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Cheltenham: National Finals information required!

4BR once again needs your help ahead of the National Finals in Cheltenham.

Centaur Centre
 

It’s that time of the year again as National qualifiers start putting in the first hard yakka ahead of the National Finals in Cheltenham.

Extensive coverage

As part of the usual 4BR coverage at the Centaur Conference Centre on the 22nd & 23rd September, we will need as much information as possible about the competing bands to ensure that our readers will know all about you as you prepare to take to the stage.

All the usual coverage pre contest and post contest will be given, as well as our usual predictions and ‘live’ coverage of each performance.

Information:

Help us by sending the following information to news@4barsrest.com

1. Your band logo in pixel size (200 by 150) (if we haven’t got it already)

2. A decent picture of your MD with a short biography of no more than 200 words.

3. The list of your principal players.

a) Principal Cornet
b) Principal Euphonium
c) Soprano
d) Solo Horn
e) Principal Trombone
f) Flugel
g) Baritone
h) Eb Bass
i) Bb Bass
j) Principal Percussionist

4. A short history of your band, including (no more 250 words)
a) When formed
b) Major contest achievements
c) Contest successes in 2011
d) Your bands website address if you have one

5. What the band thinks of the test piece you are playing.

Get it to us

If you can get all this to us by Monday 10th September, then we will be able to put all your details up on the site.

If there are any problems then please let us know through news@4barsrest.com.

Hope to hear from you all soon.

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