Longbridge wins NWABBA
Congratulations to Longbridge and MD Mark Peacock on winning the joint Championship/First Section of the North West Amateur Brass Band Association with a commendable performance of Edward Gregson's 'Of Distant Memories'. The band also picked up the prize for 'Best Instrumentalist', which was awarded to cornet player Georgina Atkinson. Hade Edge who performed 'Tallis Variations' finished a close second with Skelmanthorpe completing the podium prizes with their performance of 'The Essence of Time'.
Adjudicator Andrea Price had a full day of high quality own-choice test-piece music making at Wardle Academy in Greater Manchester and congratulations are also owed to Tewit Silver, Dobcross Silver and Littleborough bands on winning their respective sections. Full results from the day can be viewed below.
Results:
Championship/First Section:
Adjudicator: Andrea Price
1. Longbridge (Mark Peacock)
2. Hade Edge (Lewis Bettles)
3. Skelmanthorpe (Martin Heartfield)
4. Marsden Silver (Andrew Lofthouse)
Best Instrumentalist: Georgina Atkinson (cornet) — Longridge
Best Percussion: Skelmanthorpe
Best NWABBA Band: Longridge
Second Section:
Adjudicator: Andrea Price
1. Tewit Silver (Martin Hall)
2. Besses Boys (James Holt)
3. Uppermill (James Garlick)
4. Barnsley Brass (Ben Brickles)
5. Delph (Phil Goodwin)
Best Instrumentalist: Jacob Bramley (cornet) — Barnsley Brass
Best NWABBA Band: Besses Boys
Third Section:
Adjudicator: Andrea Price
1. Dobcross Silver (Jason M. Smith)
2. Thornton Cleveleys (Steve Tarry)
3. Trinity Girls (Anna Hughes-Williams)
4. BMP (Europe) Goodshaw (Dean Redfern)
Best Instrumentalist: Marie Hart (cornet) — Trinity Girls
Best NWABBA Band: Dobcross Silver
Fourth Section:
Adjudicator: Andrea Price
1. Littleborough (Ashley Higgins)
2. Stalybridge (Nigel Lawless)
3. St John's Mossley (David W Ashworth)
Best Instrumentalist: (flugel) — Littleborough
Best NWABBA Band: Littleborough
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