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Results: Borders Youth & Ensemble

There was a great end of season turn out at the Borders Youth Solo & Ensemble Contest on the weekend.

 

The Scottish Borders Brass Band Association held the sixth annual Borders Brass Youth Solo & Ensemble Championships on Sunday 7th December in Glendinning Terrace Primary School, Galashiels.

Good entry

There was a good entry and the top three in each section qualify to compete in the Besson Scottish Solo & Ensemble Finals in Bathgate on Saturday 7 February. The adjudicator was Mark Bell and the accompanist was Cameron Mabon.

Qualifiers:

Junior Ensembles:
Wilton Primary School (Hawick)

Junior Soloists:

1. Harry Marshall (Wilton Primary School)
2. Iain Roland (Wilton Primary School)
3. Emma Boland (Denholm Primary School)

Intermediate Ensembles:
1. St. Ronan’s Future Band
2. Hawick High School

Intermediate Soloists:
1. Jake Hume (Hawick High School)
2. Rebecca Lindsay (St. Ronan’s Future Band)
3. Duncan Fraser (Earlston High School)

Youth Soloists:
1. Peter Holmes (Selkirk Silver Band)
2. Alex Watney (Berwickshire High School)
3. Emma Douglas (Jedforest Instrumental Band)

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