The international panel of judges who will have the task of deciding on the destination of the various Norwegian national titles at Bergen’s Grieg Hall on the weekend of 7th/8th February have been announced.

Elite panels

The twin disciplines of the Elite Division will see Norwegian composer Stig Nordhagen, who wrote ‘Myth Forest’ for the 2013 European Championships, joined by respected conductors Ivan Meylemans and Ian Porthouse in assessing the performances of Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen’s set work, ‘Mutant Sonorities’ on the Friday evening.

24 hours later and Scottish musician and leading educationalist Bryan Allen will be joined by international trombonist and conductor Andrew Berryman and Norwegian composer Yngve Slettholm in passing judgement on the own choice repertoire.

Leading musicians

Also included in the panels are Thomas Beiganz, the driving force behind the Brass Band Oberösterreich in Austria, as well as leading Norwegian musicians Bjørn Sagstad and Elisabeth Fossan.

The adjudication in all section takes place in the open.

The adjudication in all section takes place in the open4BR

Elite Division:
Set Work: Stig Nordhagen, Ivan Meylemans, Ian Porthouse
Own Choice: Bryan Allen, Andrew Berryman, Yngve Slettholm

First Division:
Ivan Meylemans, Bjørn Sagstad

Second Division:
Thomas Beiganz, Yngve Slettholm

Third Division:
Elisabeth Fossan, Bryan Allen

Fourth Division:
Ian Porthouse, Thomas Beiganz

Fifth Division:
Andrew Berryman, Bjørn Sagstad