The Yorkshire & Humberside Brass Band Association will hold its annual contest at Dewsbury Town Hall on Sunday, 4th November.

18 bands

The first of 18 bands will take to the stage at 10.00am at the wonderful Grade II listed Victorian hall to perform their own-choice test piece.

They include include Cry of the Mountain (Howard Lorriman); Dimensions (Peter Graham); Episodes for Brass (Gareth Churcher); Fire in the Blood (Paul Lovatt-Cooper); First Suite in Eb (Gustav Holst); Haslemere Suite (Peter Graham); Labour & Love (Percy Fletcher); Lake of the Moon (Kevin Hoube); Napoleon on the Alps (Philip Harper); Purcell Variations (Kennth Downie); Renaissance (Peter Graham); Saint-Saens Variations (Philip Sparke); Tallis Variations (Philip Sparke); The Saga of Haakon the Good (Philip Sparke); Trittico (James Curnow); Vitae Aeturnum (Paul Lovatt-Cooper); Voices of Youth (Edward Gregson); Willow Pattern (Philip Harper)

Competing bands:

Clifton & Lightcliffe
Cockerton Silver
Dronfield Genquip
Dunston Silver
Jayess Newbiggin
Lindley
North Skelton
Oughtibridge
Rivington & Adlington
Rockingham
Shirebrook MW
Swinton & District
Tewit Silver
Thurlstone
University of Nottingham
Uppermill
Westoe
Worsbrough