The draw has been made for the 2016 Brass in Concert Championship, which will be held at Sage Gateshead on Sunday 20th November in association with Yamaha, Banks Group and British Bandsman.
The all important balls were placed in the bag at the iconic venue on Friday 3rd June before bring drawn out by Deputy Mayor of Gateshead Pauline Dillon and Brass in Concert Patron Janet Thompson.
Strongest field
Spokesperson John Woods told 4BR: "In this the 40th year of Brass in Concert, we are delighted to have our strongest ever international element, with competing bands from the Netherlands, Norway and the USA.
It will be a great pleasure to welcome these fine bands to Sage Gateshead and we are sure that the audience will take the opportunity to hear them in their individual concert performances on the Saturday, which are all free of charge, as well as in the contest."
Further elements
John added: "Further exciting elements of this wonderful weekend festival of brass will be announced during the coming weeks, including an inspirational exhibition that will reflect upon the 40 years since Brass in Concert started in the Rothmans works canteen in Darlington.
The exhibition will profile bands, programmes, soloists and conductors, with photographs and commentary from many of the brass band personalities involved in the event's progressive journey."
Further exciting elements of this wonderful weekend festival of brass will be announced during the coming weeks, including an inspirational exhibition that will reflect upon the 40 years since Brass in Concertorganisers
2016 draw:
1. Dublin Silver
2. Brighouse & Rastrick
3. Flowers
4. Grimethorpe Colliery
5. Woodfalls
6. Reg Vardy
7. Brass Band Schoonhoven
8. Virtuosi GUS
9. Stavanger
10. Hammonds Saltaire
11. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
12. Cory
Further exciting elements of this wonderful weekend festival of brass will be announced during the coming weeks, including an inspirational exhibition that will reflect upon the 40 years since Brass in Concertorganisers
Tickets:
Tickets for World of Brass in Concert, featuring James Morrison and Black Dyke on Saturday 19th November, are priced at £24.00, £18.00 and £10.00.
Tickets for the Brass in Concert Championship on Sunday 20th November, are priced at £30.00,
£22.00 and £12.00.
Both are available from the Sage Gateshead:
Box Office on 0191 443 4661 or www.sagegateshead.com
