2006 Norwegian National Championships - Preview: Fourth Division
8-Feb-200617 are set to take part in the Fourth Section, where they will have to impress the adjudicators who will be sat in the open once more.
The lowest section in the Norwegian Championships sees 17 bands battle it out in the open forum brand of modern contesting. Nice to see this happening and with some pretty good choices from the bands (although one or two look a bit ambitious), and it should make for an open and enjoyable contest. It should also tell us a lot about the overall standard of banding in Norway as well.
There seems to a big turn over of bands in this section with a great number making their debuts this year. That is a great sign that the base of banding is expanding in the country, but there are also quite a few bands that have disappeared this year too.
For instance there is no sign of Manger Old Stars who came second here last year and gave so much pleasure to the audience with their brand of entertainment or the band who came third Skittenelev Musikkorps.
Last years winners were promoted up a section, but what has also happened to the likes of Fla Musikkorps and Fitjar, Ungdomskorpset Samklang, Musikkorps Heimdal and Gjallahorn? Are they still competing or isn't their standard good enough this year to make it through to the finals? If it is the latter then that is a pity as the Norwegians could possibly examine the chance of putting on an extra section here.
Thankfully other bands have made it through so it is nice to see the likes of IMI Brass who came second at SIDDIS, Hordvik who came fourth, Rosendal who came fifth and Hetlevik who came sixth amongst others. It should make for a cracking, and potentially unpredictable contest. Just how we like it!
Competing Bands:
Eigersund Blåseorkester:
Conductor: Dag Voigt,
Own Choice Selection: A Malvern Suite - Philip Sparke
Frei Hornmusikk:
Conductor: Stein Åge Sørlie,
Own Choice Selection: Inspiration - Jan de Haan
Grenland Brass:
Conductor: Rune Hansen,
Own Choice Selection: Kaleidoscope (Five Variations on the Brugg Song) - Philip Sparke
Hetlevik Musikklag:
Conductor: Jan Arne Pupe,
Own Choice Selection: A Malvern Suite - Philip Sparke
Hordvik Musikklag:
Conductor: Knut Emil Mjøs,
Own Choice Selection: Triptych for brass band - Philip Sparke
IMI Brass:
Conductor: Per-Erik Petersen,
Own Choice Selection: To serve and to save - Dudley Bright
Kaland/Lysefjorden Musikklag:
Conductor: Oddvar Nøstdal,
Own Choice Selection: A Salford Sinfonietta - Darrol Barry
Kjølsdalen Musikklag:
Conductor: Helge Øren,
Own Choice Selection: The Four Noble Truths - Philip Sparke
Kopervik Musikkorps:
Conductor: Selmer Simonsen,
Own Choice Selection: Voyage of Discovery - Goff Richards
Kvikne Hornmusikk:
Conductor: Geir Morten Øien,
Own Choice Selection: Orient Express - Philip Sparke
Lalm Musikkforening:
Conductor: Morten Graff.
Own Choice Selection: March Prelude - Edward Gregson
Vikingkirken, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen
Lismarka/Mesnalia Brass:
Conductor: Morten Fagerjord,
Own Choice Selection: A Celtic Suite - Philip Sparke
Rosendal Musikklag:
Conductor: Jan Magne Olsen,
Own Choice Selection: Essay for Brass Band - Edward Gregson
Rudsbygd Brass:
Conductor: Grethe Berntsen,
Own Choice Selection: Schattdorf Impressions - Darrol Barry and Country Scenes - Goff Richards
Sauda Musikklag:
Conductor: Eli Jorun Tangeraas
Own Choice Selection: Hinode, Peter Graham
Adventures in Brass - Ray Farr
Skeie GladBrass:
Conductor: Einar Mæland
Own Choice Selection: Kaleidoscope (Five Variations on the Brugg Song) - Philip Sparke
Dommere
The three people to really impress though are adjudicators, Arnfinn Dalhaug and Geir Ulseth.
4BR Prediction:
Who will win?
Well, to tell you the truth, we haven't a clue, although that has never stopped us in the past. So here we go.
1. Skeie Gald Brass
2. Manger Old Star Brass
3. Fitjar Musikklag
4. Lismarka/Mesnali Brass
5. Grenland Brass
6. Fagernes Musikkorps
Dark Horse: Sauda Musikklag
2005 Result:
1. Fagernes Musikkorps (Tor Arthur Hagen) - 95
2. Manger Old Star Brass (Johannes Mangersnes) - 92
3. Skittenelv Musikkorps (Tor Kr. Ravnanger Innbjør) - 91
4. Eikelandsfjorden Musikklag (Knut Harald Rydland) - 90
5. Brumund-Nordaasen Musikkforening (Botolv Gjeldaker) - 89
6. Grenland Brass (Magne Rutle) - 88
7. Skeie Glad Brass (Einar Mæland) - 87
8. Flå Musikkorps (Odd Steinar Mørkved) - 86
9. Ungdomskorpset Samklang (Kristin Myrmæl) - 84
10. Fitjar Musikklag (Torstein Hatlevik) - 83
11. Musikkorpset Heimdal (Pål W. Jøsok) - 82
12. Rudsbygd Brass (Grethe Berntsen) - 81
13. Lismarka/Mesnali Brass (Erling J. Myrseth) - 78
14. Gjallarhorn (Harald Førde) - 76
15. Sauda Musikklag (Eli-Jorun Tangeraas) - 75
16. Kvikne Hornmusikk (Ingrid Øien) - 73
