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Results: North Wales Solo, Duet & Quartet Contest

There was a great turn out of players at the recent North Wales Solo competition in Caernarfon.

 

120 competitors took part in the recent North Wales Solo, Duet & Quartet Contest at Y Galeri, Caernarfon on Saturday 12th February.

Great turn out

In the section for 10 to 12 year olds there were 34 competitors giving adjudicator Steve Pritchard-Jones in Studio 1 quite a headache.

Upstairs in Studio 2, adjudicator Keith Jones had a no less difficult task picking the winners from the keenly contested senior sections.

Both adjudicators commented on the high standard of playing they had heard during the day and said that they were encouraged by the obvious enthusiasm for brass playing in the area4BR

High standard

Both adjudicators commented on the high standard of playing they had heard during the day and said that they were encouraged by the obvious enthusiasm for brass playing in the area.

Results:
Adjudicators Keith Jones & Steve Pritchard-Jones

Slow Melody under 10:
1. Elinor Jones (Rhyl)
2. Erin Haf Williams (Deiniolen)
3. Dafydd Euros (Nantlle)

Slow Melody 10 to 12:
1. Hannah Camp (Rhyl)
2. Gruffydd Evans (Beaumaris)
3. Steffan J Davies (Beaumaris)

Slow Melody 12 to 14:
1. Pippa Scourse (Beaumaris)
2. Alaw Prys Huws (Deiniolen)
3. Merin Lleu (Llanrug)

Slow Melody 14 to 16:
1. Lewis Thelwell (Northop)
2. Isabel Griffiths (Beaumaris)
3. Deio Rhys Withers (Beaumaris)

Slow Melody 16 to 18:
1. Bronwen Evans (Beaumaris)
2. Will Marston (Porthaethwy)
3. Gwyn Owen (Beaumaris)

Slow Melody over 18:
1. Daniel Cooil (Northop)
2. Aled Williams (Northop)
3. Rhys Jones (Beaumaris)

Duet under 14:
1. Erin Haf & Deian Wyn (Deiniolen)
2. Laurie Edwards & Morgan Parry (Beaumaris)

Duet under 18:
1. Bronwen Evans & Elin Wyn Jones (Beaumaris)
2. Lewis Thelwell & Owen Skillander (Northop)
3. Sion Thomas & Deio Rhys Withers (Beaumaris)

Open Duet:
1. Owen Tudur Davies & James Shambrook (Beaumaris)

Air Varie under 14:
1. Pippa Scourse (Beaumaris)
2. Owen Skillander (Northop)
3. Alaw Prys Huws (Deiniolen)

Air Varie under 18:
1. Elin Wyn Jones (Beaumaris)
2. Gwyn Owen (Beaumaris)
3. Lewys Wyn Jones (Deiniolen)

Air Varie over 18:
1. Aled Williams, (Northop)
2. James Shambrook (Beaumaris)
3. Llewelyn Williams (Llanrug)

Quartet/Quintet under 14:
1. Beaumaris
2. Nantlle

Quartet/Quintet under 18:
1. Beaumaris

Open Quartet/Quintet:
1. Beaumaris
2. Porthaethwy

The trophy for the band with the most points overall went to Beaumaris.

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