It’s that time of the year again as qualifiers start putting the finishing touches to their preparation ahead of the National Finals in Cheltenham.
Extensive coverage
As part of the usual 4BR coverage at the Centaur Conference Centre on the 21st & 22nd 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. 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
3. A short biography of your MD (no more than 250 words)
4. A short history of your band, including (no more than 250 words)
a) When formed
b) Major contest achievements
c) Contest successes in 2013
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 Sunday 15th 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.
All the information from the competing bands should be with us by Sunday 15th September 4BR
Cheltenham Finalists
First Section:
Final taking place on Sunday 22nd September 2013
Alder Valley Brass
Blidworth Welfare
Catterick Brass
Drighlington
Filton Concert Brass
Foresters Brass 2000
Freckleton
Harrogate
Hebden Bridge
Johnstone Silver
Kidlington Concert Brass
Lanner & District Silver
Morecambe
Newtongrange Silver
Penclawdd
Staffordshire
Tylorstown
Second Section:
Final taking place Saturday 21st September 2013
Bathgate
Bilton Silver
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) 2
Cornerstone Brass
Elland Silver
Epsom & Ewell Silver
Goodwick
Hitchin
Hoover (Bolton)
Middleton
Pendennis Brass Falmouth
Ripon City
Swindon Pegasus
Unison Kinneil
Ware Brass
Whitworth Vale & Healey
Wigston
York Railway Institute
Third Section:
Final taking place on Sunday 22nd September 2013
Amersham
Bodmin Town
Dronfield CMW
East Riding of Yorkshire
Eccles Borough
Hawk Green (Marple)
Hucknall & Linby MC Brass
Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield)
Kingdom Brass 'B'
LGB Brass
Marple
NASUWT Concert
Pontypool
Severn Tunnel
Shipston Town
Skelmanthorpe 'B'
St. Ronan's Silver
Wotton-under-Edge & District
Fourth Section:
Final taking place on Saturday 21st September 2013
Ammanford
Barnsley Metropolitan
Barrhead Burgh
Burneside Brass
Camborne Junior Contesting
City of Oxford Silver
Coppull & Standish
Ebbw Valley
Gawthorpe Brass '85
Great Yarmouth Brass
Ifton Colliery
Market Rasen Resdev
Moulton ’77
Pilling Jubilee Silver
Simon Langton Brass
Swindon Brass
Trimdon Concert
Tullis Russell Intermediate
Wilton and District
