Results: GBBA Annual Contest

There was a fine turn out in Gloucester as Lydbrook lead the way in the clean sweep stakes.

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

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)

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