The fourth Gwent Youth Brass Solo & Quartet Contest took place on Saturday 30th May at the YMCA Centre, Newport, where a great turn out of talented players sought to impress Steve Sykes and Katrina Marzella.
Successful
It was a very successful day with 135 brass players taking part, representing bands and schools within Greater Gwent plus entries from Upper Rhondda, the Forest of Dean, Shropshire, Camborne and St. Dennis in Cornwall.
It was a very successful day with 135 brass players taking part, representing bands and schools within Greater Gwent plus entries from Upper Rhondda, the Forest of Dean, Shropshire, Camborne and St. Dennis in Cornwall4BR
Spellbound
The proceedings were handled very smoothly by Andrew Jones and Christopher Turner, both tutors with the Gwent Music Support Service, and before the announcement of the results Katrina and Steve displayed their own playing talents to the full — captivating the appreciative audience — especially the awe struck youngsters!.
Next year
Following the success of this event, the date of next year’s Contest will be Saturday 5th June 2010.
Winners
On the day there was a quartet of wins for Chloe Abbott, cornet from the Camborne Band, who showed her classy sound and stamina, whilst there was also wonderful playing from Brendan Caddy, soprano from St. Dennis Band who bagged a brace of titles.
Local cornet talent Harry Lloyd of Rogerstone Band produced a clear focused sound to register his win in the Slow Melody class, whilst the local youth bands also had a great day with Abergavenny Borough, Ebbw Vale and Crosskeys Silver winning in the various Quartet and Ensemble classes.
Results:
Class A Slow Melody: 11 years & under
1. Harry Lloyd (Rogerstone Band)- 90
2. Martha Carlisle (Camborne Youth Band) — 89
3. Joseph Hopkins (Rogerstone Band) — 88
Class B Slow Melody: 12 & 13 years
1. Brendan Caddy (St. Dennis Youth Band) — 86
2. B.J.Abbott (Camborne Youth Band) — 84
3. Ellis Davies (Crosskeys Silver Band) — 83
Class C Slow Melody: 14 & 15 years
1. Ben Stratford (Parkend/Forest of Dean Brass) — 87
2. Emma Hocknell (Wem Jubilee Band) — 85
3. Christian Dullea (Abergavenny Borough Band) — 84
Class D Air Varie: 15 years & under
1. Brendan Caddy (St. Dennis Youth Band) — 90
2. Ben Stratford (Parkend/Forest of Dean Brass) — 89
3. Lewis Rees (Upper Rhondda Brass Band) — 88
Class F Slow Melody: 16 – 18 years
1. Chloe Abbott (Camborne Town Band) — 94
2. Rhys Ward (Rogerstone Band) — 93
3. Lori Warsop (Forest of Dean Area Brass Band) — 91
Class G Air Varie: 16 – 18 years
1. Chloe Abbott (Camborne Town Band) — 95
2. Lori Warsop (Forest of Dean Area Brass Band) — 89
3. Ben Roberts (Rogerstone Band) — 88
Class H Slow Melody: Open
1. Chloe Abbott (Camborne Town Band) — 88
2. Brendan Caddy (St. Dennis Youth Band) — 87
3. Ben Stratford (Parkend/Forest of Dean Brass) — 85
Class J Air Varie: Open
1. Chloe Abbott (Camborne Town Band) — 86
2. Ben Stratford (Parkend/Forest of Dean Brass) — 84
3. Evan Roberts (Abergavenny Borough Band) — 82
Class K Quartets: 15 years & under
1. Pedwar y Fenni (Abergavenny Borough Band) — 89
2. Ebbw Vale Quartet (Ebbw Vale Town Band) — 84
3.Blaenavon Bandits (Blaenavon Town Band) — 81
Most Promising Quartet Award: USKimos of Usk Youth Brass Grass Roots Quartet Award: Rogerstone Band Quartet
Class L Quartets: 18 years & under
1. Crosskeys Silver Band Quartet (Crosskeys Silver Band) — 86
2. Pedwar y Fenni (Abergavenny Borough Band) — 85
Class M Quartets: Open
1. Faber Four (Abergavenny Borough Band) — 90
2. Rogerstone Band Quartet(Rogerstone Band) — 88
3. Newport Borough Brass Quartet(Newport Borough Brass Band) — 85
Class N Ensemble: 15 years & under
1. ABERGA Youth Band (Abergavenny Borough Band) — 81
2. Usk Youth Ensemble (Usk Youth Brass Band) — 79
3. Ebbw Vale Ensemble (Ebbw Vale Town Band) — 77
Class O Ensemble: 18 years & under
1. Ebbw Vale Ensemble (Ebbw Vale Town Band) — 81
2. Usk Belles (Usk Youth Brass Band) — 80
Class P Ensemble: Open
1. Crosskeys Silver Ensemble (Crosskeys Siler Band) — 83
