The lists of competing bands taking part in Norway's premier entertainment contest, Siddis Brass, have been announced.
Since 1988 the event has gained a worldwide reputation for encouraging bands to produce inventive programme sets and performances — leading to the likes of 4'33"by John Cage to a musical portrait of Joan of Arc being premiered in recent years.
High profile
Bands in the Elite Division deliver 24 minute programmes, reducing to 18 minutes for those taking part in the Fourth Division, whilst this year's adjudication teams include some high profile British conductors and composers.
Home town favourites
The event once again takes place in the various halls of the recently built Stavanger Konserthus, where the home town favourites will be looking to make it four wins in a row in the Elite Division under the direction of Allan Withington (above).
4BR will also be heading out to the Norwegian oil capital to bring you coverage of what promises to be an exciting, innovative contest.
Since 1988 the event has gained a worldwide reputation for encouraging bands to produce inventive programme sets and performances4BR
Elite Division:
Adjudicators: Paul Holland & Hakon Vestly
Draw:
Oslo Brass Band (Trond Myhre)
Kleppe Musikklag (Vidar Nordli)
Oslofjord Brass (Trond Husebo)
Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag (Reid Gilje)
Krohnengen Brass Band (Bjorn Breistein)
Jaren Hornmusikkforening (Tarjei Grimsby)
Stavanger (Allan Withington)
Manger Musikklag (Rune Hannisdal)
Bjorsvik Brass (Bjorn Sagstad)
First Division:
Adjudicators: Russell Gray & Simon Dobson
Draw:
Montebello Brass (Preben Nicolai Kragh-Riesling d.y.)
Oster Brass (Bengt Florvag)
Musikkorpset Gjallarhorn (Espen Westbye)
Hasle Brass (Robert Solberg Nilsen)
Alexander Brass Band (Morten E. Hansen)
Askoy Brass Band (Svein Henrik Giske)
Sola Brass Band (Rune Gundersen)
Brottum Brass (Christian Tenfjord)
Radoy Brass (Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen)
Second Division:
Adjudicators: Philip Harper & Stian Svendsen
Draw:
Stangaland Brass (Kristian Thulin)
Sagvag Musikklag (Yngve Nikolaisen)
Gjovik bybrass (Christan Tenfjord)
Tromso Brass (Tor Kristian Ravnanger Innbjor)
Tysvær Brass (Martin Kinn)
Haukas Musikklag (Joseph Cook)
Flesland Musikklag (Thor-Arne Pedersen)
Laksevag Musikkforening (Helge Haukas)
IMI Brass (Per-Erik Petersen)
Fjell Brass (Egil Magnussen)
Gjesdal Brass Band (Jonas Skartveit Rogne)
Folleso Musikklag (Bjorn Breistein)
Manger Old Star Brass (Marit Tommermo)
Agder Brass (Ola Balstad)
Tertnes Amatorkorps (Bengt Florvag)
Rong Brass (Thor-Arne Pedersen)
Third Division:
Adjudicators: Paul Lovatt-Cooper & Eirik Gjerdevik
Draw:
Salhus Musikklag (Sindre Dalhaug)
Indre Torungen Brass Ensemble (Lars-Bjornar Strengenes)
Langhus Brass (Tomas Carstensen)
Tysnes Musikklag (Yngve Nikolaisen)
Randaberg Musikkorps (Pal Magne Austnes-Underhaug)
Stavanger Kommunes Korps (Morten Ovrebekk)
Eidsberg Brassband (Hans Petter Ringstad)
Seim Musikklag (Asbjorn Hauge)
Hordvik Musikklag (Patrik Randefalk)
Skui Brassband (Thor-Willy Karlsen)
Lindas Brass (Hilde Margrethe Brevik Grytten)
Rosendal Musikklag (Paul Hughes)
Valdres Brass Band (John Philip Hannevik)
Fourth Division:
Adjudicators: Mareika Gray & Morten Fagerjord
Draw:
Fjordbrass Lavik (Jason Burn)
Lyshornet Brass (Oyvind Nikolaisen)
Norheimsund Musikklag (Patrik Randefalk)
Karmsund Brass (Steinar Andsnes)
Hinna Brass (Else Irene Kjellevold)
Riska Brass Band (Espen Westbye)
Spydeberg Brass (John Einar Halvorsrod)
Eikelandsfjorden Musikklag (Aidan Smith)
Nordlys XO (Reid Gilje)
Musikkorpset Heimdal (Linda Mattson)
Skeie Brass (Nigel Fielding)
Sotra Brass (Oddvar Nostdal)
Jorpeland Musikkorps (Paul Farr)
Hetlevik Musikklag (Asbjon Hauge)
