17 bands turned out for the Gloucestershire Brass Band Association annual March & Test Piece Contest.
Clean sweep
Lydbrook, Forest of Dean Brass and AW Parker (Drybrook) completed a clean sweep of the prizes in each of the three sections, whilst adjudicator Stephen Roberts was very complimentary about the quality of all the performances, especially the Youth and Un-registered Section D.
Results:
Section A:
March:
1. Lydbrook — 98pts
2. Verwood Concert — 90pts
3. Hyde — 89pts
Test Piece:
1. Lydbrook — 98pts
2. Hyde — 95pts
3. Verwood Concert — 92pts
Best Instrumentalist: Alison Millin (Lydbrook)
Winning Conductor: Ian Holmes (Lydbrook)
Section B:
March:
1. Forest of Dean Brass — 96pts
2. Bream Silver — 93pts
3. City of Bristol — 90pts
4. Gwaun Cae Gurwen — 83pts
Test Piece:
1. Forest of Dean Brass — 94pts
2. Bream Silver — 92pts
3. City of Bristol — 90pts
4. Gwaun Cae Gurwen — 87pts
Best Instrumentalist: Craig Wintle (Forest of Dean Brass)
Winning Conductor: Jack Smith (Forest of Dean Brass)
Highest Placed Third Section Band: Bream Silver
Section C:
March:
1. AW Parker (Drybrook) — 88pts
2. City of Oxford — 82pts
3. Malvern Hills — 76pts
4. Thornbury Town — 73pts
Test Piece:
1. AW Parker (Drybrook) — 92pts
2. Malvern Hills — 85pts
3. City of Oxford — 78pts
4. Thornbury Town — 75pts
Best Instrumentalist: Martin Musto — AW Parker (Drybrook)
Best Trombone Section: AW Parker (Drybrook)
Winning Conductor: Steve Ruck AW Parker (Drybrook)
Section D:
Lydney Training Band — Gold Award
Lydbrook Training Band — Silver Award
Usk Youth Band — Silver Award
Berkshire Youth Brass — Silver Award
Croft Mid Band — Bronze Award
City of Bristol Learner Band — Bronze Award
Best Instrumentalist: Rory Gordon (Lydney Training Band)
Most Players Under 14: City of Bristol Learner Band
Youngest Player: Alice Gwynne-Duggan (Lydbrook Training Band)
Special Awards:
Best Horn Section: Lydbrook
Best Bass Section: Lydbrook
Best Percussion: Lydbrook
Best Cornet Player: Phil Storer (Lydbrook)
Best Flugel: Emily Dodsworth (Lydbrook)
Best Euphonium: Alison Millin (Lydbrook)
Best Instrumentalist of the Day: Alison Millin (Lydbrook)
