One of the first of many 2014 Area Championship previews will be taking place in Camberley in Surrey in March, as Sandhurst Silver Band hosts pre-contest run-throughs of the set works to be heard in each of the five qualifying sections.

Contest conditions

The pieces will be played under ‘contest’ conditions, with Rob Wiffin, the highly respected Director of Music for the Royal Air Force, acting as constructive critic and adjudicator to give feedback on each performance.

The pieces will be played under ‘contest’ conditions, with Rob Wiffin, the highly respected Director of Music for the Royal Air Force4BR

All five sections

The afternoon event starts at 3.00pm at St Paul’s Church in Camberley on Sunday March 9th and will feature Championship Section Alder Valley directed by Roger Burke playing ‘St Magnus’ by Kenneth Downie as well First Section, Sandhurst Silver conducted by Ian McElligott with ‘Cry of the Mountain’ by Howard Lorriman.

Second Section, St. Sebastians Wokingham led by Lee Woodward will play ‘Chaucer’s Tunes’ by Michael Ball’ with Third Section, Cold Ash Brass directed by Jemma Evans on ‘Postcards from Home’ by Philip Wilby.

Fourth Section, Bletchington Silver under Sheldon Barwick will perform ‘Three Spanish Impressions’ by Alan Fernie.