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Report & Results: 2013 North Wales Solo, Duet & Quartet Contest

There was an excellent turn out of players at the North Wales BBA Contest.

 

The North Wales Brass Bands Association held its annual Solo, Duet & Quartet Contest at Y Galeri, Caernarfon last Saturday with over 100 contestants taking part.

The trophy for the band with the most points went to Deiniolen.

Iwan Williams

A trophy in memory of the late Iwan Williams, for the most promising player under 12 years of age not in the prizes, was awarded to Ifan Jones of Beaumaris.

Most appropriately, Ifan is a flugel player. The Association was pleased to welcome Iwan’s parents for the award of the trophy.

The adjudicators were Steve Pritchard-Jones and Scott Lloyd.

Results:

Slow Melody under 10yrs:
1. Ela haf Williams (Deiniolen)
2. Amy Rose Harmens (Beaumaris)
3. Erin Haf Williams (Deiniolen)

Slow Melody 10 – 12yrs:
1. Clara Soffe (Northop)
2. Jessica Bailey(Nantlle)
3. Elgan Skillander (Northop)

Slow Melody 12 -14yrs:
1. Owain Llestyn (Llanrug)
2. Iago Davies (Deiniolen)
3. Christopher Jones (Rhyl)

Slow Melody 14 – 16yrs:
1. Pippa Scourse (Beaumaris)
2. Sacheus Pritchard (Beaumaris)
3. Merin Lleu (Llanrug)

Slow Melody 16 – 18yrs:
1. Isabel Griffith (Beaumaris)
2. Gerallt Owen (Llanrug)

Duet under 14yrs:
1. Hannah Camp & Christopher Jones (Rhyl)
2. Aron Parry Jones & Ioan Walter (Beaumaris)
3. Deian Wyn Williams & Erin Haf Williams (Deiniolen)

Open Duets:
1. Clare Newbould & Louise Skillander (Deeside/Northop)
2. Steven Williams & Rachael Price (Llanrug)

Air Varie under 14yrs:
1. Owain Llestyn (Llanrug)
2. Deian Wyn Williams (Deiniolen)
3. Sion D’Arcy (Porthaethwy)

Air Varie under 18yrs:
1. Pippa Scourse (Beaumaris)
2. Richard Efans (Deiniolen)
3. Owen Skillander (Northop)

Quartet/Quintet under 14yrs:
1. Llanbabo (Deiniolen)
2. Quintet (Deiniolen)
3. Dyffryn Nantlle 'A'

Quartet/Quintet under 18yrs:
1. Beaumaris
2. Bryn Brass (Llanrug)
3. Quintet (Deiniolen)

Slow Melody over 18yrs:
1. Urien Sion Huws (Deiniolen)
2. Charlotte Green (Portaethwy)
3. Bari Gwilliam (Beaumaris)

Air Varie over 18yrs:
1. Cai Burgess (Llanrug)

Open Quartet/Quintet:
1. Quintet (Deiniolen)

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