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Results: 2022 Wychavon Festival of Brass

City of Bradford lead the list of winners at a packed day of entertainment at Evesham — with section wins for Haydock, BD1 Brass, Ratby Coop Mid and Cross Keys Silver

City of Bradford
  City of Bradford's War of the World's programme claimed the top section honours

Results:


Championship Section:

Adjudicator: Phillip Harper

1. City of Bradford (Jonathan Bates)
2. Wantage Band (Paul Holland)
3. Enderby (Stephen Phillips)
4. Ebbw Valley Brass (Gareth Ritter)
5. City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) (Christopher Bond)
6. Jackfield (Ryan Richards)
7. Verwood Concert Brass (Kevin Smith)
8. Filton Concert Brass (Nathan Jenkins)
9. Langley (Cliff Parker)
10. Hucknall & Linby MC Brass (Paul Whyley)
11. Amersham Band (Paul Fisher)
12. Blackburn & Darwen (Daniel Thomas)
13. Tylorstown (Gary Davies)
14. BTM (Jeff Hutcherson)
15. Lydbrook (Stephen Sykes)
16. Newstead Brass (David Holling)
17. Tongwynlais Temperance (TBC)
18. Milton Keynes Brass (Jonathan Mott)
19. Johnstone Band (Raymond Tennant)
20. Kidlington Concert Brass (Duncan Wilson)

Winning MD: Jonathan Bates (City of Bradford)
Entertainment Award: City of Bradford
British Open Spring Festival qualification invitation: Ebbw Valley Brass

Best Soloist: Philip Howells (xylophone) — Ebbw Valley Brass
Best Baritones: City of Bradford
Best Percussion: City of Bradford


First Section:

Adjudicator: Nicholas Garman

1. Haydock Band (Mark Quinn)
2. Ebbw Valley Brass (Gareth Ritter)
3. Langley (Cliff Parker)
4. Marsden Silver (Andrew Lofthouse)
5. SPAL Sovereign Brass (Alan Gifford)
6. BTM (Jeff Hutchinson)
7. Regent Brass (Alan Duguid)
8. Hebden Bridge (Christopher Binns)
9. Audley Brass (Tom Hancock)
10. Markham & District (Jayne Thomas)
11. Milton Keynes Brass (Jonathan Mott)
12. City of Bristol (Craig Roberts)
13. Wantage Concert Brass (Neil Brownless)
14. Bedworth Brass (Keith Leonard)


Entertainment Award: Ebbw Valley Brass
Best Soloist: Daniel Thompson (trombone) — Regent Brass
Best Baritones: Hebden Bridge
Best Percussion: Langley


Second Section:

Adjudicator: Steve Sykes

1. BD1 Brass (Jonathan Bates)
2. Harborough Band (Brad Turnbull)
3. Weston Brass (Ian Holmes)
4. Abertillery Town (Alun Williams)
5. Ratby Cooperative Mid (Gary Perrin)
6. Saint Sebastian Wokingham (John Watts)
7. Audley Brass (Tom Hancock)
8. Wantage Concert Brass (Neil Brownless)
9. Avonbank (Colin Herbert)
10. Stourport Brass (Oliver Wilson)
11. Downton Band (Paul Williams)

Entertainment Award: BD1 Brass
Best Soloist: Ben Smith (euphonium) — Harborough Band
Best Baritones: BD1 Brass
Best Percussion: BD1 Brass


Third Section:

Adjudicator: James Holt

1. Ratby Co-operative Mid Band (Gary Perrin)
2. Lydney Town (Thomas Dunne)
3. Cross Keys Silver (Sion Rhys Jones)
4. City of Birmingham (Saphran Ali)
5. Welwyn Garden City (William Douglas)
6. Stourport (Oliver Wilson)
7. Wem Jubilee (Cathy Rutherford)
8. Cheltenham Silver (Adrian Jowett)
9. Towcester Studio (Peter Wain)
10. City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) 2 (Martyn Ford)
11. Regent Community Brass (Simon Tong)
12. Ynyshir (Carol Flannary-Davies)

Entertainment Award: Wem Jubilee
Best Soloist: Samantha Ford (horn) — Lydney Town
Best Baritones: Cross Keys Silver
Best Percussion: Ratby Co-operative Mid


Fourth Section:

Adjudicator: James Holt

1. Cross Keys Silver (Sion Rhys Jones)
2. Putney & Wimbledon (Sam Topp)
3. Wem Jubilee (Cathy Rutherford)
4. Malvern Hills District Brass (Chris License)
5. Blaenavon Town (Christian Jenkins)
6. Wantage Academy (Nikki Jones)

Entertainment Award: Putney & Wimbledon
Best Soloist: Soprano (Cross Keys Silver)
Best Baritones: Putney & Wimbledon
Best Percussion: Wantage Academy

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