Cairns Brass played host to six bands from North Queensland who participated in this years Northern Zone Festival.
Adjudicator for the weekend was Greg Aitken.
Band Results
Points: Own Choice+Sacred+Stage March+handicap=Total
A and B Grade
1. Townsville Brass, Dale Hosking, 89+44+41+8=182
2. Cairns Brass, Maureen Cameron, 94+42+45+0=181
C, D and Junior Grades
1. Thuringowa Brass, Dave Finlay, 84+36+38+0=158
2. Cairns Youth Brass, Maureen Cameron, 86+33+37+0=156
3. Cairns Brass Training Band, Katie Sugden, 76+32+35+8=151
4. Brolga Brass, John Hamilton, 78+32+39+0=149
Gala Concert Awards
Best Percussionist: Thuringowa Brass
Best Percussion Section: Cairns Brass
Best Soloist: Anna Quinn, Cairns Brass
Adjudicators Award for Most Musical Performance: Cairns Brass
Most Entertaining Performance: Cairns Youth Brass
Solo Results
Under 12 Any Instrument
1. Andrew Martin, Cairns Brass Training Band
2. Riley Siggs, Cairns Brass Training Band
3. Laura Jones, St Andrews Catholic College
Under 14 Any Instrument
1. Matthew Johnston, Cairns Brass Youth Band
2. Geordie McInnes, Cairns Brass Training Band
3. Jack Boylan-Ascione, Cairns Brass Training Band
Under 16 Any Instrument
1. Samantha Blakeney, Cairns Brass Youth Band
2. Alex Kingma, Cairns Brass Youth Band
3. Robert Johnston, Cairns Brass Youth Band
Under 19 Any Instrument
1. Matthew Bacon, Cairns Brass Youth Band
2. Trish Allan, Cairns Brass Youth Band
3. Malinda Armodie, Cairns Brass Youth Band
Junior B & E Flat Bass
1. Naomi Christensen, Cairns Brass Youth Band
2. Robert Johnston, Cairns Brass Youth Band
3. Michael Schramm, Cairns Brass Youth Band
Junior Euphonium
1. Matthew Johnston, Cairns Brass Youth Band
2. Amelia Hulme, Cairns Brass Youth Band
Junior Percussion
1. David Knight, Cairns Brass
2. Dylan Psiuk, Cairns Brass Youth Band
3. Kris Stirzaker, Cairns Brass Training Band
Junior Sacred/Ballad
1. Sam Stent, Cairns Brass Youth Band
2. Matthew Johnston, Cairns Brass Youth Band
3. Chelsea Vincent, Cairns Brass Youth Band
Junior Duet
1. Nathan Marino and Andrew Martin, Cairns Brass Training Band
2. Trish Allan and Nathan Walden, Cairns Brass Youth Band
3. Bryce Unwin and Matthew Johnston, Cairns Brass Youth Band
Junior Ensemble
1. Cairns Brass Youth Band
2. St Andrews Catholic College
3. City of Thuringowa
Novice Any Instrument
1. Marco Parigi, Townsville Brass
2. Safron Ealden, St Andrews Catholic College
Open Any Instrument
1. Dale Hosking, Townsville Brass
2. Katie Sugden, Cairns Brass
3. Andrew Eather, Cairns Brass
Veteran Any Instrument
1. Fred Schipke, Cairns Brass
2. Glen Henderson, Thuringowa Brass
Open Sacred/Ballad
1. Dale Hosking, Townsville Brass
2. Rebecca Mason, Cairns Brass
3. Debbie Paraha, Cairns Brass
Open B & E Flat Bass
1. Mark Wheeler, Cairns Brass
2. Alister Ingram, Cairns Brass
Open Euphonium
1. Drew Walden, Cairns Brass
Open Duet
1. Bryan Hurdley and Maureen Cameron, Cairns Brass
2. Fiona Murakami and Claire Dickson, Townsville Brass
3. Tina Ogle and Rebecca Mason, Cairns Brass
Open Ensemble
1. Cairns Brass
2. Cairns Brass (Norfolk and Chance)
