Legendary cornet virtuoso Jim Davies certainly had a great deal of sympathy for the cornet players in the Second Section on Sunday, as he and fellow judge Peter Roberts had the unenviable task of sorting out the bands on Dean Goffin’s ‘My Strength, My Tower’.

Sympathetic

In what proved to be the most difficult of all the set works on the weekend, Jim was forthright in his remarks about what they had heard, although he was also sympathetic to the plight of the principal cornet players in particular who had to overcome the cruel extended solo in the central Lento movement.

Jim was forthright in his remarks about what they had heard, although he was also sympathetic to the plight of the principal cornet players...4BR

Clear pin points

In his remarks off the stage before the announcement of the results Jim had clearly pinpointed the areas both he and Peter looked out for and he offered advice and support for those players who had a real baptism of contesting fire.