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Results: LGB Solo & Ensemble

A great turn out of players at Lewes for the solo and ensemble contest.

 

The Annual Solo, Quartet and Ensemble Contest, organised by LGB Brass under the banner of the Southern Counties Amateur Bands Association, took place at Ringmer Community College, near Lewes, East Sussex, on Sunday 17th February.

The contest attracted 51 entries and the placings were as follows:

Junior Quartet:
1. Patcham — 72
2. Mid Sussex — 63
3. Egham Junior — 62

Youth Quartet:
1. Mid Sussex — 80
2. Egham Junior — 77
3. Patcham — 72

Youth Ensemble:
1. Mid Sussex — 76
2. Redhill Corps of Drums Concert — 74
3. Patcham — 72

Junior Slow Melody:
1. Rhys Cave, Thundersley — 98
2. Oliver Brooks, Heathfield — 95
3. Ben Day, Mid Sussex — 94

Youth Slow Melody:
1. Adam Denman, Denmead — 93
2. Rhys Cave, Thundersley — 92
3. Katy Wakeford-Brown, LGB — 91

3rd Section Quartet:
1. Mayfield B — 82
2. Patcham B — 74
3. Mayfield A — 73

2nd Section Quartet:
1. Uckfield — 86
2. Denmead — 83
3. Thundersley A — 80

Open Section Quartet:
1. Uckfield — 85
2. Thundersley A — 82
3. Thundersley B — 79

B Ensemble:
1. Mayfield — 80
2. Thundersley — 79
3. Patcham — 78

A Ensemble:
1. Thundersley — 82
2. LGB — 80

Wright & Round Cup for Best Interpretation in the Junior and Youth Sections:Peter Mansfield, Mid Sussex.

Badman Challenge Cup for Best Interpretation in the senior sections:
Steve McKintyre, Uckfield Concert Brass.

Gerallt Hughes Camberley Band Trophy for the youngest competitor:
Carrigan Davis, Patcham.

£40 voucher for the band playing the highest number of parties: Thundersley

This voucher, and those presented to the Junior and Youth Quartets and Solos were kindly donated by Phil Parker Ltd, who have supported this contest for more years than anyone can remember. Our grateful thanks to them, yet again.

The full results can be viewed on the SCABA website at www.scaba.co.uk

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