Results: Gloucestershire BBA

There was a splendid day's entertainment on offer in Gloucester on the weekend, topped by the Lydbrook Band.

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

The Gloucestershire Brass Band Association Contest took place on the weekend at the Gloucester Five Acres Theatre adjudicated by Philip Harper.

Lydbrook took the top honours after their performance of 'Connotations', whilst City of Bristol won the B Section with their performance of 'The Aeronauts'. Corus (Port Talbot) took the C Section title with their performance of 'Music for a Festival' and Usk Youth took the top Gold Award in the Youth Section.

Results:

Section A
March:
1. Lydbrook — 192
2. Yeovil Town — 190

Test Piece:
1. Lydbrook — 193
2. Yeovil — 190

Best Instrumentalist: Baritone – Yeovil Town

Section B:
March:
1. City of Bristol — 187
2. Corus (Port Talbot) — 185
3. AW Parker (Drybrook) — 184
4. Wotton & District — 182

Test Piece:
1. City of Bristol — 186
2. Corus (Port Talbot) — 184
3. AW Parker (Drybrook) — 183
4. Wotton & District — 180

Highest Placed 3rd Section Band: AW Parker (Drybrook)
Best Instrumentalist: Principal Cornet — City of Bristol

Section C:
March:
1. Corus (Port Talbot) — 181
2. Newport Borough — 178
3. Malvern Hills & District — 172
4. Pangbourne & District — 171
5. Phoenix Brass — 170
6. Midsomer Norton & Radstock — 168

Test piece:
1. Corus (Port Talbot) — 182
2. Newport Borough — 180
3. Malvern Hills & District — 173
4. Midsomer Norton & Radstock — 172
5. Pangbourne & District — 171
6. Phoenix Brass — 170

Best Instrumentalist: Principal Cornet — Pangbourne & District
Best Trombone Section: Newport Borough

Section D:
Usk Youth — Gold Award
City of Bristol Training — Gold Award
Lydbrook Training — Silver Award

Best Instrumentalist: Principal Cornet — Usk Youth

Special Awards:
Most Players Under 14: City of Bristol Training (14 players)
Youngest Player: Jacob Day — Lydbrook Training
Best Horn Section: Wotton & District
Best Bass Section: Lydbrook
Best Percussion Section: Lydbrook
Best Cornet: Yeovil Town
Best Flugel: Lydbrook
Best Euphonium: Lydbrook
Best Instrumentalist of the Day: Baritone — Yeovil Town

Entries are now being taken for the GBBA Entertainment Contest to be held on Sunday 7th February. Entry forms can be downloaded from the GBBA Website www.gbba-online.org.uk

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