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German National Championships take place this weekend

15 bands will compete for the National Championship honours in Goppingen this weekend — and it will be live-broadcast.

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  The National Championship takes place in Goppingen near Stuttgart hosted by Brass Band B10.

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

Find out more:

https://www.dbbv.org/tickets

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