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Report & Results: 2014 Elland Slow Melody, Quartet & Duet

Thee was a great display of playing talent both young and old at Elland Silver Band's 25th anniversary contest day.

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The Elland Silver Band’s 25th anniversary Slow Melody, Quartet & Duet contest was recently held at their band room headquarters, where adjudicator John Doyle and a supportive audience enjoyed a host of top class performances.

Great day

At the end of the event, John remarked that it had been ‘a great day’ — something shown by the comments he made about the playing he heard in each of the sections, with a special mention to the encouraging number of good young tuba and trombone players that were on display.

At the other end of the age spectrum, the highest mark awarded to an Elland player throughout the contest day went to John Dale who plays with Elland Training Band — who is well into his 70s!

Results:

11 Years & Under:
1. Harry Newton (Dobcross Youth)
2. Daniel Clough (Elland Silver Youth)
3. Ainslee Farrar (Elland Silver Youth)

Youngest Player: Rosie Barber (Elland Silver Training Band)
Adjudicators Award: Celeste Sowerby (Elland Silver Training Band)
Most Potential: Kimberley Harrison (Eccleston Brass)

14 Years & Under:
1. Bethan Brown (Foresters Brass)
2. Ben Jarvis (Eccleston Brass)
3. Hannah Stell (Skelmanthorpe)

Best Euphonium/Baritone: Bethan Brown (Foresters Brass)

16 Years & Under:
1. Ben Jarvis (Eccleston Brass)
2. Hannah Stell (Skelmanthorpe)
3. Bethan Brown (Forresters Brass 2000)

Best Cornet: Ben Jarvis (Eccleston Brass)

Open Age:
1. Gemma Riley (Pemberton Youth)
2. Stephen Lomas (Independent)
3. Tommy Tynan (Marsden Silver)

Best Trombone: Gemma Riley (Pemberton Youth)
Best Tenor Horn: Patricia Woodings (Newhall)
Best Bass: Tommy Tynan (Marsden Silver)
Best Soprano/Flugel: Alan Williams (Independent)

Veterans: (Over 40)
1. Michael Harrison (Eccleston Brass)
2. Ian Gill (Lindley)
3. Patricia Woodings (Newhall)

Champion of Champions:
1. Stephen Lomas (Independent)
2. Gemma Riley (Pemberton Youth)
3. Ian Gill (Lindley)

Junior Duets:
1. Ben & Adam Hofland-Ward (Elland Silver Youth)
2. Gemma Riley/Charlotte Horsfield (Independent)
3. Beth Brown/Tommy Tynan (National Youth Band)

Junior Quartets:
1. Den Bones — Trombone Quartet (Independent)

Senior Duets:
1. Daniel Brooks/Stephen Lomas (Independent)
2. Gemma Riley/Charlotte Horsfield (Independent)
3. Jo Hirst/Stephen Lomas (Independent)

Senior Quartets:
1. The Bone Yard — Trombone Quartet (Independent)
2. Dem Bones — Trombone Quartet (Independent)
3. Eccleston Brass

Highest mark from an Elland Silver Band Player: John Dale (Elland Silver Training Band)

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