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The West of England Regional Final of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain will take place at the Riviera Centre in Torquay over the weekend of the 10th/11th March 2012, with the qualifiers representing our region at the National Finals later in the year.
Each section is listed below in order of play, with the bands who have confirmed entry. The results of each section will be uploaded on the Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Date: Saturday 10th March 2012. Draw - 8.45am, Commence - 10.00am
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Olympus (Philip Harper) Harper Music
Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Chris Wormald
Qualification: The top two bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
- |
A. W. Parker (Drybrook) |
Steve Ruck |
- |
Bodmin Town |
Gary Lannie |
- |
Bream Silver |
Bryn James |
- |
Bristol East & Kingswood |
Martin Rogers |
- |
Corsham |
J. Griffin |
- |
Denmead Brass |
Estelle Flood |
- |
Downton |
Roland Wright |
- |
Gillingham Imperial Silver |
Paul Williams |
- |
Hatherleigh Silver |
Brian Minear |
- |
Pillowell Silver |
Ian Whitburn |
- |
St Stythians |
James Burns |
- |
Test Valley Brass |
Calum Gray |
- |
Tewkesbury Town |
Nigel Morgan |
Date: Saturday 10th March 2012. Draw - 9.15am, Commence - 10.30am
Stage: The Arena
Test Piece: English Folk Song (Ralph Vaughan Williams) Studio Music Company
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Tony Swainson
Qualification: The top four bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
- |
Andover Town |
Steve Large |
- |
Bideford Town |
Roger Ashby |
- |
Bratton Silver |
Simon Carr |
- |
Chalford Academy |
Steve Tubb |
- |
Cheltenham Silver |
Angie Shepherd |
- |
Gosport Solent Brass |
Simon Nicholls |
- |
Launceston Town |
Dave Dobson |
- |
Lydney Town |
Kevin Ford |
- |
Marshfield |
Steve Rocky |
- |
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver |
Joanne Sykes |
- |
New Forest Brass |
Ian Luxford |
- |
Okehampton Silver |
Des Law |
- |
Porthleven Town |
Francis Ralph |
- |
Shanklin Town Brass |
Malcolm Lewis |
- |
South Molton Town |
Gil Taylor |
- |
Spinnaker Brass |
Sam Hairsine |
- |
Swindon Brass |
Francis Cowley |
- |
Thornbury Town |
Darren Williams |
- |
Tiverton Town |
Andy Harris |
- |
Torbay Brass |
Dennis Frere-Smith |
- |
Totnes |
Sid Davies |
- |
Verwood Concert Brass "B" |
Janes Haigh |
- |
Weymouth Concert Brass |
Adam Glynn |
- |
Wilton & District |
Colin Herbert |
- |
Wincanton Silver |
David Bertie |
Date: Saturday 10th March 2012. Draw - 12.30am, Commence - 15.00am
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Mountain Views (Bertrand Moren) Obrasso-Verlag
Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Chris Wormald
Qualification: The top two bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
- |
Brunel Brass |
John Winterflood |
- |
Cambourne Brass |
Alan Pope |
- |
Chalford |
Steve Tubb |
- |
Filton Concert Brass |
Bryn James |
- |
Forest of Dean Brass |
Martyn Ford |
- |
Helston Town |
John Hitchens |
- |
Hyde |
Helen Kinder |
- |
Lanner & District Silver |
Stuart Chappell |
- |
Michelmersh Silver |
Melvin White |
- |
Poole Borough |
Phil Wood |
- |
Shrewton Silver |
Michael Dunford |
- |
St Keverne |
Gareth Churcher |
- |
Verwood Concert Brass |
Kevin Smith |
- |
Yeovil Town |
Ian McElligot |
Date: Sunday 11th March 2012. Draw - 08.45am, Commence - 10.00am
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Cross Patonce (Goff Richards) Studio Music Company
Adjudicators: Tony Swainson and Chris Wormald
Qualification: The top two bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
- |
Bath Spa |
David Walker |
- |
Bugle Silver |
Jeremy Willcock |
- |
Cinderford |
Clive Lewis |
- |
City of Bristol |
Ceri Thomas |
- |
Heyl Town |
David Loukes |
- |
Lympstone South West Telecoms |
Charles Fleming |
- |
Ocean Brass |
Jonathan M Camps |
- |
Otterbourne Brass |
Gareth Pritchard |
- |
Pendennis Brass Falmouth |
Steve Thomas |
- |
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) |
David Hatton |
- |
Sidmouth Town |
Adrian Harvey |
- |
Soundhouse Brass |
Simon Badge |
- |
St Pinnock |
Chris Spreadbury |
- |
Swindon Pegasus Brass |
Mike Lock |
- |
Weston Brass |
Tony Osbourne |
- |
Wotton-under-Edge & District Silver |
Ian Dickinson |
Date: Sunday 11th March 2012. Draw - 13.00am, Commence - 15.00am
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Derek Bourgeois) published Studio Music Company
Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Alan Morrison
Qualification: The top two bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
- |
Aldbourne |
David Johnson |
- |
Bournemouth Concert Brass |
David Barringer |
- |
Cambourne Town |
Garry Cutt |
- |
Flowers |
Paul Holland |
- |
Lydbrook |
Ian Holmes |
- |
Mount Charles |
Philip Harper |
- |
Portishead Town |
Andrew White |
- |
Sherbourne Town |
Paul Cosh |
- |
St Austell Town |
Richard Evans |
- |
St Dennis |
Darren Hawken |
- |
Woodfalls |
Dr Robert Childs |
