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Results: Euro Brass

The Euro Brass Contest took place in Drachten last weekend, with Brass Band Buizingen taking the honours.

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The popular Euro Brass Contest took place in Drachten last weekend, where Brass Band Buizingen maintained their good form of 2009 to take the top honours.

Results:

A Section:
1. Brassband Buizingen (Luc Vertommen) — 186
2. De Bazuin Oenkerk (Klaas van der Woude) — 182
3. De Wâldsang (Rieks van der Velde) — 178
4. Brass Band Schoonhoven (Erik Janssen) — 176
5. Brass band Limburg (Benny Wiame) — 174
6. Metropole Brass Band (Guy Audenaert) — 172

Adjudicators: David Horsfield, Roger Webster


B Section:
1. Pro Rege Heerenveen (Siemen Hoekstra) — 174
2. De Lofklank Ureterp (Marco Middelberg) — 170
3. Brassband Breukelen (Erik Janssen) — 167
4. Excelsior Zalk (Rieks van der Velde) — 162

Adjudicators: Jan Van der Roost, Roger Webster


C Section:
1. Koperensemble De Wâldsang (Bienze IJlstra) — 180
2. Gereformeerde Brassband Groningen (Jochum Hoekstra) — 174
3. Constantijn Huygens (Richard Visser) — 170
4. Immanuel Eemsmond (Wim Westerman) — 164
5. Backum Brass (Willem van Kooi) — 162

Adjudicators: David Horsfield, Jan Van der Roost

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