National Championships of Great Britain - Qualifying Bands - First Section

[Di]

National Brass Band Championships

Saturday 29th September, 2007

International Conference Centre, Harrogate

[SuperMosh]

Can't believe I am the first respondee to this thread

Looking forward to this outing, how's everybody else doing with their fundraising then?

[Bryan_sop]

I'm quite surprised no-one's posted on here either (and I didn't want to be the first! lol)

Our band has worked out that it's going to cost us £75 ish per person to stay 2 nights in Harrogate, we're writing/speaking to lots of local companies asking for sponsorship, and we've made a nice little wad of money from selling duplicated music from our library (Probably thanks to the fact that I advertised it on tMP!) and there'll be more to follow once I've finished cataloguing the library!

Good luck to everyone that got through, this'll be my first time ever at the finals and I can't wait!!

[Di]

The adjudicators have been announced by Kapitol for the National Finals as:

C.Brian Buckley & Wing Commander Robert Wiffen
http://www.kapitol.co.uk/

[dawny]

Good luck to all bands playing victorian snapshots, with only two weeks til d day, hows all the preparation going. We are getting in to it now down at gresley so should be a good weekend. Special good luck to derwent hope to see you in the bar afterwards for a few beers

[JR]

Has anyone else received their errata from Kapitol?
The reference to the EEb bass part doesnt seem to make sense to me - surely it should be "play both times from 2 before 1st time bars" not bar 55?
Or perhaps we'll never know - RSA admits he can't remember writing it...
And then there's the tempo marking towards the end (BB?) of 112 - surely not!
And what about the bars scored for 4 (and 5!) trombones? I fear some part swapping needed (scandal!)

JR

[brassintheed]

Has anyone else received their errata from Kapitol?
The reference to the EEb bass part doesnt seem to make sense to me - surely it should be "play both times from 2 before 1st time bars" not bar 55?
Or perhaps we'll never know - RSA admits he can't remember writing it...
And then there's the tempo marking towards the end (BB?) of 112 - surely not!
And what about the bars scored for 4 (and 5!) trombones? I fear some part swapping needed (scandal!)

JR

There are also some very bizarre dynamic markings for front row cornets which I'm sure must be wrong. But this is a strange piece over all so I suppose anything is possible.

[Willie Webster]

Let's not start getting anally retentive about the errata, Whoever plays best on the day will win. Good luck to everybody

[kandsi]

How's everyone feel about bandsmen having to pay for tickets to listen.
Will we all be playing to a half empty hall with most in the bar until results?

Good luck all anyway.

[Bass Man]

Predictions are now on 4Bars Rest. We aren't even the Scabby Donkey!

[brassintheed]

Good luck to all bands today.

[postie]

Results from 4 bars rest:

Test Piece: Victorian Snapshots - On Ratcliff Highway, Ray Steadman-Allen
Adjudicators: C. Brian Buckley & Wing Cmdr. Rob Wiffen OBE


Results:
1. Pennine Brass, Ian Porthouse, 17, 194
2. Northop Silver, Thomas Wyss, 4, 190
3. Poulton le Fylde, Gary Clegg, 15, 187
4. Derwent Brass, Keith Leonard, 10, 186
5. Timperley Band, David Evans, 6, 185
6. Woodfalls Concert Brass, Steve Dunster, 16, 184

Soloist: Bb Bass, Pennine Brass

[brassneck]

Results:

1. Pennine Brass, Ian Porthouse, 17, 194
2. Northop Silver, Thomas Wyss, 4, 190
3. Poulton le Fylde, Gary Clegg, 15, 187
4. Derwent Brass, Keith Leonard, 10, 186
5. Timperley Band, David Evans, 6, 185
6. Woodfalls Concert Brass, Steve Dunster, 16, 184
7. Felling, Graeme Tindall, 11, 183
8. Hyde, Jonathan Camps, 14, 182
9. Stocksbridge, D. Nesbitt, 7, 181
10. Lockwood Brass, John Roberts, 3, 180
11. Treherbert, Craig Roberts, 13, 179
12. Milton Keynes Brass, Paul Fensom, 9, 176
13. Gresley Colliery, David Hirst, 8, 175
14. Jackfield Elcock Reisen, John Maines, 1, 174
15. City of Cambridge, Peter Bassano, 2, 172
16. Newmilns & Galston, Craig Anderson, 12, 168
17. Dunaskin Doon, John Boax, 5, 167

Soloist: Andy McNae, Bb Bass, Pennine Brass

http://www.4barsrest.com/live/2007ha.../placings1.asp

- quite a wide range of points today!

[Daniel Sheard]

Big congrats to Pennine and also to Poulton le Fylde. We're pleased with 2nd!

[PeterBale]

Congratulations to all involved, and good to see the soloist's prize going to a worthy instrument