The Association of Brass Band Adjudicators has published its officially sanctioned reviews of the test-pieces to be used in Sections 1 — 4 of the 2016 Regional Championship of Great Britain. There is no guideline produced for the Championship Section set work.

Not a blueprint

ABBA has made it clear that each review should not be considered a blueprint for success, but more so a guide as to what adjudicators may be looking for in order to define the accuracy of a performance of each piece.

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Reviews:

The review for Edward Gregson's 'Essay' which will be used in the First Section can be found at:
http://www.aobba.com/test-piece-review-essay-edward-gregson/

The review for Philip Harper's 'The Mermaid of Zennor' which will be used in the Second Section can be found at:
http://www.aobba.com/test-piece-review-the-mermaid-of-zennor-philip-harper/

The review for Michael Ball's 'A Cambiran Suite' which will be used in the Third Section can be found at:
http://www.aobba.com/test-piece-review-the-cambrian-suite-michael-ball/

The review for Peter Graham's, 'The Journal of Phileas Fogg' which will be used in the Fourth Section can be found at:
http://www.aobba.com/test-piece-review-the-journal-of-phileas-fogg-peter-graham/