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Results: 2019 Italian National Championship

Brass Band Wipptal are crowned the new Italian National Champion

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  Brass Band Wipptal were crowned 2019 Italian National Champion

Wednesday, 27 November 2019

        

A new Italian National Champion was crowned at the Teatro Comunale in Vipiteno recently, as Brass Band Wipptal claimed the honours ahead of defending champion Italian Brass Band.
A full report will follow.

Result:


Championship Section:


Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs, Thomas Doss, Hannes Buchegger
Test piece: Toccata e Fantasia (Thomas Doss)
Set Piece/Own Choice = Total

1. Brass Band Wipptal (Florian Klinger): 94/94 = 188
2. Italian Brass Band (Filippo Cangiamila): 93/95 = 188
3. Brass Band Uberetsch (Hans Finatzer): 92/93 = 185

Second Section:


Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs, Thomas Doss, Hannes Buchegger
1. Brass Knedl Pustertal (Robert Regensberger) — 88

        

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