National Finals pieces

[Andy_Euph]

I know we haven't started with the areas yet , but am I right in thinking that the nationals pieces will be announced over the next few weeks. I think this is what happened last year?

 

[bassinthebathroom]

Lower section pieces are announced this weekend I believe :?:
Top section is later I think - can anyone enlighten us? (when, or even what if you posess that knowledge!)

 

[bassinthebathroom]

Same time - oops!

 

[Andy_Euph]

Lower section pieces are announced this weekend I believe :?:
Top section is later I think - can anyone enlighten us? (when, or even what if you posess that knowledge!)

Cheers, should be interesting to see what selection we have this year

 

[HBB]

Gotta pass the regionals first!

 

[floral_dance]

How true, would like to get to Harrogate though but our conductor can't take us to the areas and we have had to find a replacement in the last couple of weeks, although things are going okay it is difficult to tell how we will perform on the day. Mind I suppose that is true of all bands.

 

[McEuphie]

Was just thinking about this as well and wondering who when the first "guess the music for the finals" post would come up!

I know you haven't listed or asked for suggestions - so shall we start here anyway.

Shall we?
C'mon you know you want to!

OK I'll start:

Going back into the archives a bit.

Champs - Festival Music
1st - Life Divine - watch out Solo Bari
2nd - Essence of Time - maybe a challenge for the 2nd section
3rd - Culloden Moor - 2nd section finals a while back.
4th - Music for the Elizabethan Court (this was a finals piece for 3rd section - i think - many moons ago - liked it - good allround band piece

Good luck to all the band at the areas and to all bands that qualify for the finals.

Cheers

 

[The Cornet King]

Was just thinking about this as well and wondering who when the first "guess the music for the finals" post would come up!

I know you haven't listed or asked for suggestions - so shall we start here anyway.

Champs - Festival Music

I may be way WAY off with this one, but i'm sure i read/heard somewhere that the Nationals Piece for the Champ section would be a new commission, especially for the finals. Might have been in the bandsman, cause i remember Paul Hindmarsh (i think thats his name, head of the contesting committee of GB) saying it would be a new piece. :?

Anyone back me up on this...or did i dream it??? :?

 

[Aidan]

paul

 

[lynchie]

2nd - Essence of Time - maybe a challenge for the 2nd section

oo that'd be nice... our horn player rocks!!!

 

[The Cornet King]

Cheers Aidan
I Got the wrong one...Martin's his Brother :? ...All edited.

 

[AndyCat]

Yep, I'm almost positive it's a commission. They've probably picked next years area and finals pieces tho........ :wink:

 

[iggmeister]

I have heard that next years Regionals pieces have already been chosen as well.

Igg

 

[Keppler]

surely makes sense to do it that way? Pick the pieces in a block of a few years at a time... that way a strategic view on contesting can be drawn...

 

[ploughboy]

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings (unless you like months of speculation). The National finals test piece 's will be announced June 1st!!

I think, I'm 90% sure i read this somewhere!!

 

[bassinthebathroom]

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings (unless you like months of speculation). The National finals test piece 's will be announced June 1st!!

I think, I'm 90% sure i read this somewhere!!

Was sure it has always been the tradition to annonce them at the start of the Area contests :?:

 

[Accidental]

Any news yet?

 

[geordiecolin]

Yeah!! I need to know!!

 

[Anglo Music Press]

I think we have things the wrong way round here. So far as I know the Area pieces (following year) are announced at the Finals, but not the other way round.

 

[bassinthebathroom]

I'm not sure, but I remember when I did the Lower Section finals with St. Austell we knew the piece at the time of the Area contest (Early April). I think so anyway :?: :?: