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Results: 2025 UniBrass Championships

The students of University of Birmingham and Universities of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam claim the UniBrass Trophy and Shield honours in Cardiff

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  The Championships took place at Cardiff University

Results:


UniBrass Trophy:


Adjudicators: Mark Wilkinson; Ailsa Russell

1. University of Birmingham (Stephen Kane): 96+45 = 141
2. University of Huddersfield (Jonathan Beatty): 92+46 = 138
3. Universities of Manchester & Salford (Harry Bennett): 90+44 = 134
4. Oxford University (Esme Harper & Joe Sollis): 86+47 = 133
5. University of Warwick (Tom Stoneman): 83+41 = 124
6. Durham University (Daniel Marsh): 80+42 = 122
7. Royal Holloway University of London (James Begg): 78+43 = 121
8. University of Leeds & Leeds Conservatoire (Chiron Leather): 75+39 = 114
9. University of Chichester (Emma Button): 76+37 = 113
10. University of Southampton (Kevin Smith): 72+40 = 112
11. University of York (Neo Borgia): 71+38 = 109
12. Lancaster University (Hugh Streets & Christopher Pollock): 70+36 = 106

Most Entertaining Band: Oxford University
Most Innovative Programme: Royal Holloway University of London
Best Student Conductor: Esme Harper (Oxford University)
Best March: University of Birmingham
Best Solo/Feature: Jacob Hickman
Best Percussion: Royal Holloway University of London
Audience Award: University of York


UniBrass Shield:

Adjudicators: Christopher Bond; Emily Evans

1. Universities of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam (Christopher Oddy): 94+48= 142
2. Cardiff University (Ianto Williams & Lia Teague): 92+45 = 137*
3. University of Bristol (Jake Wingfield): 91+46 = 137
4. University of Nottingham (Pawel Nieweglowski & Becky Brundett-Hall): 89+47 = 136
5. King's College London (Alex Baker): 88+43 = 131
6. University of West of England (UWE) (Anri Adachi): 87+41 = 128
7. Keele University (Ben Spindler): 82+44 = 126
8. Bangor University (Abigail Grant): 85+40 = 125*
9. Cambridge University (Rahul Joshi): 83+42 = 125
10. University of Bath (Aaron Jones): 84+39 = 123
11. University of East Anglia (UEA) (Harrison Grover): 81+38 = 119

*Music score takes precedence

Most Entertaining Band: Universities of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam
Most Innovative Programme: University of Bristol
Best Student Conductor: Jake Wingfield (University of Bristol)
Best March: University of Nottingham
Best Solo/Feature: Charlie Coldwell
Best Percussion: University of Bath
Audience Award: Cardiff University

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