Brass Bands England has released the details for the forthcoming National Youth Championships which will be held at the RNCM in Manchester a week on Sunday.
Forty three compete
In releasing the details, BBE is delighted to announce that for the second successive year, forty-three bands will be competing across the four sections.
Marathon
The marathon contesting day will commence with the Junior Section in the RNCM Concert Hall at 8.45am. Following on from this section will be the Beginner's with the Championship Section commencing at 5.30pm with the final notes blown not long after 9pm.
Meanwhile, the RNCM Theatre will play host to seventeen bands in the Intermediate Section which will commence at 9.20am with the results announced around 6pm.
Wright & Sparke
The bands in the Championship and Intermediate Sections will have to get to grips with the music of Dr Denis Wright and Philip Sparke respectively. The seven Championship Bands will perform Wright's Symphonic Suite 'Tintagel' whilst 'The Prizewinners' will form part of the Intermediate challenger's programme.
Familiar judges
The panel of judges who will make the all important decisions during the day will be familiar to the contenders.
Fairey's Professional Conductor, Garry Cutt and Simone Rebello will oversee the Championship Section whilst David Horsfield and Sarah Groake-Booth will get the chance to see what the Junior Section has to offer.
Keeping their eagle eyes on the players of the future in the Beginners Section will be Paul Andrews and Morvern Gilchrist. In the RNCM Theatre, Owen Farr and Mark Wilkinson will deliberate over the lengthy Intermediate Section.
The contest is expected to be a sell out and tickets need to be purchased in advance4BR
On behalf of BBE, Arnold Tattersfield told 4BR of "its delight at the numbers who will be attending this year especially with the Championships falling at the end of what is for many parts of the UK, the Easter Holidays whist we look forward to welcoming the number of debutantes who will be coming to Manchester for the first time."
Buy your ticket
Tickets can be purchased at the following prices:
Adult £9
Children 11 to 16 £5
Children 10 & under £2
To purchase tickets please write to:
Arnold Tattersfield
Youth Championships Contest Administrator
76 Edge Top Road
Thornhill
Dewsbury
WF12 0BH
stating your requirements as follows
The number of tickets required at the correct price(s)
The Hall(s) you'd like tickets for
All cheques should be made payable to B.F.B.B Contests Ltd for the correct amount.
For futher information please contact Arnold Tattersfield
Tel: 01924 629109
email: thetatts76@sky.com
The list of competing bands is as follows:
Championship Section
RNCM Concert Hall
Tintagel (Dr Denis Wright) and Own Choice Programme. 20 minutes playing time
Adjudicators: Garry Cutt and Simone Rebello
Commence: 5.30pm approx
Results Ceremony: 9.20pm
Carnoustie & District Youth (Michael Robertson)
Elland Silver Youth (Samantha Harrison)
Gloucestershire Youth (Steve Legge)
Greater Gwent Youth (Philip Harper)
Gwynedd & Mon Senior (Gwyn Evans)
Lions Youth (Nigel Birch)
Northamptonshire Youth (Brad Turnbull)
Junior Band Section
RNCM Concert Hall
Own Choice Programme that must include one piece of music composed for brass band and two verses of a hymn tune. 15 minutes playing time
Adjudicators: David Horsfield and Sarah Groake-Booth
Commence: 8.45am
Results Ceremony: 1.35pm
Aberystwyth Youth (Alan Phillips)
Blackpool Youth (Brent Warren)
Denbighshire Area (John S Powell)
Hade Edge Training (Simon Wood)
Fred Longworth High School (Helen Robinson)
Gwynedd & Mon Junior (John Glyn Jones)
Lions Junior (Tom Hancock)
Stockport Schools Youth (Tim Dines)
Tewitt Junior (Steve Henighem)
Thurlstone Training (Jonathan Bates)
Wardle High Intermediate (Lee Rigg)
Whitburn Youth (Caroline Farren)
Beginners Section
RNCM Concert Hall
Own Choice Programme. 15 minutes playing time.
Adjudicators: Paul Andrews and Morvern Gilchrist
Commence: 2.10pm
Results Ceremony: 5.05pm
Elland Silver (David Armitage)
Hammonds Saltaire Youth (Jamie Smith)
Hazelhurst Primary School (Mark Golding)
Lions Youth (Christopher Thompson)
Stockport Schools (Les Webb)
Wardle Junior Blast (Lee Rigg)
Ysgol Bontnewydd Primary (Dylan Williams)
Intermediate Section
RNCM Theatre
The Prizewinners (Philip Sparke) and Own Choice Programme, 20 minutes playing time
Adjudicators: Owen Farr and Mark Wilkinson
Commence: 9.20am
Results Ceremony: 6.00pm
Cardiff County & Vale of Glamorgan Youth (Charles Maynard)
Chalford Youth (Steve Tubb)
Dalmellington Junior (Sandy McCaughtrie)
Egglescliffe School (Matthew Howarth)
Enderby Youth (Trevor Hounsome)
Gawthorpe Youth (Adam Bell)
Hade Edge Youth (Simon Wood)
Hammonds Saltaire Youth (tbc)
Macclesfield Youth (Louise Renshaw)
Milton Keynes Youth (David Rose)
Poynton Youth (Mike Eccles)
Rochdale Borough Youth (Stuart Lingard)
St Helens Youth (Anna Hughes-Williams)
Stockport Schools (James Holt)
Tewitt Youth (David Smith)
Wardle High School (Lee Rigg)
Youth Brass 2000 (Chris Jeans)
