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Butlins announces 2016 tests

The test pieces for next year's Butlins Mineworkers Championships have been announced.

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The music from the pens of Paul Lovatt-Cooper, Bruce Fraser and Ian McElligott is set to test the bands at next year's festival.

Test pieces

The test pieces that have been chosen are as follows:

Championship Section: Breath of Souls (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
First Section: A Celt in Jerusalem (Ian McElligott)
Second Section: Fire in the Blood (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
Third Section: Platform to the Heavens (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
Fourth Section: The Seafarers (Bruce Fraser/Lomond Music}

Date for your diaries

The dates for next year's contest is the weekend of Saturday & Sunday, the 16th & 17th of January.

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