Copyright 2022 Brass Band Results & Tim Sawyer, All Rights Reserved, Printed from https://brassbandresults.co.uk/, Scottish Championship (Championship Section), Scottish Area (Daily Herald Qualifying) Contest. A Bad Hair Day is neat and well executed before Growing Pains closes St Ronans Future Bands programme with aplomb. 1) Campbeltown Youth Brass | Katrina Barr. The band has had to wait its turn to play today but, for the most part, has retained its energy levels and brings its performance to a majestic close. We Will Rock You transforms the concert hall into a rock venue, stomping and clapping aplenty to bring the programme - and the section - to a close. Once again, balance, detail and control were the keys elements in enabling the music to take flight. The 'coop' head to the Europeans in Birmingham in need of a marked confidence boost after failing to qualify for the first time since 2013. There's a mellifluous quality to the solo playing from Claire Mcllreavy in Night Music, a style embraced wholeheartedly by principal trombone, Lewis Bettles (resident conductor with the band), before baritone Laura Good picks up the mantle with some poise. Among the soloists to shine is principal horn player, Andrew McMillan, an unassuming charm to his virtuosity. Alan Fernie has been a busy chap today, taking to the stage with several bands; his influence on the Scottish banding scene is quite considerable. 2) King's Park Junior Brass | Jordan Fairley. St Ronan's Silver (Simon Railton): 1799. However, with the Black Dyke Director of Music at the helm, few would bet against them added yet more silverware to their trophy cabinet. Behind them came other performances of merit; led by a confident Coalburn Silver in fourth, ahead of the more muted pastel shadings of Newmains in fifth and a passionate Bathgate in sixth. RESULTS FILTER. Buckhaven & Methil Miners (Steven Craig): 1755. Each had their confidently played qualities (Dalmellington especially) as well as unforced error inconsistencies in what were varied interpretive readings of the Heaton score from the experienced trio of Thomas Wyss, Raymond Tennant and Erik Janssen. We will be taking part in the Yorkshire Areas on the evening of 5th March 2022 at Huddersfield Town Hall. Whitburn Band. Growing Pains, the set work, is tight and crisp, before Kings Park Junior Brass ends its programme with Chitty Chatty Bang Bang, a glint in the eye of its players as they romp to the close. This is a terrific piece, laced with catchy tunes and infectious beats and the band seems to enjoy bringing it to the stage in Perth. So too for winners Brass Sounds Inverclyde led by Joshua Parkhill who secured the title with a fine display of all things Hellenic. The fast, furious material subsides and makes way for some inspired solo playing, firstly from flugel (an enchanting contribution, accompanied by gentle backing track) and then trombone. Elegant horn sounds are among those to rise to the fore. Add More Here. 11th June, 2022 11th June, 2022 / News / By Paul Brown. There's a clinical, disciplined feel to the opening stages, before euphoniums show their quirky musical character in the melodic lines of Dobson's score. Comments from adjudicators Chris . Not everything quite lines up but at full tilt, it's impressive. They take their seats for Ode to Joy, with Andrew Foden directing the band in the famous music from Beethoven. In the event of a tie, musicality points were taken over entertainment points. The duo also spoke at length about what they had been looking for; the keys being transparency of detail, definition, balance and dynamic contrast especially in the middle section where an opening trombone trio played at a piano marking was rarely heard. Super Cali Fragilistic Expialidocious bounces along, the players relishing the Mary Poppins number, then Newtongrange Junior Band brings its performance to a close with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, another piece handled with poise. There's a pleasing lilt to the siciliana, with ensemble only occasionally losing its rigidity. 5) Campbeltown Brass Juniors | Katrina Barr. document.write(' type="hidden" '); There's a huge variety in the choices of repertoire for today's Scottish Open, with Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass opting for the intriguing Journey of the Wolf, telling the story of the hungarian composerBla Bartk, in its first competitive outing with Mareika Gray at the helm. Ellers sees Bathgate Youth Band show a different side, in a nicely understated reading of the hymn tune. Share this article Both laid out their assessments clearly. Loxley is a 4th Section brass band with a friendly family atmosphere, with players ranging from 10-80 years . MD Stephanie Mitchell deserves to be given the freedom of Kintyre. The percussion section underpins the following piece, Djembe Funk, with similar assurance. It's a musical melting pot in the opening stages, a variety of colours rising to the fore. Not quite everything lands together - but the quality is undeniable throughout. It had been he said, "a brilliant morning.". As it hurtles towards the latter stages of the pieces, the virtuosic soloists of yesteryear float in and out of the musical mist, snippets of well-kent solos bubbling to the fore in fleeting - quality - glimpses. Unison Kinneil (Raymond Tennant): 1856. Sandon follows, an ensemble from the band performing the first verse. Its to the pop world Campbeltown Brass Juniors takes the Perth audience, in Money, Money, Money. Not a learner band. Soloists move to their positions too. The quality is undoubted and it has certainly settled into its stride - it's just a tad inconsistent. February 27 Phoenix Brass Crewkerne Seek Musical Director and front row cornet players .We are looking for someone . Its full of fun - but the discipline remains in the playing, which is to members credit. 9) City of Bradford Band | Jonathan Bates - The Journey of the Lone Wolf (Simon Dobson). Bon-Accord Silver (Adam Cooke):190*3. the cooperation band (Russell Gray): 1894. Categories: Classical Music View Dates The infectious grooves are neatly played, with secure percussion keeping things ticking along nicely. It's percussion aplenty in this piece, alluring grooves underpinning the melodies. Campbeltown Brass (Stephanie Mitchell): 188*2. Boundary Street begins by taking us to a Brazilian carnival, full of energy and colour. Theres a lush quality to the sound of the band in full tilt, and a classy quality to the solo sounds. Andrea Price is crystal clear in her gesture, encouraging her players at every twist and turn. Coalburn Silver (Gareth Bowman): 1855. March 1 A change from contesting? Neat and nimble work from basses passes to trombones, who pick up with aplomb, and a neat grooves develops in percussion to underpin brass. Wingates also keep something in reserve for the final stages of Comitas' work, a former European Championship set work, the ornate, chamber music style work giving way to something much more organ-like as the piece reaches its conclusion. Theirs was a pastoral delight, with 'Best Horn' player Rosie Martin a mellow focal point. Bringing the bands programme to a close is Portals, from Avengers: Endgame, a suitably dramatic close to an entertaining programme with great attention to detail. 2023 Scottish Brass Band Association. The Fourth, Second and First Sections will be held on the Saturday and the Third and Championship Sections on the Sunday. John McCabes Cloudcatcher Fells was used as the test piece for the National Brass Band Championship in the same year and remains a challenge almost 40 years later. An open day of workshops for existing players and for potential new recruits to try out a brass instrument has been read more, Ahead of its participation in the Scottish Championships, The Kirkintilloch Band will be including a performance of the First Section area read more, The Edinburgh University Brass Band is looking for a musical director following the decision by current MD Harry Marshall to step read more, The Coalburn brass band family celebrated a year of dedication, growth and excellent playing at its annual awards evening from read more, The Band of His Majestys Royal Marines Scotland will be performing in a concert that will be out of this world read more, An old clock which was presented to a former member of Dumfries Town Band on the occasion of his wedding over read more, Celebrated musical director Russell Gray will be leading a weekend course in conducting in Livingston at the end of April. The major challenges seem to come in 'Green' where the safety first dynamic option found the soprano and especially horn too often submerged in ensemble foliage. The North West Championships will be the first of the eight qualifying events for the Royal Albert Hall and Cheltenham and will take place in the Winter Gardens, on Sunday 27th February. It's engaging, too, only occasionally getting a little strident. A swift change of gear follows and Wingates begins to take the audience on a journey through some of the more spirited sections of Comitas' score. 11) Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band | Chris Binns - Rococo Variations (Edward Gregson). The sounds around the stand have a sheen to them; trombones are a fine example, the control and balance refined throughout. Well done, folks. Set work Growing Pains follows and, while not immune from some challenges in ensemble, the players retain their composure and produce a spirited performance, full of energy and bravado. document.write(' value="11">'); Bo'ness & Carriden (Charlie Farren): 189*2. Dundee Instrumental (Bob McDonald): 1764. The solo sound enchants the Perth audience while the band accompanies with some neat, light-hearted choreography. March 1 Two iconic names in the banding world have announced a new partnership link. Horns rise to the fore before the melody passes elsewhere in this entertaining rendition. Dundee Instrumental claimed the final podium slot with their spirited account whilst each of Buckhaven & Methil, Peebles, Bon Accord B, Hawick Saxhorn and MacTaggart Scott all delivered performances of substance and style. The daunting prospect of tackling Gilbert Vinter's 'Spectrum' brought an informed musical response from the 10 well matched bands in the First Section. 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