EBBC Malmo Results Round-Up

Congratulations are owed, not only to the incredible bands that performed as part of the blue ribband Championship Section of the European Brass Band Championships, but also to the superb bands in the Challenge Section and the fabulous talent on display in both the Premier and Development Youth Sections of the contest.

Taking place on Saturday 6th May the Challenge Section contest was won by Brass Band Uberetsch, under the leadership of Johann Finatzer. Adjudicators Martyn Brabbins, Anne Crookston and Ivan Meylemans awarded the band a 3-point margin of victory across both halves of the contest with the band’s solo euphonium player also scooping up the award for Best Instrumentalist.

In the Youth divisions it was Catch Basin Brass Band who were victorious in the Premier Section and Smoras Skolemusikk taking the top spot in the Development Section. There was a great deal for audiences to admire in both sections, not least the talents of Jakob Ettlinger (trombone) and Samuel Winter (marimba) who were awarded the best soloist prizes in their respective sections.

Full results can be viewed below and a detailed review of the event will appear in the next issue of Brass Band World.

Challenge Section:
Test Piece: Tragic Overture (Tobias Broström) and Own Choice

1. Brass Band Uberetsch (Johann Finatzer): 95
2. Malaga Brass Band (Victor Eloy Lopez Cerezo): 92
3. Laganvale Metal Technology Band (Keith Anderson) :90
4. Aukstyn LT (Piet Visser): 89

Best Instrumentalist: Solo euphonium Brassband Uberetsch

Youth Championships:
Premier Section:
1. Catch Basin Brass Band (Prof. Andreas Lackner): 97
2. The National Youth Brass Band of Denmark (Stig Mearsk): 95
3. Youth Brass 2000 (Christopher Jeans): 93
4. Liberty Brass Band Junior (Matthias Keller): 92
5. Brass Band Sklepucini (Vilmantas Vapsva): 91
6. Swedish Youth Brass Band (Berit Palmquist): 90

Best Soloist: Jakob Ettlinger (trombone)

Development Section:
1. Smoras Skolemusikk (Magnus Brandseth): 98
2. Jugend Brassband Sudtirol (Johann Finatzer): 96
3. Elland Silver Youth Brass Band (Samantha Harrison): 93*
4. Aukstyn (Remigijus Vilys): 92
5. Wardle Academy Youth Band (Lee Rigg):90*
6. South Wales Youth Band (Angela Westacott): 89
7. PotzBlech (Hans Jacob): 86*

Best Soloist Samuel Winter (marimba) — Smoras Skolemusikk

*1 point time penalty

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