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2007 US Open

Date:
Saturday, November 10, 2007

Venue:
St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights, IL, USA.

Test piece:
Entertainment Programme

Adjudicator(s):
Joseph Allinson, John Bell, John Phillips

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Fountain City Joe Perisi 3 361
2 Brass Band of Central Florida Michael J Garassi 8 354
3 Wingates Band Andrew Berryman 5 352
4 Eastern Iowa Brass Band Casey Thomas 1 320
5 Prairie Brass Band Dallas Niermeyer 4 314
6 Illinois Brass Band Dr. Ryan T. Nelson 2 302
7 Milwaukee Festival Brass Pat Backhaus 7 296
8 Motor City Brass Band Craig Strain 6 291

Compere: Frank Renton

Best Cornet: Raquel Rodriquez, Fountain City

Most Entertaining Band: Fountain City

Best Performance of a March: Wingates, Ravenswood

Best Featured Soloist: Raquel Rodriquez; Fountain City, Carnival of Venice

Best New Arrangement or Composition for Brass Band: Wicked, Lucy Pankhurst, Wingates

Most Outstanding Percussion Section Award: Brass Band of Central Florida

Buskers Champion: Prairie Dogz: Buster Strikes Back
 



Contest: 48th Brass in Concert

Saturday 15 November • The Gladhous International Centre for Music, St Mary's Square, Gateshead NE8 2JR


Delph Band - Delph Youth Band

Sunday 16 November • Denshaw Village Hall, . Ripponden Rd, . Denshaw, . Oldham OL3 5SY


Regent Hall Concerts - Trombonanza with Brett Baker and Friends

Saturday 22 November • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ W1C2DJ


Dobcross Silver Band - Dobross Youth Band and Dobcross Brass Monkeys

Saturday 22 November • Civic Hall . Lee Street . Uppermill . Saddleworth OL3 6AE


Barnsley Brass - A Night At The Movies

Saturday 29 November • Worsbrough Miners Welfare. Park Road. Worsbrough Bridge. Barnsley S70 5LJ


Harlow Brass Band

November 15 • We have vacancies for CORNETS, TROMBONES, 2ND HORN AND PERCUSSION. We are a welcoming, non contesting band who organising their own Spring and Christmas concerts and enjoy playing at local events throughout the year.


Audley Brass

November 13 • Audley Brass (First Section National Finalists 2025) are seeking an Eb BASS PLAYER as we work towards our Dickens A Christmas Carol theme concert, the Beartown Brewery Christmas party and the 2026 Area contest.


Crewe Brass

November 13 • Crewe Brass are looking for PERCUSSION (TUNED and KIT) to join our highly motivated 4th section band. We are a very welcoming and sociable band, with a positive outlook and a reasonably busy calendar of engagements. Other enquiries are welcome.


Martyn Evans

BEd (Hons) NABBC member
Conductor, Band Trainer, Teacher, Adjudicator


               

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