Clackmannan meanwhile could perhaps count themselves a little unlucky that their 'thrill a minute' performance right from the pages of a Captain W.E John's escapades wasn't quite what the judges were looking for. The quality of the sound is apparent from the opening chords of Campbeltown Brass Juniors performance; its well balanced and energetic. Horns rise to the fore before the melody passes elsewhere in this entertaining rendition. The North West Championships will be the first of the eight qualifying events for the Royal Albert Hall and Cheltenham and will take place in the Winter Gardens, on Sunday 27th February. Ah, those pesky results. There's a great deal of organisation to the opening stages, Jonathan Bates leaving no stone unturned in a multi-layered score. Myriad musical colours rise to the fore before a cry of desperate proportions, delivered with ruthless efficiency by Gordon Kyle on soprano. Langholm Town (Chris Shanks): 175 6. . MD Stephanie Mitchell deserves to be given the freedom of Kintyre. 2023 Scottish Brass Band Association, Newmains (Mike Marzella): 1846. Kirkintilloch hasn't enjoyed fluctuating form in recent years but the band is working hard to bring McCabe's score to the audience - and the adjudicators - in Perth this afternoon in its bid to secure its first Scottish Open title. Kirkintilloch Youth Band opens with the march Blaze Away and immediately finds a gentle swagger. An exciting day awaits! Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Elsewhere it was encouraging to hear an appreciative respect for Vinter's intentions; the ensemble challenges mostly met with confidence from the kaleidoscopic opening to the ferocious, but only occasionally jugular-blood 'Red'. Balance and dynamics were key to the successful colourings that had to be drawn out of what Sheona called, "an incredible piece". Johnstone Band, from Renfrewshire, opens proceedings with The Essence of Time and its purposeful, even if not quite all the detail springs from the score. It had been he said, "a brilliant morning.". Copyright 2022 Brass Band Results & Tim Sawyer, All Rights Reserved, Printed from https://brassbandresults.co.uk/, Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Perth & Kinross, Scotland, UK. And it wasn't the more dayglo hues and textures that she was referring to either; instead, it was the softer shadings, subtle pacings and tonal calibrations. NASUWT Riverside (above), Kirkbymoorside, Tewit, Jayess Newbiggin and Flookburgh claim the Durham titles Saturday, 19 March 2022 For the fourth time in five years, the NASUWT Riverside Band lifted the Geneva Instruments Regional Championship trophy in triumph. document.write(' value="">'); The Band results are available here and the Drum Majors results here. Kirkton Brass Bathgate (Simon Railton): 1729. It's measured to open, and the Aberdeen band settles into its stride, producing a pleasing full band sound that is exciting but never threatens to be overbearing. 7) Easington Colliery | Stephen Malcolm - On the Shoulders of Giants (Peter Graham). There's a pleasing lilt to the siciliana, with ensemble only occasionally losing its rigidity. Thw Scottish Open Championships, presented by the Scottish Brass Band Association - live from Perth Concert Hall, Adjudicators: John Doyle and Glyn Williams, 1) Johnstone Band | Colin McKenzie 2) East London Brass | Jayne Murrill 3) Dalmellington Band | Gary Williams 4) Newtongrange Silver Band | Anne Crookston 5) Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass | Mareika Gray 6) Rainford Band | David Thornton 7) Easington Colliery Band | Stephen Malcolm 8) Elland Silver Band | Daniel Brooks 9) City of Bradford Band | Jonathan Bates 10) Bon-Accord Silver Band | Stephen Malcolm 11) Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band | Chris Binns 12) Fishburn Band | Duncan Beckley 13) Unison Kinneil Band | Raymond Tennant 14) The Kirkintilloch Band | David Roberts 15) Whitburn Band | Nicholas Childs 16) Kingdom Brass | Paul Drury 17) Hepworth Band | Ryan Watkins 18) Wingates Band | Andrea Price 19) the cooperation band | Michael Fowles. Not a learner band. This was the West Lothian band's 21st Scottish Championship success and the MD's tenth since 2001. Dundee Instrumental (Bob McDonald): 1764. Hawick Saxhorn (Stuart Black): 1718. 11) Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band | Chris Binns - Rococo Variations (Edward Gregson). Include your email address if you like. Russell Gray's lyrical interpretation was pockmarked with errors. Basses do their bit, a magnificent platform on which to build a band sound, and Gary Williams guides the Ayrshire band to a confident close. It's a thrilling, full-blooded close, everything left on stage, as Hepworth brings down the curtain on its performance at the 2022 Scottish Open. Sandy's summing up that there was "some good playing today" and "nobody disgraced themselves" was an accurate reflection of the standard. Dunaskin Doon (Paul Drury): 1799. Super Cali Fragilistic Expialidocious bounces along, the players relishing the Mary Poppins number, then Newtongrange Junior Band brings its performance to a close with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, another piece handled with poise. While things dont entirely gel, it settles into its stride as the piece progresses. Caribbean Holiday is deliciously rowdy to open, whoops and whistles aplenty. It closes a diverse programme, delivered with the panache audiences have long come to expect from one of Scotland's farthest travelled bands. The band has had to wait its turn to play today but, for the most part, has retained its energy levels and brings its performance to a majestic close. It features confident solo cornet playing and again, the band works hard to find the light and shade in the music. And so it proved. Camelon and District 4. The band continues with A Whole New World, from Aladdin. The music ebbs and flows when required and Chris Binns chooses carefully the moments at which to draw the bigger sounds from his charges. Peebles Burgh (David Robb): 1736. 9) City of Bradford Band | Jonathan Bates - The Journey of the Lone Wolf (Simon Dobson). June. It has won the Scottish brass band championship a record 36 times, and the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain twice.. History. It was a point picked up by Sandy in what he felt was "the best" First Section contest he had heard here for some time. Eye of the Tiger surges forward with energy before Adeles hit, Hello, provides a reflective moment in the programme. Growing Pains, meanwhile, is well handled by a group which clearly relishes the music of its inspirational conductor. The intricate trombone section work is neat and although it feels a little frantic elsewhere at times, the playing is exciting. There's an elegance to the opening as the familiar strains of Now Thank We All Our God weave their way in and out of the texture - and Dalmellington brings a multi-layered performance to the stage, myriad musical colours rising to the fore. Whitburn is a very fine band and I'm looking forward to the next challenge with them.". Concert Brass Poynton seek a few additional players including a Bass & Trombone & Front Row Cornet. Much may have changed in the banding world since but the piece remains extremely engaging - and continues to provide a stern test. It's suitably sombre here. Elegant horn sounds are among those to rise to the fore. The final, climactic moments, are guided with great care and attention by Paul Drury. Wingates also keep something in reserve for the final stages of Comitas' work, a former European Championship set work, the ornate, chamber music style work giving way to something much more organ-like as the piece reaches its conclusion. An arrangement by John Gilmour of Kelvingrove sees the cornets darting around their instruments in their nimble tunes with ease before music from Alan Fernie brings the programme to a close. Log In. Moments of fragility creep in, sometimes during the more understated corners of Lloyds score, but theres a good degree of refinement to the hushed, chorale-like passages. Flugelhorn player, Rona Campbell, takes centre stage in Under the Boardwalk, as a certain Helen Williams (Cory's flugel star, who is very familiar with this piece), watches on from the adjudicating table. The inspiration for Fraternity came from the disaster of Courrires. The band appears to settle into its stride as the piece progresses, feeling particularly at ease in the warmer corners of the piece, which was commissioned for the European Brass Band Championships in Falkirk in 1990. West of England Stephanie was beaming; her interpretation would have made Biggles proud. There are no paywalls to overcome to be able to enjoy what we do to keep our journalism at the heart of the brass banding world. It's a demanding piece, no doubt about it - but KKB has set its stall out here. Edinburgh Academy 3. Although the Fourth Section contest was to be overshadowed by tragic news, there was still much to savour as Brass Sounds Inverclyde and Stranraer Brass claimed their places at Cheltenham. The programme continues with set work, Growing Pains, in which the Midlothian band demonstrates good balance and awareness of the key lines at any one time. Add More Here. Kingdom Brass is suitably haunting to open, grumbling basses soon giving way to haunting chords across the band. No one overblew so well done. The bold, majestic sounds of Alan Fernie's Prismatic Light open Whitburn Youth Band's programme. Whitburn Heartlands (Stephen Duncan): 1747. Kilmarnock Concert Brass scooped a coveted gong in the Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) Regional Brass Band Championships, bagging top prize in the Scottish 3rd Section. Well done, all. The closest to pipping them came from a finely controlled Tullis Russell, as the experienced Ray Munday provided an admirable structure on which his players (especially a fine dep sop) could shine. 275 Oxford Street. 10) Loanhead Brass Rootlets | Alan Fernie. There's a delightful elegance to the euphonium playing of Richard Kidd, whose contribution lingers long in the ear in one of the more reflective corners of the piece, before the excitement ramps up again. The intricate euphonium and baritone work marches forward purposefully and theres a sense of poise is apparent in the performance en route to a warm, engaging close. 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