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2024 Spring Festival - Senior Trophy

Date:
Saturday, May 11, 2024

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Peter Graham

Adjudicator(s):
Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale, John Doyle

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Ebbw Valley Brass Gareth Ritter9
2 Newtongrange Silver Anne Crookston 3
3 Haverhill Silver Matthew Brown 12
4 Marsden Silver Andrew Lofthouse16
5Tongwynlais Temperance Owen Farr4
6 Roberts Bakery Mike Jones14
7 Pontardulais Town Matthew Jenkins11
8 Enderby Gareth Brindle13
9 Eccles Borough Mareika Gray2
10 East London Brass Jayne Murrill6
11 Blackburn & Darwen Daniel Thomas17
12 Woodfalls Paul Holland1
13 Longridge Mark Peacock15
14 Parc & Dare Dewi Griffiths10
15 Yorkshire Imperial Garry Hallas 8
16 Unison Kinneil Raymond Tennant 7
17 Easington Colliery Michael Fowles 5

Ebbw Valley Brass, Newtongrange Silver, Haverhill Silver, Marsden Silver promoted to the Senior Cup


Best Instrumentalist: Stephen Sykes, trombone, Ebbw Valley Brass
 



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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.


Stephen Tighe

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


               

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