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As when On Ratcliff Highway was chosen for 1st section final a few years ago - and some passages therein for five troms...

JR

Richard Marshall joined the "old" Rothwell (Wallace Arnold) in time for the Grand Shield in 1991 and helped us get 2nd on Carnival Romain - he was 15 at the time

I remember taking one of Tom...

Difficult one this - you could easily argue that Harmony Music was more difficult than Red Priest..

Though there have been recent choices of ex Open pieces that really pushed it e.g. Night to...

Just with regard to the Senior Cup Pavilion Theatre conditions:

In a slightly excitable moment towards the end of our performance I nearly decapitated an unfortunate gentleman
who was sat...

No

John R

I would say without hesitation that A Malvern Suite is the best original 4th section test piece of the last 30 years - you need a good solo cornet though....

John R

If so they look really promising this time!

John R

Is this official?

JR

I bet percussion sections wouldn't!

JR

[QUOTE=cockaigne;836798]Theme? Remember that the regional/national championships have their own discrete criteria and selection process for test-pieces. QUOTE]

What's that then??

John R

John O' Gaunt hasn't dated...

JR

It was definitely 74 for Stanshawe in the Kings Hall - fastest Force of Destiny since Alex Mortimer!

They also went on to get a prize at the Open that year in the same hall on James Cook

I can...

Dont think this is entirely correct - from memory I think Lupu won several contests in the 60s before entering the Leeds

...mmm, Emanuel Ax, the great pianist doesn't seem to have been damaged by winning the Rubinstein piano competition nearly 40 yrs ago though
..or Radu Lupu winning the Leeds etc etc


JR

...and there's next to no percussion...but the 3rd section needs 4 players!

The quote above highlights the main problem - there's no published strategy from the Panel as to criteria that have to...

A Freudian slip?!! - or are you referring to Mr Birtwistle?

John R

Give me a ring if you like on 0773 672 1939 - might have to send me a recording (seriously busy now before the area)

JR

??? - You've lost me completely here....
shourely shome mishtake?

JR

When we did the workshop for ABBA a few weeks ago we played from the 56 year old parts - most of the mistakes are of the Sybil Fawlty (bleedin' obvious) type and had been corrected years ago - except...

[QUOTE=MoominDave;830012]I must admit as a banding outlander to never having been to St. George's Hall. QUOTE]

What???

Get it on your bucket list!

And no, it's not boomy....

John R

We at Skelmanthorpe are certainly looking forward to the afternoon session as usual, though I don't think Simone will be having much to say apart from Hollywood!....

Extra rehearsal on Saturday...

I dont have a much clearer memory on this one as it was in the mid 60s and I was very young, however this is correct - I remember a contest called the "Yorkshire Championships" held at either Leeds...

Many thanks for the plug!

My main point in the BbW article was that regardless of who runs it, we need to retain a strong registry at all costs

John R

[QUOTE=ISBBBb2;820726]Im sure there are probably hundreds of similar conversations about this on TMP however...

In 1973, Championship Section Bands up and down the country were getting their teeth...

Dunno - but it's fine by me....!

PS - Harmony Music (and Land of the Long White Cloud) sounds more and more like Daphnis and Chloe..or is it the other way round?

JR