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Moore makes BBC final

Trombonist Peter Moore has made it through to this weekend's BBC Young Musician of the Year final.

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Twelve year old, Peter Moore, the Principal Trombone of the Wingates Band was victorious when he competed against Alexander Edmundson, Henry Lindsay and Matthew White in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Brass Final and now goes on to the Grand Final this weekend.

Final shown on BBC4

BBC4 has broadcast the Brass category final this evening as part of its week of programmes that has already seen Jadran Duncumb (Strings) and David Smith (Woodwind) reach this weekend's Grand Final with just the Percussion and Keyboard finals to be broadcast on Thursday and Friday.

Due to the nature of the BBC's coverage in the run up to the weekend's final, the winner which has been known since February could not be released until its transmission this evening.

Unanimous

The coverage of the final lasting an hour included extensive interviews with all of the finalists and their families along with edited highlights of the finalists pieces of music.

The judging panel of Alison Balsom, Ben Foster and Julian Plummer were unanimous in their decision that Peter Moore was the winner of the Brass Final4BR

Peter's performance of Peaslee's Arrows of time 1st movevment: Jazz Feeling, Sandström's Sång til Lotta and the 1st movement of Rota Concerto for Trombone & Orchestra led the judging panel of Alson Balsom, Ben Foster and Julian Plummer to be 'unanimous' in their decision that Peter was the winner with his performance described as 'impeccable'.

Performances in full

The full repertoire of all the four Brass finalists can be viewed by visiting www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician or watch the Brass Final in full on BBC iplayer at the following link:

http://tinyurl.com/68vg2h

Pride

Speaking with 4BR, Peter's parents, Jane and Grenville spoke of 'the enormous pride that the whole family has for Pete's achievement' and that feeling of pride was echoed by Wingates' Chairman Barry Bentley who said 'Peter is a extremely talented individual and we are very fortunate to have him in the band and proud of what he has achieved. On behalf of Wingates Band we congratulate Peter on his magnificent achievement and wish him well this weekend'.

Peter admitted to BBC4 that he thought his mum was 'off her rocker' when it was suggested that he enter the Young Musician competition but said he was 'looking forward to the final'.

Preparation

In addition to his studies at the Chethams School of Music in Manchester and playing with Wingates, Peter has been practicing hard in preparation for this forthcoming weekend and this week will be rehearsing his programme in Wales with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales that includes a Concerto for his challenge for the title.

Third Brass winner?

Should Peter be declared victorious on Sunday he will become only the third brass player to have held the coveted title (the others being Michael Hext and David Pyatt) and he will equal the record of Jennifer Pike in 2002 at being the youngest winner at just twelve years old.

Final streamed

The final itself from the Wales Millennium Centre this Saturday, 10th May will be streamed live on the web at www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician from 7pm BST.

Peter and the other finalists will return to the stage on Sunday afternoon to give a reprise of part of their chosen concerto as requested by the judging panel and another piece of their own choice. Having deliberated, they will then choose a winner.

Tv and radio coverage

After the announcement of the winner, BBC 2 will broadcast a 2 hour programme on Sunday, 11th May from 6pm with extensive highlights from both Saturday and Sunday.

Next Monday evening's flagship programme on BBC Radio 3 entitled 'Performance on 3' will feature all five of the finalist's performances of their concerto's from Saturday evening.

Ticket details

Saturday 10 May 2008 at 7.00pm
Sunday 11 May 2008 at 1.30pm
Wales Millennium Centre Box Office: 08700 40 2000

Tickets for each concert: £12, £10, £8, £5 concessions available.
20% Discount if booking for both Saturday and Sunday, 10 and 11 May (excludes £5 tickets)

Further information

All the information you require on the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008 including where you can watch the final live along with interviews with the category finalists, can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician

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