results:
Championship Section:
Adjudicator: Alan Morrison
1. Brunel Brass (Daniel Hall)
2. Ratby Co-operative (Mareika Gray)
3. Enderby Band (Stephen Phillips)
4. Unite the Union (Jonathan Beatty)
5. Kidlington Concert (Duncan Wilson)
6. Wantage Band (Jonathan Pippen)
7. Hucknall & Linby (Paul Whyley)
Best Instrumentalist: Ben Halstead (soprano) — Brunel Brass
Best Trombones: Ratby Co-operative
Best Tenor Horn: Unite the Union
First Section:
Adjudicator: Nicholas Garman
1. Sandhurst Silver (David Johnson)
2. Chalford Band (Steve Tubb)
3. Foss Dyke Band (Gareth Westwood)
4. Kibworth Band (Brendon Caddy)
5. AW Parker (Drybrook) (Joshua Ruck)
6. Soham Comrades (Jayne Murrill)
7. Hathern Band (David Newman)
8. Oddfellows Band (Ben Smith)
Best Instrumentalist: John Storey (euphonium) — Sandhurst Silver
Second Section:
Adjudicator: Martin Heartfield
1. Diggle Band (Sean Conway)
2. Waterbeach Brass (David Minchin)
3. Stamford Brass (Julian Bright)
4. City of Coventry (David Nicholson)
5. Harborough Band (Brad Turnbull)
6. Leicestershire Co-op (Luke Pallister)
7. City of Cambridge (Phillip Fisher)
8. Bedford Town (Craig Patterson)
9. Wigston Band (Ian Needham)
10. Ibstock Brick Brass (Chris Banks)
Best Instrumentalist: (soprano) — Diggle Band
Third Section:
Adjudicator: Sam Fisher
1. Raunds Temperance (John Hudson)
2. Littleport Brass (Ian Johnson)
3. Ireland Colliery Chesterfield (Sam Johnston)
Best Instrumentalist: Russell Booker (euphonium) — Raunds Temperance
Fourth Section:
Adjudicator: Sam Fisher
1. Stalybridge Old Band (Martyn Evans)
2. Thrapston Town (Nathan Waterman)
3. Matlock Band (Chris Banks)
4. Croft Silver (Henry Dunger)
5. Corby Silver (Andy Mayell)
6. Abbey Brass (Rob Tompkins)
7. Syston Band (Colin Jones)
8. Brunel Brass Academy (Daniel Hall)
9. University of Warwick (Tom Stoneman)
10. Royston Town Band (Steve Earley)
Best Instrumentalist: soprano (Stalybridge Old Band)
Best Trombones: Thrapston Town
.gif)
