Euro judges announced

EBBA have announced the team of adjudicators who will decide who takes the 2016 European Brass Band Championship title.

On the Friday night (29 April) Championship section bands will battle it out on the set-test: a new work entitled, Fraternity by Thierry Deleruyelle. The men they will need to impress are:

Michael Bach (Switzerland)
Michael Forsyth (Australia)
Fabrice Millischer (France)

The second 'own-choice' part of the Championship section contest takes place the following day (30 April) with an adjudicating team of:

Michael Ball (UK)
Reid Gilje (Norway)
Ivan Meylemans (Belgium)

Follow the links above to find out more about the adjudictors who will be judging the bands taking part in the Championship section of the European Championships:

Black Dyke - Nicholas Childs (England)
Brighouse & Rastrick - David King (England)
Cory - Philip Harper (Wales)
Whitburn - Michael Fowles (Scotland)
Paris - Florent Didier (France)
Buizingen - Luc Vertommen (Belgium)
Oberösterreich - Ian Porthouse (Austria)
Stavanger - Allan Withington (Norway)
Valaisia - Arsene Duc (Switzerland)
3BA Concert - Thomas Ludescher (Germany)
Lyngby-Taarbæk - Michael Thomsen (Denmark)
Provinciale Groningen - Richard Visser (Netherlands)

More details relating to the EBBC Challenge Divison, Soloist Competition and Youth Championships will appear soon.

Photo: Ivan Meylemans

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