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Results: 2010 Swedish National Championship

Windcorp retains title to gain European qualification for Montreux.

Windcorp
 

The Windcorp Band, under the direction of Garry Cutt, retained its Swedish Championship title in Värnamo last weekend.

A duo of confident performances of the newly commissioned set test, 'Highlands and Lowlands', by Magnus Hylander and of Hermann Pallhuber's 'Titan's Progress' gave the reigning champion the title for a second successive year ahead of debutants Öresund Brass. Stockholm Brass was third.


Elite Division:
Adjudicators: Jappie Dijkstra, Owen Farr, Ian Porthouse, Ray Farr

1. Windcorp Brass Band (Gary Cutt) — 93/90 = 91.5
Own choice: Titan’s Progress (H. Pallhuber)

2. Öresund Brass Band (Russell Gray) — 89/89 = 89
Own choice: Music of the Spheres (P. Sparke)

3. Stockholm Brass Band (Kent Jonsson) — 86/88 = 87
Own choice: On the Shoulders of Giants (P. Graham)

4. Solna Brass (Torgny Hanson) — 88/84 = 86
Own choice: The Irish Blessing/ Dances and Arias (E. Gregson)

5. Betlehemskyrkans Musikkår (A. Lundin/D. Glänneskog) — 87/85 = 86
Own choice: Exodus (E. Ball) / Shine as the Light (P. Graham)

6. Malmö Brass Band (Jan Winborg) — 84/81 = 82.5
Own Choice: The Land of the Long White Cloud P. Sparke)


First Division:
Set test: Impact (Joel Engström)
Adjudicators: Ray Farr, Ian Porthouse

1. Torsby Brass (Berit Palmquist) — 92
2. Gnosjö Brass Band (Jan Hultegård) — 91
3. Åsenhöga Missionskyrkas Brass Band (Olof Forsberg) — 90
4. Uffes Blås Brass Band (Mattias Hjortlinger) — 89


Second Division:
Set test: Visions of Slane (David Glänneskog)
Adjudicators: Owen Farr, Magnus Hylander

1. Södertörns Brass (Kenneth Drougge) — 93
2. Värnamo Missionskyrkas Brassband (Håkan Johansson) — 90


Third Division:
Set test: Fanny’s Song (Anders Beijer)
Adjudicators: Owen Farr, Magnus Hylander

1. Avesta Gospel Brass (Göran Hultqvist) — 91
2. Wenern Brass Åmål (Jörgen Johansson) — 89
3. Bors Brassband (Ulrik Lundquist) — 88
4. Göteborgs Juniorbrass (Andreas Lundin/Kalle Åberg) — 86


Junior Division:
No points awarded
Set test piece: Victory Parade (Ulrika Holm)
Adjudicators: Einar Gjelsvik, Lars-Gunnar Björklund

1. Bors Minibrass (Ulrik Lundquist)
2. Torsby-Arvika Minibrass (Berit Palmquist)
3. Åsenhöga Minibrass (Olof Forsberg)
4= Los Mocosos Örnsköldsvik (Daniel Sundberg)
4= Södertörns Minibrass (Karin Nylander/Malin Dahlby)
4= Allianskyrkans Juniorbrass Jönköping (Albin Gustavsson)
4= Mullsjö Brasskvintett (Bosse Vingren)
4= Uffes Blås Youth Brass Band (Jesper Hellberg)

Prices were awarded to the conductor who gave the best performance of the set test piece:

Elite Division: Gary Cutt
1st Division: Berit Palmquist
2nd Division: Kenneth Drougge
3rd Division: Jörgen Johansson
Junior Division: Ulrik Lundquist

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