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Wessex Open Contest

Details of the Wessex Open Contest and Youth Training Contest have been announced.

 

The Wessex Brass Band Association have announced details of their
Open Contest to be held on Saturday 28 November at The Pavilion, The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset.

Outline
Each band will enter under its recognised National grading and play an own choice test piece from its National Grading, recognised on an agreed list.

A band may decide to play a test piece of a higher National grading, however they will be judged in the Section that they are Nationally graded, not the Section of the selected test piece.

The bands will pre-draw and play continually one after another.

Further details

For further details and entry form please contact:

David Hills – Tel. 01425 271743 or e-mail davidandjillyhills@talktalk.net


Youth & Training Band Contest

Details have also been annoucned of their Youth & Training Band Contest to be held on Saturday 31 October at The Trafalgar School at Downton, Breamore Road, Downton, Salisbury.

The contest will be an Own choice programme to include two versus of a hymn tune with a maximum of 20 minutes and not less than 15 minutes programme time (to include setting up time and introductions).

Further details

For further details and entry form please contact:

David Hills – Tel. 01425 271743 or e-mail davidandjillyhills@talktalk.net

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