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Regional Championships: North West

Section 2 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2024 Skelmersdale Benjamin Coulson Triptych, Philip Sparke
2023 Whitworth Vale & Healey Michael Golding The Pilgrim's Progress, Rodney Newton
2022 Pemberton Old Wigan DW B Jay Hall The Aeronauts, Goff Richards
2020 Uppermill Dean Redfern The Golden Sabre - Tales of the Hussar-Poet, Denis Davydov (Kit Turnbull)
2019 Bollington Brass Peter Christian Rise of the Phoenix, Darrol Barry
2018 Middleton Kevin Gibbs Ex Terra Lucem, Jonathan Bates
2017 Flixton Ian Brownbill Rhapsody in Brass, Sir Dean Goffin
2016 Haydock Mark Quinn The Mermaid of Zennor, Philip Harper
2015 Tyldesley Robert Taylor Variations on Maccabeus, Kevin Norbury
2014 Mossley Duncan Byers Chaucer's Tunes, Dr Michael Ball
2013 Whitworth Vale & Healey John Binns The Plantaganets, Eric Gregson
2012 Mossley Duncan Byers Cross Patonce, Goff Richards
2011 Morecambe Andrew Warriner Resurgam - Eric Ball
2010 Diggle James Shepherd The Kingdom of Dragons, Philip Harper
2009 Oldham (Lees) John Collins New World Sketches, Dan Price
2008 Wardle and District Anderson Brass S. Conway Three Part Invention, Kenneth Downie
2007 Wardle & District Anderson Brass S. Conway Carnival, Helen Perkin
2006 Blackpool Brass Andrew Warriner Images of the Millennium, Howard Snell
2005 Wire Brass P. Andrews Variations For Brass Band, R. Vaughan Williams
2004 Old Hall Brass N. Parkinson Kaleidoscope, Philip Sparke
2003 Bollington P. Christian Celestial Prospect, W. Heaton
2002 Moston & Beswick R. Taylor Symphony for Brass, V. Ewald
2001 Dobcross Youth T. Griffiths The Moor of Venice, W. Alwyn
2000 Oldham Brass '97 A. White Sword, Jewel and Mirror, P. Harper
1999 United Norwest Co-op Milnrow I. Brownbill Symphonic Suite for Brass, L. Locas
1998 Ashton-under-Lyne M. Evans Culloden Moor, G. Wood
1997 Haydock Ogden Travel J. Maines A New Buckenham Suite, A. Jackman
1996 Berisfords Cardway Plc H. Megarell Hollywood, G. Richards
1995 United Co-op Crewe R. Sparkes Rococo Variations, A. Street
1995 United Co-op Crewe R. Sparkes Rococo Variations, Allan Street
1994 Gorton Silver D. Evans A Salford Sinfonietta, Darrol Barry
1993 Boarshurt D. Morris Oceans, Goff Richards
1992 Longridge G. Clough Dimensions, Peter Graham
1991 Bedford Leigh B. Taylor Masque, Frederic Devreese
1990 The Trafford Band J. Norris Forth Suite, Bruce Fraser
1989 Lancashire Constabulary S. Blair Orian, Granville Bantock
1988 Marple Band G. E. Cutt Royal Parks, Lloyd
1988 Norwest Co-op Wardle A. Briggs Folk Song Heritage, M. Kenyon
1983 Fodens O.T.S. H. Snell Images, John McCabe
1983 Darwen G. Clough Caprice Brass Fair, Geoffrey Winter
1982 Warburton's Bakery J. Durrant Henry V, Vaughan Williams
1981 Stalbridge (Tetley-Walker) E. Woodhouse Concertino, Philip Lane
1980 Roberts Bakery C. Cranson Concert Overture For Brass Bands, Vilem Tausky
1979 Leyland Vehicles R. Evans Introduction, Elegy & Caprice, Morley Calvert
1978 Lancashire Constabulary H. Bentham The Three Musketeers, George Hespe
1977 Lancashire Constabulary W. Hill Morning Rhapsody, Eric Ball
1976 East Lancs. Paper Group M. Brownbill Tournament For Brass, Eric Ball
1975 Poynton A. Lawton Rhapsody in Brass, Dean Goffin
1972 Skelmersdale W. Lyon Sinfonietta For Brass Band, Joseph Horovitz
1971 Skelmersdale W. Lyon Suite Gothique, L. Boellman, Eric Ball
1970 Hoggarth's J. A. Hughes First Suite In Eb (Revised Edition), Gustav Holst
1965 Mirrlees Works W. Ashcroft Old English SUite, Three Castles, W. Rimmer
1964 Poynton Brass C. Holt Suite, The Great City, Dr. William Lovelock
1962 Carlisle St. Stephens C. Lowes Peter Schmoll,Weber, Drake Rimmer


Regent Hall Concerts - The Band of the Grenadier Guards

Thursday 26 March • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London. . W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Funny Bones Trombone Octet

Friday 27 March • Oompah Brass XXL. Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Brass Bands England - 2026 National Youth Brass Band Championships

Saturday 28 March • King Edward's School, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2UA


The Hepworth Band - Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 April • Huddersfield Town Hall HD1 2TA


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


Newport Borough Brass Band

March 27 • After a respectable 4th place in the 2nd Section at the Welsh Area Contest, we are looking for FRONT ROW CORNET (position negotiable) 1st BARITONE, 2ND TROMBONE and Bb BASS players to come and join us on our journey under the baton of Martin McHale BEM.


East London Brass

March 27 • PERCUSSION - ELB are the look out for a percussionist to complement our existing section. We have a sensible diary of contests and concerts and are ambitious to keep progressing as a band.


Dodworth Colliery MW Brass Band

March 24 • Back row cornet vacancy. . Instrument available


Stephen Tighe

ARCM, LDBBA, (Dip)PFS.
Adjudicator / Music Director / Arranger


               

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