Your first ever contest piece?

[ukdrummerboy]

I was just wondering what everyone's very first contest piece was? Mine was "Little Suite for Brass" by Malcolm Arnold, 4th Section, Yorkshire Areas with Thorpe Hesley Brass Band.

 

[Naomi McFadyen]

mine was Haselmere Suite, Peter Graham;
4th section, West of England Areas 2000

 

[MoominDave]

Eric Ball's 'Devon Fantasy', if I recall correctly.

 

[NAS]

Mine was Pagannini Variations (Wilby) when I joined BT Band at 14 .

 

[engelbert humperWink]

Roccoco Variations-Midland Regionals 1975(I think) :!:

 

[Buchanan]

My first area Test Piece was Symphony of Marches way, way back in 1964. I was only 3 years old mind you!!!

Just goes to show banding is a long lasting pastime.

Jim Buchanan
Kinneil

 

[eckyboy]

Pageantry with Cowdenbeath-Scottish Championship in 1977 age 11
Cant even remember the tune now

 

[The Cornet King]

Mine was Haslemere Suite by Peter Graham,
Yorkshire Area 2000.

 

[iancwilx]

Themes from "New World" Symphony - Dvorak.
Senior Cup, Belle Vue Spring Festival, Manchester, 1961, Leeds Model Band, MD Peter Kitson.
(1st Prize).

 

[imthemaddude]

Suite gothique, Ashington Colliery Band, solo cornet, Blackpool 2001

 

[bassinthebathroom]

English Folk Song Suite (Vaughan Williams arr. Frank Wright ?)
South West Brass Band Association Championships - 1st November 1997
with St. Austell Youth Band playing 3rd Percussion :shock:
we came 2nd to Mount Charles as usual! :wink:

 

[Roger13]

'Sirius' (Frank Wright), Reading Contest c.1964, on 2nd Baritone. That terrifying 5/4 section - I was sure I'd 'put one in' and lose us the contest. As it happened I didn't and the band still came in about 23rd from a field of 10!

 

[missflugel]

My first test piece was Saddleworth Festival Overture at the 1996 Hardraw Scar Contest.
My first areas was in 1997 on Pennine Moors, talk about baptism of fire, playing the Flugel part!!!

 

[amgray]

"Young at Heart" by ????? (someone will know), Belle Vue, fourth section in 1976. Also the first time I went on a Rollercoaster.

 

[Roger Thorne]

Did you mean 'Young in Heart' by Eric Ball?

:wink:

 

[Aidan]

Mine was Music from Kantara, 2nd section at pontins around 96/97
first championship test piece was Jazz at NW areas in 2000/2001

 

[Dave Payn]

Mine was Tameside Overture by Philip Sparke back in 1985 (I think...) with Crystal Palace Band. Can't remember our result!

 

[amgray]

Did you mean 'Young in Heart' by Eric Ball?

:wink:

Thanks Roger, that young composer showed some promise, did he write anything else??

 

[aimee_euph]

Malvern Suite with (the then named) Haydock Youth, now called Valley Brass. it was in 95/6/7 (can't quite remember) at Fleetwood, and we did in fact win the youth section!

 

[WoodenFlugel]

Mine was "Indian Summer" at the old Leicester Contest, DeMontfort Hall circa 1983 with the Ancient Order of Foresters Youth Band. We came joint 5th out of 6! :lol: