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Results: Gloucester BBA

Coleford played host to a fine turn out of bands on the weekend, with Lydbrook, City of Bristol and AW Parker Drybrook leading the way.

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The Gloucestershire Brass Band Association contest took place on the weekend, when a healthy line up of competitors took part in the test piece and march categories at Five Acres Theatre in Coleford.

With Paul Holland undertaking the honours in the adjudicators box, 14 bands took to the stage in the four hotly contested sections.

Big winners

The big winners on the day were Lydbrook, City of Bristol and AW Parker (Drybrook), each with clear wins in both the march and test piece of their respective sections, whilst there was an encouraging show of future brass playing talent in the D Section, with four young ensembles providing wonderful entertainment.

The big winners on the day were Lydbrook, City of Bristol and AW Parker (Drybrook), each with clear wins in both the march and test piece of their respective sections4BR

Results:

Section A:


March:
1. Lydbrook — 188pts
2. Hyde — 187pts

Test Piece:
1. Lydbrook — 189pts
2. Hyde — 187pts

Best Instrumentalist: Euphonium – Lydbrook

Section B:

March:

1. City of Bristol — 183pts
2. Bream Silver — 182pts
3. Cinderford — 181pts

Test Piece:
1. City of Bristol — 187pts
2. Cinderford — 185pts
3. Bream Silver — 184pts

Best Instrumentalist: Barry Watkins (horn) — Cinderford

Section C:

March:

1. AW Parker (Drybrook) — 176pts
2. Marshfield — 175pts
3. Frampton-on-Severn Silver — 174pts

Test Piece:
1. AW Parker (Drybrook) 180pts
2. Marshfield — 177pts
3. Frampton-on-Severn Silver — 176pts

Best Instrumentalist : Martin Musto (cornet) – AW Parker (Drybrook)
Best Trombone Section: – AW Parker (Drybrook)

Section D:

Usk Youth — Gold Award
Watership Brass — Gold Award
Lydbrook Training — Silver Award
Lydney Training — Bronze Award

Best Instrumentalist: Otis Williams – Lydbrook Training

Special Awards:
Most Players under 14: Lydney Training
Youngest Player: Alice Gwynne-Duggan – Lydbrook Training
Best Horn Section: City of Bristol
Best Bass Section: City of Bristol
Best Percussion Section: City of Bristol
Best Cornet Player: Lydbrook
Best Flugel: Hyde
Best Euphonium: Lydbrook
Best Instrumentalist of the Day: Euphonium (Lydbrook)

Prize money:
£200; £100: £50

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