Fourth Section : Bream Silver Band

[TheMusicMan]

Weston-Super-Mare – Own Choice Contest - 2007

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Section Entered : Fourth
Order of Play : 1
Musical Director : Huw Cole
Chosen Test Piece : Dimensions - Peter Graham
http://www.breamband.co.uk/






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Allegro Moderato: Good opening and balanced band. Good bell effects throughout. B - good balance, lyrical cornets. Good dynamic levels. Well balanced horn melody, good ensemble. Slight slip in Euph to Largo. Nice build into...

Andante. K - Excellent cornet solo, lots of expression and again good balanced ensemble. M- Poco piu Mosso, Again Euph slips but doesn't distract.
Well done Flugel. Nice build up into P.

Allegro R - Good sense of rhythm, especially from percussion. T - Band too loud, distracts from cornet melody. Well done Sop at V. Dynamics not correct at W. Nice build again into Y.

Grandioso - Nice full sound and good use of dynamics.

Z - Vivace. Excellent playing to close, well done Timpani.



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[Di]

We have offered our opinion of the bands performance based on the music, and on what we hear; and not on the technicalities of notes and other musical markings in the score etc.

Please don't be offended if you don't agree with what we write. This will simply be a combination of a report of our opinions on how we felt the performance went on the day, and of what's happening at the contest.

Please feel free to add your comments and your scores based on what you heard but please remember to keep these constructive and within the spirit of tMP and our guidelines. :)

[Rapier]

No scores given above. ;)

[Di]

Try now.

I don't know, just can't get the staff these days. ;)

[QAD]

Well done all on another gr8 day at the seaside.