The full list of competing bands has been released for the forthcoming Brass at the Guild contest at the Guild Hall in Preston on February 3rd.
Popular
The popular pre-regional contest supported by Lancashire Contests this year sees bands given the opportunity to play the test pieces from either Butlins or the regional set work in their respective sections.
Adjudicating throughout the day will be Derek Broadbent, Gordon Higginbottom, Mike Kilroy and Mark Wilkinson.
Prize money
The results and prize presentation will take place at the conclusion of each section with the prize money along with various trophies for all of the sections coming in at a healthy £400, £200 and £150 for each section.
List of bands:
Championship Section:
Test Pieces: Harmony Music (Philip Sparke) or A Tale as Yet Untold (Philip Sparke)
Adjudicator: Mike Kilroy
Draw: 2.30pm
Start: 3.30pm (approx)
Hammonds Saltaire (Morgan Griffiths)
Oldham (Lees) (John Collins)
Skelmanthorpe (John Roberts)
The results and prize presentation will take place at the conclusion of the section.
First Section:
The Guild Hall
Test Pieces: Brass Triumphant (Gareth Wood) or 'Ad Undas' — 'to the waves' (Gareth Churcher)
Adjudicator: Derek. M. Broadbent
Draw: 11.30am
Start: 12.30pm (approx)
Barnsley Chronicle (Grenville Moore)
Flixton (Stephen Curtis)
Hade Edge (Simon Wood)
Harrogate (Craig Ratcliffe)
Haslingden & Helmshore (David Holland)
Haydock (Mark Quinn)
Hebden Bridge (Alan Hobbins)
Knottingley Silver (Dr Owen Wedgwood)
Longridge (Mark Peacock)
Morecambe (Andrew Warriner)
The results and prize presentation will take place at the conclusion of the Championship section
Second Section:
The Charter Theatre
Test Pieces: The Plantagenets (Edward Gregson) or In Memorium (Neville Buxton)
Adjudicator: Gordon Higginbottom
Draw: 12.00 noon
Start: 1.00 pm (approx)
Besses Boys (James Holt)
Eccleston Brass (Daniel Brooks)
Farnworth & Walkden (Peter Ashley)
Hoover Bolton (Trevor Halliwell)
Pemberton Old Wigan DW ‘B' (Peter Ashley)
Royal Buckley Town (Scott Lloyd)
Tyldesley (TBA)
Third Section:
The Charter Theatre
Test Pieces: Hollywood! (Goff Richards) or A Gallimaufry Suite (Philip Harper)
Adjudicator: Mark Wilkinson
Pre Drawn:
Start: 11.00am
Eagley (Matthew Ryan)
Golborne Brass (Paul Andrews)
Littleborough (Adrian Woodhead)
Lostock Hall Memorial (Graham Martin)
Old Hall Brass (John North)
Skelmanthorpe B (Phil Garlick)
Skelmersdale (David Chapman)
Trinity Girls (Stuart Barton)
Fourth Section:
The Guild Hall
Test Pieces: Devon Fantasy (Eric Ball) or A Saddleworth Festival Overture (Goff Richards)
Adjudicator: Mike Kilroy
Pre-Drawn:
Start: 10.30am
Blackley (Dan Price)
Coppull & Standish (Matt Stringer)
Greenfield (Tom Haslam)
Ifton Colliery (Stephen Curtis)
Lees (John Collins
Sale Brass (John Dickinson)
Tarleton Brass (Gillian Bould)
