User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2018

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Overview[edit]

Awards[edit]

Award Winner
Band of the Year
Welsh Band of the Year
Wales Cory Band – Philip Harper
London & Southern Counties Band of the Year England Friary Guildford – Chris King
Midlands Band of the Year England Virtuosi GUS Band – Adam Cooke
North of England Band of the Year England NASUWT Riverside – David Roberts/Nicholas Childs
North West Band of the Year England Foden's – Nicholas Childs/Michael Bach/Russell Gray/Michael Fowles
Scottish Band of the Year Scotland Whitburn Band – Nicholas Childs/Florent Didier/Leigh Baker
West of England Band of the Year England Flowers – David Childs/Phillip McCann/Steve Sykes/Lee Skipsey
Yorkshire Band of the Year England Brighouse and Rastrick – David King/David Thornton
Foreign Band of the Year Switzerland Valaisia Brass Band – Arsene Duc
Most Improved Band of the Year England Oldham Band (Lees) – John Collins
Conductor of the Year Wales Nicholas Childs – Black Dyke Band/Foden's/NASUWT Riverside/Whitburn Band
Player of the Year Wales Chris Thomas – Cory Band (trombone)

Schedule[edit]

Date Class Contest Location Test Piece Winner Conductor
14 Jan C Butlins Mineworkers England Skegness Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton
The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke
Concerto No. 1 for Brass Band – Marcus Venables
England Flowers David Childs
28 Jan E Brass at the Guild Contest England Preston Odyssey – Kevin Norbury
Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton
The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke
Concerto No. 1 for Brass Band – Marcus Venables
England City of Bradford Lee Skipsey
24 Feb E Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest England Woodstock Own choice England Brunel Brass Neil Skipper
25 Feb E SCABA Spring Contest England Crawley Own choice England Aveley & Newham Alan Duguid
25 Feb B North West Area England Blackpool Odyssey – Kevin Norbury England Foden's Nicholas Childs
4 Mar B Yorkshire Area England Huddersfield Odyssey – Kevin Norbury England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs
11 Mar B Midlands Area England Bedworth Odyssey – Kevin Norbury England Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke
11 Mar B Scottish Championship Scotland Perth Odyssey – Kevin Norbury Scotland Whitburn Band Nicholas Childs
11 Mar B West of England Area England Torquay Odyssey – Kevin Norbury England Flowers David Childs
18 Mar B London and Southern Counties Area England Stevenage Odyssey – Kevin Norbury England Friary Guildford Chris King
18 Mar B North of England Area England Durham Odyssey – Kevin Norbury England NASUWT Riverside David Roberts
18 Mar B Welsh Area Wales Swansea Odyssey – Kevin Norbury Wales Cory Band Philip Harper
29 Apr E Holme Valley Brass Band Contest England Holmfirth Own choice England City of Bradford Lee Skipsey
5 May A European Championships Netherlands Utrecht Time for Outrage! – Marco Pütz arr. Paul McGhee
Own choice
Switzerland Valaisia Brass Band Arsène Duc
12 May B Grand Shield England Blackpool The Triumph of Time – Peter Graham England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths
12 May C Senior Cup England Blackpool Diadem of Gold – George Bailey arr. Frank Wright England Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins
12 May D Senior Trophy England Blackpool A Kensington Concerto – Eric Ball England Wantage Silver A Paul Holland
16 Jun E West of England Bandsmen's Festival England Bugle Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead England St Dennis Band Darren Hawken
8 Sep A British Open England Birmingham A Brussels Requiem – Bert Appermont Wales Cory Band Philip Harper
9 Sep D Dr Martin Trust Contest England Yarm Own choice England Rainford Band Gareth Brindle
29 Sep E Fife Charities Band Association Contest Scotland Kirkcaldy Own choice Scotland Kingdom Brass Paul Drury
30 Sep E SCABA Autumn Contest England Crawley Own choice England Friary Guildford Chris King
6 Oct A National Championship of Great Britain England London Handel in the Band – Kenneth Downie England Foden's Russell Gray
13 Oct E West Wales BBA Festival Contest Wales Haverfordwest Own choice Wales Llwydcoed Band Chris Turner
21 Oct E Rochdale Contest England Rochdale Own choice England Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins
3 Nov E North Wales Rally Wales Ruthin Own choice Wales Northop Silver Band John Doyle
3 Nov E SWBBA Contest England Torquay Own choice England Camborne Town Band Kevin MacKenzie
4 Nov E Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest England Dewsbury Own choice England Westoe Steve Malcolm
18 Nov D Brass in Concert England Gateshead Entertainments Wales Cory Band Philip Harper
18 Nov E Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest England Loughborough Own choice England Ratby Co-operative Mareika Gray
24 Nov C Scottish Open Scotland Perth Connotations – Edward Gregson
Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson
Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson
Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson
Scotland Whitburn Band Nicholas Childs
24 Nov E SEWBBA (Cardiff) Contest Wales Cardiff Between the Moon and Mexico – Philip Sparke Wales Llwydcoed Band Chris Turner
24 Nov E Wessex BBA Contest England Bournemouth Own choice England Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith

Butlins Mineworkers[edit]

Date: Sunday 14th January 2018
Class: C
Location: England Butlins, Skegness
Format: Set test (Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton or The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke or Concerto No. 1 for Brass Band – Marcus Venables) and entertainments
Adjudicators: Paul Holland and Ian Porthouse (set test and entertainments music), Paul Andrews and Kevin Wadsworth (entertainment)

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Flowers David Childs The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke 15
2 England Desford Colliery Michael Fowles Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton 12
3 England Woodfalls Robert Childs Concerto No. 1 for Brass Band – Marcus Venables 9
4 England Friary Guildford Chris King The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke 6
5 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton 3
6 England Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke
7 England Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke
8 England Haverhill Silver Paul Filby The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke

Brass at the Guild Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 28th January 2018
Class: E
Location: England Guild Hall, Preston
Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury or Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton or The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke or Concerto No. 1 for Brass Band – Marcus Venables)
Adjudicator: Paul Andrews

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England City of Bradford Lee Skipsey Odyssey – Kevin Norbury 5
2 England Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott Odyssey – Kevin Norbury 4
3 England Milnrow Christopher Binns Odyssey – Kevin Norbury 3
4 England Longridge Mark Peacock Odyssey – Kevin Norbury 2
5 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke 1
6 England Hatfield Colliery Band Stan Lippeatt Odyssey – Kevin Norbury
7 England Newstead Brass Jim Davies Odyssey – Kevin Norbury

Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 24th February 2018
Class: E
Location: England Marlborough School, Woodstock
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Steven Mead

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Brunel Brass Neil Skipper Odyssey – Kevin Norbury 5
2 England East London Brass Jayne Murrill Odyssey – Kevin Norbury 4
3 England Kidlington Concert Brass Duncan Wilson Odyssey – Kevin Norbury 3
4 England Hyde Band Jonathan Lush-Camps Odyssey – Kevin Norbury 2

SCABA Spring Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 25th February 2018
Class: E
Location: England Hawth Theatre, Crawley
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: David Hirst

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Aveley & Newham Alan Duguid Odyssey – Kevin Norbury 5
W England Thundersley Brass Nigel Taken Odyssey – Kevin Norbury

North West Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 25th February 2018
Class: B
Location: England Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury)
Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and Jim Davies

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Foden's Nicholas Childs 20
2 England Leyland Thomas Wyss 16
3 England Fairey Band Garry Cutt 12
4 England Vernon Building Society Poynton Stig Mærsk 8
5 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon 4
6 England Wingates Paul Andrews
7 England Longridge Mark Peacock
8 England TCTC Group Jef Sparkes
9 England Rainford Band Gareth Brindle
10 England Milnrow Mark Bentham
11 England Ashton-under-Lyne Philip Chalk

Yorkshire Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 4th March 2018
Class: B
Location: England Town Hall, Huddersfield
Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury)
Adjudicators: Robert Childs and Arsène Duc

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs 20
2 England Brighouse and Rastrick David King 16
3 England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington 12
4 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Ian Porthouse 8
5 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 4
6 England Hepworth Leigh Baker
7 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths
8 England Elland Silver Danny Brooks
9 England City of Bradford Lee Skipsey
10 England Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Russell Gray
11 England Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) John Roberts
12 England Marsden Silver Prize Mark Peacock
13 England Hatfield Colliery Band Stan Lippeatt

Midlands Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 11th March 2018
Class: B
Location: England Civic Hall, Bedworth
Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury)
Adjudicators: Graham Jones and Steven Mead

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 20
2 England Desford Colliery Michael Fowles 16
3 England Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott 12
4 England Ratby Co-operative Mareika Gray 8
5 England Blidworth Welfare Simon Oates 4
6 England SPAL Automotive Sovereign Brass Trevor Jones
7 England Derwent Brass Keith Leonard
8 England Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea
9 England Langley Cliff Parker
10 England Newstead Brass Jim Davies
11 England Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) Simon Platford
12 England Hathern Dave Newman

Scottish Championship[edit]

Date: Sunday 11th March 2018
Class: B
Location: Scotland Concert Hall, Perth
Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury)
Adjudicators: Michael Ball and Paul Holland

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Scotland Whitburn Band Nicholas Childs 20
2 Scotland Scottish Co-operative Funeralcare Russell Gray 16
3 Scotland Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Charles Keenan 12
4 Scotland Bo'ness and Carriden Lee Skipsey 8
5 Scotland Bon Accord Silver 'A' Steve Malcolm 4
6 Scotland Newtongrange Silver Band Andrew Duncan
7 Scotland Dalmellington Band Richard Evans
8 Scotland Bathgate Band Anne Crookston
9 Scotland Tullis Russell Mills Tony George
W Scotland Kirkintilloch Band David Thornton

West of England Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 11th March 2018
Class: B
Location: England Riviera Centre, Torquay
Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury)
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and David Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Flowers David Childs 20
2 England Woodfalls Robert Childs 16
3 England Camborne Town Band Kevin MacKenzie 12
4 England St Dennis Band Darren Hawken 8
5 England Aldbourne David Thornton 4
6 England Filton Concert Brass Tom Davoren
7 England Lydbrook Glyn Williams
8 England Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith
9 England St. Austell Town David Nicholson
10 England Hyde Band Jonathan Lush-Camps
11 England Brunel Brass Neil Skipper
12 England Lanner & District Andrew Berryman
W England Mount Charles Stan Lippeatt

London and Southern Counties Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 18th March 2018
Class: B
Location: England Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage
Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury)
Adjudicators: Ian Brownbill and Sandy Smith

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Friary Guildford Chris King 20
2 England Thundersley Brass Nigel Taken 16
3 England Wantage Silver A Paul Holland 12
4 England Zone One Brass Richard Ward 8
5 England Kidlington Concert Brass Duncan Wilson 4
6 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise
7 England East London Brass Jayne Murrill
8 England Haverhill Silver Paul Filby
9 England Aveley & Newham Alan Duguid
10 Jersey Jersey Premier Brass Tim Pritchard
11 England Medway Melvin White
W England Northfleet Brass David Lewis

North of England Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 18th March 2018
Class: B
Location: England Gala Theatre, Durham
Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury)
Adjudicators: Howard Evans and Michael Fowles

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England NASUWT Riverside David Roberts 20
2 England Fishburn David Hirst 16
3 England East Yorkshire Motor Services Stig Mærsk 12
4 England Westoe Jason Smith 8
5 England Lockwood John Roberts 4
6 England Shepherd Building Group Band Richard Wilton
7 England Easington Colliery Ian Robinson
8 England York RI David Lancaster
9 England Kirkbymoorside Sarah Woodward
D England Reg Vardy Russell Gray

Welsh Area[edit]

Date: Sunday 18th March 2018
Class: B
Location: Wales Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Format: Set test (Odyssey – Kevin Norbury)
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Steve Sykes

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales Cory Band Philip Harper 20
2 Wales Tredegar Ian Porthouse 16
3 Wales Tongwynlais Temperance Andreas Kratz 12
4 Wales City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Garry Cutt 8
5 Wales Northop Silver Band John Doyle 4
6 Wales Goodwick Brass Matthew Jenkins
7 Wales Llwydcoed Band Chris Turner
8 Wales Parc & Dare (Leftfield Environmental Ltd.) Jonathan Pippen

Holme Valley Brass Band Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 29th April 2018
Class: E
Location: England Civic Hall, Holmfirth
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: John Doyle

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England City of Bradford Lee Skipsey Corpus Christi – Robert Redhead 5
2 England Hade Edge Jonathan Beatty A London Overture – Philip Sparke 4
3 England Skelmanthorpe Martin Heartfield Diadem of Gold – George Bailey arr. Frank Wright 3

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Hade Edge and Skelmanthorpe were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests later in the year

European Championships[edit]

Date: Saturday 5th May 2018
Class: A
Location: Netherlands TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
Format: Set test (Time for Outrage! – Marco Pütz arr. Paul McGhee) and own choice
Adjudicators: Jan de Haan, Joseph Parisi and Ian Porthouse (set test), Russell Gray, Blaise Héritier and Erik Janssen (own choice)

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Switzerland Valaisia Brass Band Arsène Duc The Turing Test – Simon Dobson 25
2 Wales Cory Band Philip Harper Jazz – Philip Wilby 20
3 Norway Stavanger Allan Withington Goldberg 2012 – Svein Henrik Giske
4 Belgium Brassband Willebroek Frans Violet Destination Moon – Paul Raphael
5 Norway Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag Ingar Bergby Partita – Wilfred Heaton 5
6 France Hauts-de-France Brass Band Luc Vertommen Perihelion - Closer to the Sun – Philip Sparke
7 Scotland Whitburn Band Nicholas Childs Metropolis 1927 – Peter Graham
8 Netherlands Brass Band De Wâldsang Rieks van der Velde Fraternity – Thierry Deleruyelle
9 England Fairey Band Garry Cutt Defiance – Andy Scott
10 Germany 3BA Concert Band Thomas Ludescher Fraternity – Thierry Deleruyelle
11 Austria Brass Band Fröschl Hall Corsin Tuor Hypercube – Oliver Waespi
12 Denmark Concord Brass Band Jesper Juul Windahl Actaeon – Gareth Wood

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points
Valaisia Brass Band and Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag were awarded points despite being from other countries, as they also entered the British Open later in the year

Grand Shield[edit]

Date: Saturday 12th May 2018
Class: B
Location: England Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (The Triumph of Time – Peter Graham)
Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice and Garry Cutt

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 20
2 England Aldbourne David Thornton 16
3 England Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 12
4 England Woodfalls Robert Childs 8
5 England NASUWT Riverside Nicholas Childs 4
6 England Friary Guildford Chris King
7 England Reg Vardy Russell Gray
8 England Camborne Town Band Kevin MacKenzie
9 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon
10 England East Yorkshire Motor Services Stig Mærsk
11 England Rainford Band Gareth Brindle
12 England Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott
13 England Filton Concert Brass Tom Davoren
14 England Milnrow Mark Bentham
15 England Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea
16 Wales Tongwynlais Temperance Andreas Kratz
17 England Hepworth Leigh Baker
18 England Ashton-under-Lyne Philip Chalk
19 Wales Llwydcoed Band Chris Turner
20 Wales City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Dewi Griffiths
W Scotland Kirkintilloch Band David Thornton

Senior Cup[edit]

Date: Saturday 12th May 2018
Class: C
Location: England Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (Diadem of Gold – George Bailey arr. Frank Wright)
Adjudicators: Michael Fowles and Roger Webster

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins 15
2 England St Dennis Band Darren Hawken 12
3 England Redbridge Brass Richard Ward 9
4 England Skelmanthorpe Martin Heartfield 6
5 England Hatfield Colliery Band Stan Lippeatt 3
6 England Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel Jack Capstaff
7 England Ratby Co-operative Mareika Gray
8 England Blackburn & Darwen Jonathan Bates
9 England Lydbrook Glyn Williams
10 England TCTC Group Jef Sparkes
11 England Aveley & Newham Alan Duguid
12 Scotland Dalmellington Band Richard Evans
13 Wales Northop Silver Band John Doyle
14 Scotland Newtongrange Silver Band Anne Crookston
15 Wales Goodwick Brass Matthew Jenkins
16 Scotland Kingdom Brass Ian Porthouse
17 England Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) Simon Platford
18 Wales Burry Port Town Gareth Robinson
19 England Staffordshire Jonathan Pippen
20 England Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) John Roberts

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Oldham Band (Lees) and Skelmanthorpe were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

Senior Trophy[edit]

Date: Saturday 12th May 2018
Class: D
Location: England Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Format: Set test (A Kensington Concerto – Eric Ball)
Adjudicators: Paul Andrews and Ryan Breen

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Wantage Silver A Paul Holland 10
2 England Derwent Brass Keith Leonard 8
3 England Elland Silver Danny Brooks 6
4 England Roche Brass David Johnson 4
5 England Vernon Building Society Poynton Ryan Watkins 2
6 England Eccles Borough David Hamilton
7 England Shepherd Building Group Band Richard Wilton
8 Wales Tylorstown Band Gary Davies
9 England City of Bradford Lee Skipsey
10 Wales Ebbw Valley Brass Gareth Ritter
11 England SPAL Automotive Sovereign Brass Trevor Jones
12 England East London Brass Jayne Murrill
13 England Marsden Silver Prize Alan Widdop
14 England Drighlington Thomas Tynan
15 Scotland Bon Accord Silver 'A' Steve Malcolm
16 England Roberts Bakery Paul Lovatt-Cooper
17 Wales BTM Jeff Hutcherson
18 Scotland Unison Kinneil Colin McKenzie
19 England Fishburn David Hirst
20 England Mount Charles John Maines
W Northern Ireland Downshire Brass Michael Alcorn

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West of England Bandsmen's Festival[edit]

Date: Saturday 16th June 2018
Class: E
Location: England Molinnis Park, Bugle
Format: Set test (Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead)
Adjudicator: Mark Wilkinson

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England St Dennis Band Darren Hawken 5
2 England Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith 4
3 Netherlands Spijkerpakken Band Erik Janssen
4 England S W Comms Chris Spreadbury
5 England St. Austell Town Howard Evans 1

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points
Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

British Open[edit]

Date: Saturday 8th September 2018
Class: A
Location: England Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Format: Set test (A Brussels Requiem – Bert Appermont)
Adjudicators: Paul Holland, Stephen Roberts and Rob Wiffin

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales Cory Band Philip Harper 25
2 Switzerland Valaisia Brass Band Arsène Duc 20
3 England Brighouse and Rastrick David King 15
4 Norway Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag Bjarte Engeset 10
5 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs 5
6 England Leyland Thomas Wyss
7 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Luc Vertommen
8 England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington
9 England Fairey Band Garry Cutt
10 England Foden's Michael Bach
11 England Desford Colliery Michael Fowles
12 Wales Tredegar Ian Porthouse
13 England Aldbourne David Thornton
14 England Flowers Phillip McCann
15 England Wingates Paul Andrews
16 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths
17 Scotland Whitburn Band Florent Didier
18 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts
19 Scotland Scottish Co-operative Funeralcare Frans Violet

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points
Valaisia Brass Band and Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag were awarded points despite being from other countries, as they also entered the European Championships earlier in the year

Dr Martin Trust Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 9th September 2018
Class: D
Location: England Yarm School, Yarm
Format: March, solo and own choice
Adjudicator: Sandy Smith

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Rainford Band Gareth Brindle Dances and Alleluias – Philip Sparke 10
2 England City of Bradford Lee Skipsey Trittico – James Curnow 8
3 England Reg Vardy Russell Gray A Brussels Requiem – Bert Appermont 6
4 England Elland Silver Danny Brooks Montage – Peter Graham 4
5 Scotland Dalmellington Band Nigel Boddice Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson 2
6 England Milnrow Mark Bentham Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby
7 England Fishburn David Hirst Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson
8 England Thoresby Colliery David Holling Fraternity – Thierry Deleruyelle
9 England Easington Colliery Jonathan Beatty Music of the Spheres – Philip Sparke

Fife Charities Band Association Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 29th September 2018
Class: E
Location: Scotland Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Format: March, hymn and own choice
Adjudicator: John Ward

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Scotland Kingdom Brass Paul Drury Fraternity – Thierry Deleruyelle
2 Scotland Unison Kinneil Chris Shanks Dances and Alleluias – Philip Sparke
3 Scotland Newmilns & Galston Alan Cameron The Beacons – Ray Steadman-Allen
4 Scotland Dalkeith & Monktonhall Jim Chamberlain Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz
5 Scotland Bon Accord Silver 'A' Steve Malcolm Breath of Souls – Paul Lovatt-Cooper 1
6 Scotland Bo'ness and Carriden Lee Skipsey Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson
7 Scotland Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Charles Keenan Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson
8 Scotland Bathgate Band Paul Kiernan Connotations – Edward Gregson
9 Scotland Clackmannan District Paul McKelvie Trittico – James Curnow
10 Scotland Tullis Russell Mills John Wallace Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter
11 Scotland Shotts St. Patricks Ray Munday The Year of the Dragon – Philip Sparke
12 Scotland Dysart Colliery Kenneth Letham Music for a Festival – Philip Sparke
13 Scotland Brass Sounds Inverclyde Chris Mansfield Variations on Laudate Dominum – Edward Gregson
14 Scotland Dunfermline Town Andy Shaw The Dark Side of the Moon – Paul Lovatt-Cooper
15 Scotland Bon Accord Silver 'B' Jennifer Cook Dimensions – Peter Graham
W Scotland Granite City Brass Bruce Wallace Comedy Overture – John Ireland
W Scotland Johnstone Martyn Ramsay King Arthur - Scenes from a Radio Drama – Benjamin Britten arr. Paul Hindmarsh

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SCABA Autumn Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 30th September 2018
Class: E
Location: England Hawth Theatre, Crawley
Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections)
Adjudicator: Sarah Groarke-Booth

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Friary Guildford Chris King Handel in the Band – Kenneth Downie 5
2 England Aveley & Newham Alan Duguid An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher 4
3 England Bedford Town Andrew Kershaw Spectrum – Gilbert Vinter
4 England Michelmersh Melvin White The Raid – Oliver Waespi
5 England Alder Valley Brass Lee Woodward Purcell Variations – Kenneth Downie
6 England Soham Comrades Mark Ager The Saga of Haakon the Good – Philip Sparke
7 England LGB Brass Ian Stewart Triumphant Rhapsody – Gilbert Vinter
8 England Epsom & Ewell Silver Paul Graham Kingdom of Dragons – Philip Harper
9 England East of England Co-op Nigel Cooper Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson
10 England BAE Systems Dave Chapman Kingdom of Dragons – Philip Harper
11 England Poole Borough Lloyd Bartlett Purcell Variations – Kenneth Downie
12 England Horsham Borough Mark McLaughlin Rhapsody in Brass – Dean Goffin
W England Medway Melvin White An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

National Championship of Great Britain[edit]

Date: Saturday 6th October 2018
Class: A
Location: England Royal Albert Hall, London
Format: Set test (Handel in the Band – Kenneth Downie)
Adjudicators: Paul Holland, Alan Morrison and Luc Vertommen

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 England Foden's Russell Gray 25
2 Wales Cory Band Philip Harper 20
3 England Brighouse and Rastrick David King 15
4 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs 10
5 England Fairey Band Garry Cutt 5
6 England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington
7 England Flowers Steve Sykes
8 Wales Tredegar Ian Porthouse
9 Scotland Whitburn Band Florent Didier
10 England Woodfalls Robert Childs
11 England Friary Guildford Chris King
12 Scotland Scottish Co-operative Funeralcare Frans Violet
13 England Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke
14 England NASUWT Riverside David Roberts
15 England Desford Colliery Michael Fowles
16 England Leyland Thomas Wyss
17 England Thundersley Brass Nigel Taken
18 Wales City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Nigel Seaman
19 Wales Tongwynlais Temperance Andreas Kratz
20 England Fishburn David Hirst

West Wales BBA Festival Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 13th October 2018
Class: E
Location: Wales Prendergast Campus, Haverfordwest
Format: Own choice
Adjudicators: David Hayward and Ian Porthouse

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Wales Llwydcoed Band Chris Turner Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson 5
2 Wales Goodwick Brass Matthew Jenkins A King's Lie – Stan Nieuwenhuis 4
3 Wales Markham & District Band Matthew Rowe Coventry Variations – Bramwell Tovey 3
4 Wales Ebbw Valley Brass Gareth Ritter King Arthur - Scenes from a Radio Drama – Benjamin Britten arr. Paul Hindmarsh 2
5 Wales Tylorstown Band Gary Davies Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke 1
6 Wales Pontardulais Band Paul Jenkins Chivalry – Martin Ellerby
W Wales Lewis Merthyr Band Craig Roberts Oceans – Goff Richards

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points
Markham & District Band, Ebbw Valley Brass and Tylorstown Band were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the SEWBBA (Cardiff) Contest later in the year

Rochdale Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 21st October 2018
Class: E
Location: England Town Hall, Rochdale
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: John Doyle

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins Dances and Alleluias – Philip Sparke 5
2 England Vernon Building Society Poynton Stig Mærsk Paganini Variations – Philip Wilby 4
3 England Hade Edge Jonathan Beatty A London Overture – Philip Sparke 3
4 England Silk Brass Tony Wyatt The Essence of Time – Peter Graham

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Oldham Band (Lees) and Hade Edge were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year

North Wales Rally[edit]

Date: Saturday 3rd November 2018
Class: E
Location: Wales Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin
Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections)
Adjudicator: Andrew Warriner

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Wales Northop Silver Band John Doyle Sinfonietta Nr. 3 – Etienne Crausaz 5
2 Wales Ifton Colliery Scott Lloyd The Saga of Haakon the Good – Philip Sparke
3 Wales Seinford Arian Deiniolen Lois Eifion Jones Fire in the Blood – Paul Lovatt-Cooper
4 Wales Menai Bridge Porthaethwy Chris Williams Music for a Festival – Philip Sparke

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SWBBA Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 3rd November 2018
Class: E
Location: England Riviera Centre, Torquay
Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections)
Adjudicator: John Ward and John Winterflood

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Camborne Town Band Kevin MacKenzie Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson 5
2 England St. Keverne Band Gareth Churcher Fragile Oasis – Peter Meechan
3 England Roche Brass David Johnson Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson 3
4 England Glastonbury Brass Daniel Shave Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) – Robert Farnon
5 England Forest of Dean Brass Bryn James Variations on a Ninth – Gilbert Vinter
6 England Bodmin Town Band John Maines Isaiah 40 – Robert Redhead
7 England Sidmouth Town Band Adrian Harvey Trittico – James Curnow
W England Chalford Steve Tubb King Arthur - Scenes from a Radio Drama – Benjamin Britten arr. Paul Hindmarsh
W England Hyde Band Jonathan Lush-Camps Festival Music – Eric Ball

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points
Roche Brass were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Senior Trophy earlier in the year

Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 4th November 2018
Class: E
Location: England Town Hall, Dewsbury
Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections)
Adjudicator: John Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Westoe Steve Malcolm Trittico – James Curnow 5
2 England Lindley Rob Westacott Cry of the Mountain – Howard Lorriman
3 England North Skelton Lewis Wilkinson The Saga of Haakon the Good – Philip Sparke
4 England Cockerton Silver Andrew Hunter Purcell Variants – Peter Meechan
5 England Shirebrook Miners Jim Henson Renaissance – Peter Graham
6 England Dunston Silver Aidan Hodgson Vitae Aeternum – Paul Lovatt-Cooper
7 England Clifton & Lightcliffe John Clay Fire in the Blood – Paul Lovatt-Cooper
8 England Worsbrough Alex Parker Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Brass in Concert[edit]

Date: Sunday 18th November 2018
Class: D
Location: England The Sage, Gateshead
Format: Entertainments
Adjudicators: Nick Grace and Rieks van der Velde (music quality), Chris King (programme content), Owen Farr (soloists), Terry Carter and Jeremy Wise (entertainment)

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales Cory Band Philip Harper 10
2 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Paul Holland 8
3 England Brighouse and Rastrick David Thornton 6
4 Norway Manger Musikklag Martin Winter
5 United States Fountain City Joseph Parisi
6 England Foden's Michael Fowles
7 England Flowers Lee Skipsey
8 Scotland Whitburn Band Leigh Baker
9 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths
10 England Reg Vardy Russell Gray
11 United States Atlantic Brass Band Salvatore Scarpa
W England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington
W England Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest[edit]

Date: Sunday 18th November 2018
Class: E
Location: England Loughborough Grammar School, Loughborough
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Ratby Co-operative Mareika Gray Journey of the Lone Wolf – Simon Dobson 5
2 England Derwent Brass Jack Capstaff Music of the Spheres – Philip Sparke 4
3 England Haverhill Silver Paul Filby Tristan Encounters – Martin Ellerby 3
4 Australia Footscray Yarraville City Phillipa Edwards The Silent Anzac – Todd Smith
5 England Kidlington Concert Brass Duncan Wilson Variations on a Theme of Michael Tippett – Paul Hindmarsh 1
6 England Hathern Dave Newman Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson
7 England Langley Cliff Parker The Torchbearer – Peter Graham
W England Blidworth Welfare Simon Oates Journey of the Lone Wolf – Simon Dobson
W England Thoresby Colliery David Holling Fraternity – Thierry Deleruyelle

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points

Scottish Open[edit]

Date: Saturday 24th November 2018
Class: C
Location: Scotland Concert Hall, Perth
Format: Set test (Connotations – Edward Gregson or Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson or Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson or Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson)
Adjudicators: Frank Renton and Steve Sykes

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 Scotland Whitburn Band Nicholas Childs Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson 15
2 Scotland Scottish Co-operative Funeralcare Michael Fowles Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson 12
3 England Wantage Silver A Paul Holland Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson 9
4 England Elland Silver Danny Brooks Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson 6
5 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson 3
6 United States Atlantic Brass Band Salvatore Scarpa Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson
7 England East Yorkshire Motor Services Stig Mærsk Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson
8 England Fishburn Lewis Wilkinson Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson
9 England Rainford Band Gareth Brindle Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson
10 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson
11 Scotland Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Charles Keenan Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson
12 Scotland Bon Accord Silver 'A' Steve Malcolm Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson
13 Scotland Dalmellington Band Nigel Boddice Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson
14 England East London Brass Jayne Murrill Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson
15 Wales Northop Silver Band John Doyle Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson
16 Scotland Kirkintilloch Band Raymond Tennant Connotations – Edward Gregson
17 Scotland Newtongrange Silver Band Andrew Duncan Rococo Variations – Edward Gregson
18 Scotland Bathgate Band David Thornton Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson
19 Scotland Bo'ness and Carriden Lee Skipsey Of Distant Memories – Edward Gregson

SEWBBA (Cardiff) Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 24th November 2018
Class: E
Location: Wales Willows High School, Cardiff
Format: Set test (Between the Moon and Mexico – Philip Sparke)
Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales Llwydcoed Band Chris Turner 5
2 Wales Pontardulais Band Paul Jenkins
3 Wales Tylorstown Band Gary Davies 3
4 Wales Ebbw Valley Brass Gareth Ritter 2
5 Wales Markham & District Band Matthew Rowe 1

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points
Tylorstown Band, Ebbw Valley Brass and Markham & District Band were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the West Wales BBA Festival Contest earlier in the year

Wessex BBA Contest[edit]

Date: Saturday 24th November 2018
Class: E
Location: England Life Centre, Bournemouth
Format: Own choice
Adjudicator: Chris King

Pos Band Conductor Test Piece Pts
1 England Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson 5
2 England Bournemouth Concert Brass Howard Evans Prisms – Peter Graham
3 England Verwood Town Emma Button Lake of the Moon – Kevin Houben
4 England Downton Paul Williams Academic Festival Overture – Johannes Brahms arr. Denis Wright
5 England Sherborne Town Ian Lowes Music for the Common Man – Kenneth Downie
6 England Ocean Brass Martin Humphries Penlee – Simon Dobson
7 England Denmead Brass Estelle Flood Variations on Laudate Dominum – Edward Gregson
8 England New Forest Brass Ian Luxford Three Saints – Goff Richards
W England Hyde Band Jonathan Lush-Camps Festival Music – Eric Ball

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Overall[edit]

Pos Band Conductor Pts
1 Wales Cory Band Philip Harper 95
2 England Brighouse and Rastrick David King
David Thornton
52
3 England Foden's Nicholas Childs
Michael Bach
Russell Gray
Michael Fowles
45
4 Switzerland Valaisia Brass Band Arsène Duc 45
5 England Flowers David Childs
Phillip McCann
Steve Sykes
Lee Skipsey
35
6 Scotland Whitburn Band Nicholas Childs
Florent Didier
Leigh Baker
35
7 England Black Dyke Band Nicholas Childs 35
8 England Woodfalls Robert Childs 33
9 England Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 32
10 England Friary Guildford Chris King 31
11 England Wantage Silver A Paul Holland 31
12 England Desford Colliery Michael Fowles 28
13 Scotland Scottish Co-operative Funeralcare Russell Gray
Frans Violet
Michael Fowles
28
14 England St Dennis Band Darren Hawken 25
15 England NASUWT Riverside David Roberts
Nicholas Childs
24
16 England Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 21
17 England Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins 20
18 England Aldbourne David Thornton 20
19 England City of Bradford Lee Skipsey 18
20 England Camborne Town Band Kevin MacKenzie 17
21 England Fairey Band Garry Cutt 17
22 England Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligott
David Holling
16
23 England Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Ian Porthouse
Luc Vertommen
Paul Holland
16
24 England Fishburn David Hirst
Lewis Wilkinson
16
25 England Leyland Thomas Wyss 16
26 England Thundersley Brass Nigel Taken 16
27 Wales Tredegar Ian Porthouse 16
28 England Elland Silver Danny Brooks 16
29 Norway Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag Ingar Bergby
Bjarte Engeset
15
30 England Vernon Building Society Poynton Stig Mærsk
Ryan Watkins
14
31 England Ratby Co-operative Mareika Gray 13
32 England Westoe Jason Smith
Steve Malcolm
13
33 England Derwent Brass Keith Leonard
Jack Capstaff
12
34 England Redbridge Brass Jeremy Wise
Richard Ward
12
35 England East Yorkshire Motor Services Stig Mærsk 12
36 England Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington 12
37 Scotland Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Charles Keenan 12
38 Wales Tongwynlais Temperance Andreas Kratz 12
39 Wales Llwydcoed Band Chris Turner 10
40 England Rainford Band Gareth Brindle 10
41 England Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith 9
42 England Aveley & Newham Alan Duguid 9
43 Wales Northop Silver Band John Doyle 9
44 England Skelmanthorpe Martin Heartfield 9
45 England Kidlington Concert Brass Duncan Wilson 8
46 Scotland Bo'ness and Carriden Lee Skipsey 8
47 Wales City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Garry Cutt
Dewi Griffiths
Nigel Seaman
8
48 England Zone One Brass Richard Ward 8
49 England Hade Edge Jonathan Beatty 7
50 England Roche Brass David Johnson 7
51 England Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon 7
52 England Reg Vardy Russell Gray 6
53 England Brunel Brass Neil Skipper 5
54 Scotland Bon Accord Silver 'A' Steve Malcolm 5
55 England East London Brass Jayne Murrill 4
56 Wales Goodwick Brass Matthew Jenkins 4
57 Wales Tylorstown Band Gary Davies 4
58 Wales Markham & District Band Matthew Rowe 4
59 Wales Ebbw Valley Brass Gareth Ritter 4
60 England Blidworth Welfare Simon Oates 4
61 England Lockwood John Roberts 4
62 England Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 4
63 England Milnrow Christopher Binns
Mark Bentham
3
64 England Haverhill Silver Paul Filby 3
65 England Hatfield Colliery Band Stan Lippeatt 3
66 England Hyde Band Jonathan Lush-Camps 2
67 England Longridge Mark Peacock 2
68 Scotland Dalmellington Band Richard Evans
Nigel Boddice
2
69 England St. Austell Town David Nicholson
Howard Evans
1