There was a great turn out of players in South Wales last weekend for the popular Gwent Music Services Solo & Quartet Contest.

Judges, Tom Hutchinson and Chris Thomas were immensely impressed by the standard on show at the YMCA Centre, Newport.

Successful

The successful day was organised by Tutor Organiser Christopher Turner, with 120 brass players taking part, representing bands and schools within Greater Gwent plus entries from Gloucestershire and Sovereign Brass.

Next year's date

Following the support and success of this event, the date of next year’s Contest will be Saturday 1st June 2013.

Results:

Class A Slow Melody: 11 years & under
1. Erin Shorey (Abergavenny Borough Band)
2. Megan Cooke (Pontypool Brass Band)
3. Maya Ross (Severn Tunnel Band)

Most promising Player: Harriot Casey(Rogerstone Band)

Class B Slow Melody: 12 & 13 years
1. Ethan Hall (Blaenavon Town Band)
2. Charlie Poole (Wotton Under-Edge Silver Band)
3. Ieuan Lucas (Severn Tunnel Band)

Most promising Player: Harriot Davies (Rogerstone Band)

Class C Slow Melody: 14 & 15 years
1. Rhiannon Symonds
2. George Stratford (Forest of Dean Brass Band)
3. Ross Dunne (Pontypool Brass Band)

Class D Air Varie: 15 years & under
1. Evan Roberts (Abergavenny Borough Band)
2. George Stratford (Forest of Dean Brass Band)
3. Rhiannon Symonds

Class F Slow Melody: 16 – 18 years
1. Emily Humphries (Croesyceiliog School)
2. Ben Stratford (Flowers Band)
3. Tom Dunne (Rogerstone Band)

Class G Air Varie: 16 – 18 years
1. Ben Stratford (Flowers Band)
2. Tom Dunne (Rogerstone Band)
3. Emily Humphries (Croesyceiliog School)

Class H Slow Melody: Open
1. Ben Stratford (Flowers Band)
2. Emily Humphries (Croesyceiliog School)
3. Rory Rolfe (Sovereign Brass)

Class J Air Varie: Open
1. Ben Stratford (Flowers Band)
2. Rory Rolfe (Sovereign Brass)
3. Emily Humphries (Croesyceiliog School)

Class K Quartets: 15 years & under
1. Only Brass R Loud (Abergavenny Borough Band)
2. Blaenavon Junior Quartet A (Blaenavon Town Band)
3. Blaenavon Junior Quartet B (Blaenavon Town Band)

Class L Quartets: 16 to 18 Years
1. Croesyceiliog School Quartet (Croesyceiliog School)

Class M Quartets: Open
1. Only Brass R Loud (Abergavenny Borough Band)
2. Croesyceiliog School Quartet(Croesyceiliog School)

Class N Ensemble: 15 years & under
1. Blaenavon Junior Ensemble (Blaenavon Town Band)
2. DERAILED (Severn Tunnel Band)

Class P Ensemble: Open
1. Almost out of Steam (Severn Tunnel Band)