The contesting partnership between conductor Jonathan Beatty and the Hade Edge Band came to a successful final chord on the weekend at the 93rd Hade Edge Contest.

Tallis honours

Their performance of 'Tallis Variations' by Philip Sparke gained high praise from adjudicator David Roberts as they claimed the honours in the Section B contest for 2nd & 3rd Section bands from rivals Meltham & Meltham Mills with Oughtibridge in third.

Hade Edge also took a clean sweep of the individual awards, with Meltham taking the 'Best Hymn Tune' honours.

In Section C there was also a comprehensive clean sweep by Tewit Silver led by Martin Hall. They took the test-piece, hymn tune and the outstanding soloist award. The Tewit Youth Band also won their section with an excellently played 15 minute own-choice programme.

Thanks

A spokesperson told 4BR: "Our thanks go to all who competed, especially in the Youth and Training Section who were inspiring and quite rightly won high praise.

It was a great day for audience, players and organisers alike and we look forward to welcoming bands to the 94th Contest on 26th April 2020.

Our thanks go to all who competed, especially in the Youth and Training Section who were inspiring and quite rightly won high praisespokesperson

Results:

Section B: 2nd & 3rd Section

Own Choice test piece:
1. Hade Edge (Jonathan Beatty)
2. Meltham & Meltham Mills (Tom Haslam)
3. Oughtibridge (Gavin Somerset)

Hymn Tune:
1. Meltham & Meltham Mills
2. Hade Edge
3. Oughtibridge

Special Prizes:
Outstanding Euphonium: Hade Edge
Outstanding Trombone Section: Hade Edge
Best Percussion Section: Hade Edge
Outstanding Conductor: Hade Edge

Section C: 3rd & 4th & Unregistered Sections

Test Piece:
1. Tewit Silver (Martin Hall)
2. Loxley Silver (Richard Windle)
3. Thurlstone Brass (John Hopkinson)
4. Maltby Miners Welfare (Terry Clifford)
5. Linthwaite (Paul Kershaw)
6. Hade Edge B (Jonathan Mitra)
7. Belle Vue Brass (Clive Fox)

Hymn Tune:
1. Tewit Silver
2. Loxley Silver
3. Linthwaite
4. Thurlstone Brass
5. Maltby Miners Welfare
6. Hade Edge B
7. Belle Vue Brass

Special Prizes:
Highest placed unregistered band: Hade Edge B
Outstanding Soloist in Section C: Tewit Silver (cornet)

Youth and Training Sections:

15-minute programme

1. Tewit Youth (Martin Hall)
2. Dobcross Youth (Seth Livingstone)
3. Dobcross Youth Training (Seth Livingstone)

Special Prize:
Youngest Player: Charlie Clayton (Dobcross Youth Training) — aged 6

Contest Special Prizes:
Outstanding Soloist: Hade Edge (flugel)
Outstanding Bass Section: Tewit Silver