There are not one but two National Championship events taking place this weekend.
As well as the action at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the German National Championships also take place in the Baden-Wurttembrrg town of Goppingen near Stuttgart hosted by Brass Band B10.
Friday and Saturday
It starts on Friday afternoon (October 4th) at 4.00pm local time with the Fourth Division followed by the Second Division, First Division (set-work) and Championship Division (set-work).
Saturday (5th October) sees the Youth Division (10.00am local time) followed by the Third Division, First Division (own-choice) and Championship Division (own-choice).
Gala Concert
There is a highly encouraging line-up of 15 bands this year at the Stadthalle Göppingen, all hoping to impress the international panel of jurors and audience. The event also sees a Gala Concert given by former European Champion Brass Band Bürgermusik Luzern conducted by Michael Bach.
Bands in each section must perform the prescribed set-work plus their own-choice test piece selection.
The Championship Section bands will all perform Jan Van der Roost's 'The Lost Circle'. The defending champion is 3BA Concert Band. The winning band will receive an invitation to the 2025 European Championships.
Live stream
The whole event will also be live-streamed at: http://dbbv.org/stream
Championship Section:
Set Test: The Lost Circle (Jan Van der Roost)
Adjudicators: Michael Bach, Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale, Benjamin Haemhouts
3BA Concert Band
Brass Band Regensburg
First Division:
Set Test: Sinfonietta No. 3 (Etienne Crausaz)
Adjudicators: Michael Bach, Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale, Benjamin Haemhouts
Brass Band A7
Brass Band BlechKLANG
Brass Band Sachsen
Nordbayerische Brass Band
Woodshockers Brass Band
Second Division:
Set Test: Flashback (Jan de Haan)
Adjudicators: Michael Bach, Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale, Benjamin Haemhouts
Brass Band B10
Brass Band Nord
Cologne Concert Brass
Evolution Brass Regensburg
Third Division:
Set Test: The Graces of Love (Oliver Waespi)
Adjudicators: Michael Bach, Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale, Benjamin Haemhouts
Black Forest Brass Band Freiburg
Brass Band Munchen
Fourth Division:
Set Test: Neverland (Christopher Bond)
Adjudicators: Michael Bach, Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale, Benjamin Haemhouts
St Stephan Brass Band Hamburg
Youth Division:
Set Test: Smoke Sketches (Daniel Hall)
Adjudicators: Michael Bach, Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale, Benjamin Haemhouts
Jugend Brass Band PotzBlech
