The scaba’s Solo, Quartet & Ensemble contest – the first event of its 2014 competition season was held at St Paul’s Catholic College in Burgess Hill on the weekend.
Excellent turn out
With such an excellent turn out in competitive numbers there were a few organisational headaches to sort out, but with the understanding of the keen performers everything ran smoothly.
A spokesperson told 4BR: "scaba will be looking at ways to obviate this problem in future, possibly running the event over two days, as well as hopefully introducing more new classes in 2015."
Adjudicators Nick Garman and Alan Duguid both had long but enjoyable days with plenty of excellent music making on show.
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Results:
Junior Slow Melody:
1. Jason Hardy (Patcham Silver)
2. Madisyn Cave (Tilbury)
3. Braedyn Cave (Tilbury)
Youth Slow Melody:
1. Hannah Bristow (Tilbury)
2. Jack Aitken (Tilbury)
3. Madisyn Cave (Tilbury)
Senior Slow Melody: (4th, 3rd & 2nd Section)
1. Jon Smith (Battle Town)
2. Alex Emberley (LGB Brass)
3. Simon Emberley (LGB Brass)
4. Dave Relf (Oxted)
5. Adam Kearley (LGB Brass)
6. Christina Kearley (LGB Brass)
Senior Solo:
1. Jon Smith (Battle Town)
2. Hannah Bristow (Tilbury)
3. Adam Kearley (LGB Brass)
4. James Hurdwell (Patcham Silver)
Open Slow Melody: (1st, Championship and unregistered)
1. Lauren Straker (Friary Guildford)
2. Steve Lomas (Brassaholics)
3. Martin Smith (Horsham Borough)
4. Richard Straker (Friary Guildford)
5. Chris Straker (Friary Guildford)
6. Nigel Howard (Sandhurst)
7. Gill English (Horsham)
Open Solo:
1. Richard Straker (Friary Guildford)
2. Chris Straker (Friary Guildford)
3. Steve Lomas (Brassaholics)
4. Martin Smith (Horsham Borough)
5. Rhys Cave (Thundersley)
6. Roland Knight (Friary Guildford)
Quartets:
Youth Section:
1. Lewes Area Music Centre ‘A’
2. Lewes Area Music Centre ‘B’
Third Section:
1. Lingfield ‘A’
2. Patcham ‘A’
3. Patcham ‘B’
4. Lingfield ‘C’
5. Mayfield
6. Lingfield ‘B’
7. Patcham ‘C’
First Section:
1. Tilbury ‘A’
2. Tilbury ‘B’
3. Horsham
Open Section:
1. Friary Guildford ‘A’
2. Sandhurst ‘B’
3. Brassaholics
4. Sandhurst ‘A’
5. Friary Guildford ‘B’
Ensembles:
Youth Section:
1. Lewes Area Music Centre
2. Patcham ‘B’
3. Patcham ‘A’
4. Mid Sussex
B Section: (4th, 3rd & 2nd Section)
1. Oxted
2. LGB
3. Lingfield
4. Patcham
5. Mayfield
A Section: (1st, Championship & unregistered)
1. Friary Guildford
2. Sandhurst
3. Tilbury
4. Brassaholics
Best Interpretation
Junior/Youth Sections: Jane Humberstone (Lewes Area MC Ensemble)
Senior Sections: Jonathon Bowden (Sandhurst ‘B’ Quartet)
