Interest in Bendigo

The 83rd Annual Bendigo Eisteddfod is currently underway, with the brass bands set to compete this coming Sunday, 1 June.

Wednesday, 28 May 2008

21 brass bands will compete this Sunday in the 83rd Annual Bendigo Eisteddfod, run by the Bendigo Competitions Society.

There will be plenty of interest in the competition as some bands have recently been regraded and will be testing their worthiness in the new grades.

Also, successful UK conductor Steve Bastable, has surfaced in Australia and will be making his Aussie debut out the front of Kew Band Melbourne, following the resignation of Mark Ford as MD in April.

Bands to compete include:

A GRADE
Boroondara Brass, Danny van Bergen
Footscray Yarraville City Band, Phillipa Edwards
Hawthorn City Band, Peter Sykes
Kew Band Melbourne, Steve Bastable

B GRADE
Box Hill City Band, David Farrell
City of Greater Dandenong Band, Colin Lord
Diamond Valley Brass Band, Dean Hughes
Geelong West Brass Band, Jeff Steele

C GRADE
Darebin City Brass – Northern, Andrew Power
Greater Bendigo Concert Brass Band, Colin Wellard
Marist Brothers Band, Matthew Pankhurst
Maryborough City Brass Band, Jenny Wagstaff
Sunshine Community Brass, Chris Smith

D GRADE
Boroondara Harmony Brass, Danny van Bergen
City of Bendigo Brass Band, Andrew Trewartha
Creswick Municipal Band, Lloyd Stinton
Croydon Citizen’s Brass, Melina Benger
Daylesford & District Municipal Band, Jenny Jordan
Mornington Youth & Citizen’s Brass Band, Craig Fullerton
Shepparton Brass Band, Bill Scott
Thompson’s Foundry Band,Ed Wilcock

4BRDU will bring you the results as soon as possible.

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