2023 Victorian State Championships
Darebin City Brass — Preston Band secured a comprehensive win at the recent Victorian State Championship under the leadership of Musical Director Andrew Snell. The band won each of the four disciplines of hymn, set-work, own-choice, and march to take the victory from runners-up Footscray Yarraville City with Glenferrie Brass placed third. The centrepiece of Darebin's programme was a world premiere performance of Fendall Hill's test-piece 'Mind Dances', written as an autobiographical exploration of the range of thoughts and emotions he faced over a seven-year period of varied mental health challenges. Adjudicator Maureen Cameron congratulated the trio of bands on their “great standard2 of performances. The winning MD, Andrew Snell also added his congratulations to “the wonderful team that is Darebin; the band that works this hard and makes my life so easy. It's an absolute pleasure.”
Congratulations are also owed to Boroondara Brass, Wonthaggi Citizens Band and Ararat Cit on winning their respective sections. Hyde Street Youth Band took the Junior B Grade title for the third year in a row, whilst the CD grade honours went to Wonthaggi Youth Band. The event which also included competitions for Concert bands was broadcast by Tim Kelly at www.Brassbanned.com Full results can be viewed below.
Results:
A Grade:
Adjudicator: Maureen Cameron
Set Work: Mind Dances (Fendall Hill)
Hymn/Set Work/Own Choice/March = Total
1. Darebin City Brass — Preston (Andrew Snell): 47/93/44/46 = 230
2. Footscray Yaraville City (Louisa Lawless): 45/91/42/44 = 222
3. Glenferrie Brass (Philippa Edwards): 46/92/41/42 = 221
B Grade:
Adjudicator: Maureen Cameron
Set Work: Lions of Legends (Thierry Deleruyelle)
Hymn/Set Work/Own Choice/March = Total
1. Boroondara Brass (Daniel van Bergen): 46/94/48/43 = 231
2. Geelong West Brass (Jeff Steele): 45/92/46/45 = 228
3. Box Hill City (Simon Brown): 43/91/45/43 = 222
4. City of Greater Dandenong (Jamie Lawson): 45/88/44/42 = 219
5. Darebin City Brass — Northern Brass (Martyn Scrimshaw): 41/87/44/44 = 216
C Grade:
Adjudicator: Maureen Cameron
Set Work: Lucid Perspectives (Pankhurst/Baker/McGhee)
Hymn/Set Work/Own Choice/March = Total
1. Wonthaggi Citizen's (Craig Marinus): 46/92/48/43 = 229
2. Creswick Brass Band (Katrina Bird): 43/91/47/45 = 226
3. Moonee Valley Brass (Dean Hughes): 45/93/43/44 = 225
4. Whitehorse Brass (Broden Ford): 43/89/44/43 = 219
5. Western Brass (Jared McCunnie): 40/89/47/42 = 218
6. Sunshine Community Brass (Wayne Bowden): 42/88/44/42 = 216
7. Wodonga Brass (Fenella O'Sullivan): 42/87/45/41 = 215
D Grade:
Adjudicator: Maureen Cameron
Set Work: MB 100 (Barrie Gott) (march)
Hymn/Major Work/Concert Item/March = Total
1. Ararat City Band (Bruno Andrade): 46/94/46/47 = 233
2. Boroodara Harmony Brass (Robyn Lowenstein Waugh): 46/92/43/46 = 227
3. Hyde Street Youth (Phillipa Edwards): 45/90/44/46 = 225
4. Balllarat City Municipal Youth (Troy Cheeseman): 43/88/42/43 = 216
5. Mornington Youth & Citizen's Band (John Beckley): 44/87/39/44 = 214
Junior B Grade:
Adjudicator: Maureen Cameron
Major Work/Concert Item/Concert Item — Total
1. Hyde Street Youth Band (Andrew Wilson): 91/47/47 = 185
Junior C Grade:
Adjudicator: Maureen Cameron
Major Work/Concert Item/Concert Item — Total
- Wonthaggi Youth Brass (Nick Beale): 91/47/47 = 185
2. Richmond Youth Brass (Adam Arnold): 88/45/45 = 178
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