Cooperation take Scottish Championship Honours
The cooperation band were awarded the spoils in today’s Scottish Championships in Perth. Drawing tenth in order of play, the band and its MD Dr Glenn Van Looy, had to maintain their composure as the last band to perform. They certainly did this, with one audience member stating, “it was amazing! Literally brought me to tears! I just loved the level of excellence, the artistry, and the emotion! Congratulations!” Perhaps it was an early draw that sealed Whitburn’s fate, with adjudicators Tom Davoren and Chris King awarding them the runner-up spot on this occasion, although with only one point separating the two bands. Bon Accord completed the podium places finishing the day in the third spot.
Winning their respective section Scottish National titles were Kirkintilloch, Newmains & District, Croy Silver and Bon-Accord B. Joining the winners at the National Championships in Cheltenham later this year will be Granite Brass, Broxburn & Livingston, Perthshire Brass and Buckhaven & Methil Miners. Full results are below with a review of the weekend in Perth appearing in the next issue of Brass Band World magazine.
Results:
Championship Section:
Adjudicators: Tom Davoren and Chris King
Test-piece: Variations on an Enigma (Philip Sparke)
1. the cooperation band (Dr Glenn Van Looy): 196*
2. Whitburn (Prof Nicholas Childs): 195*
3. Bon-Accord Silver (Adam Cooke): 193
4. Kirkintilloch Kelvin (Mareika Gray): 191
5. Coalburn Silver (Gareth Bowman): 190
6. Kingdom Brass (Thomas Wyss): 188
7. Bathgate (Craig Anderson): 187
8. Dalmellington (Erik Janssen): 186
9. Unison Kinneil (Raymond Tennant): 184
10. Dalkeith & Monktonhall (James Chamberlain): 183
*Qualify for invitation to National Final
First Section:
Adjudicators: Tom Davoren and Chris King
Test-piece: High Peak (Eric Ball)
1. Kirkintilloch Band (Hedley Benson): 192*
2. Granite City Brass (Bruce Wallace): 190*
3. Bo'ness & Carriden (Charlie Farren): 189
4. Dunaskin Doon (Ralph Brill): 187
5. Newtongrange Silver (Anne Crookston): 186
6. Lochgelly (Chris Shanks): 184
7. Johnstone (Joshua Parkhill): 182
8. Newmilns & Galston (Alan Friel): 181
9. Irvine & Dreghorn (John Boax): 180
*Qualify for invitation to National Final
Best Horn: Alan Wardrope (Kirkintilloch Band)
Best Principal Cornet: Alan Wilson (Granite City Brass)
Second Section:
Adjudicators: Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale and Stan Lippeatt
1. Newmains & District (Paul McKelvie MBE): 188*
2. Broxburn & Livingston (Bryan Allen): 186*
3. Clackmannan District (Paul Drury): 184
4. Jedforest Instrumental (Philip Rosier): 183
5. Campbeltown Brass (Andrew McMillan): 182
6. Annan Town (Lewis Wilkinson): 181
7. Shotts St Patrick's (Andy Shaw): 180
8. Kilmarnock Concert Brass (Rebecca Wilson): 179
9. St David's Brass (John A Dickson): 178
10. Renfrew Burgh (Mark Good): 177
11. Selkirk Silver (Simon Railton): 176
*Qualify for invitation to National Final
Best Instrumentalist: Soprano cornet (Broxburn & Livingston)
Third Section:
Adjudicators: Tom Davoren and Chris King
Test-piece: Corineus (Christopher Bond)
1. Croy Silver (Kenneth Blackwood): 190*
2. Perthshire Brass (Willie McMullan): 188*
3. Highland Brass (Mark Bell): 186
4. Brass Sounds Inverclyde (Joshua Parkhill): 185
5. St Ronan's Silver (Chris Shanks): 183
6. Peebles Burgh (Vaughan Fleischfresser): 181
7. Langholm Town (Chris Bradley): 180
8. Dysart Colliery (Robert Fraser): 179
9. Penicuik Silver (Alan Fernie): 178
*Qualify for invitation to National Final
Best Instrumentalist: Principal cornet (Peebles Burgh Band)
Fourth Section:
Adjudicators: Stan Lippeatt and John Boax
Test-piece: Music for Jock Tamson (Alan Fernie)
1. Bon-Accord B (Jennifer Cook): 185*
2. Buckhaven & Methil Miners (Steven Craig): 183*
3. Hawick Saxhorn (Stuart Black): 181
4. Kirkton Brass Bathgate (Simon Railton): 180
5. Stranraer Brass (Angela Miller): 179
6. Dundee Instrumental (Bob McDonald): 178
7. MacTaggart Scott Loanhead (Peter Holmes): 177
8. Turriff Silver (Matt Bailey): 176
9. Coalburn Intermediate (David Fehilly): 175
10. Whitburn Heartlands (Andrew McMillan): 174
11. Dunfermline City Brass (Andy Shaw): 173
*Qualify for invitation to National Final
Youngest BBb bass player: Jack Mayer (MacTaggart Scott Loanhead)
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