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2019 Region: North of England - Championship Section

Date:
Sunday, March 17, 2019

Venue:
The Gala Theatre, Durham

Test piece:
Seascapes, Ray Steadman-Allen

Adjudicator(s):
Dr Brett Baker and Alan Morrison

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 EYMS Stig Mærsk 1 -
2 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 2 -
3 NASUWT Riverside David Roberts 5 -
4 Easington Colliery Daniel Brooks 6 -
5 Fishburn Paul Lovatt-Cooper 7 -
6 Shepherd Building Group Richard Wilton 3 -
7 Westoe Jason Smith 4 -
8 York Railway Institute David Lancaster 9 -
9 Harrogate Leigh Baker 8 -

Qualifiers:

EYMS, Reg Vardy

Best Soprano: Philip Tait, NASUWT Riverside
Best Principal Cornet: Neil Day, EYMS
Best Euphonium: Melanie Ornsby, EYMS
Best Trombone: Mark Unsworth, EYMS
Best Tubas: EYMS
Best Percussion: Reg Vardy 



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


Chinnor Silver

March 27 • We are a friendly progressive 1st Section band who need a couple of seats filled.. Bb BASS and PERCUSSIONIST are on our wanted list so if you are looking for a new banding challenge get in contact. We rehearse on Wednesdays and have good realistic diary.


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.


David Hirst

MA, B.Ed (Hons), LTCL
Conductor, adjudicator and arranger


               

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