scaba’s annual Autumn Contest was held today, Sunday 25th September 2016, at the Hawth in Crawley.
Adjudicators: Dennis Wilby & Mike Kilroy
Championship
Championship Section
– adjudicator Dennis Wilby
- Wantage Silver, Craig Patterson (Journey of the Lone Wolf)
- Bournemouth Concert Brass, Matthew Brown (The Year of the Dragon)
- Staines Brass, Dan Floyd (Paganini Variations)
- Fulham, John Ward (Trittico)
- Regent Brass, Andy Kershaw (English Heritage)
- Best Hymn Tune: Bournemouth
- Best Instrumentalist: Helen Wright, Flugel, Wantage
- Best Percussion: Wantage
- Best Bass Section: Bournemouth
- Best Euphonium: Sam Wyne, Wantage
- Conductor’s Prize: Craig Patterson, Wantage
First Section
First Section
– adjudicator Dennis Wilby
- Otterbourne, Melvin White (The Saga of Haakon the Good)
- Horsham Borough, Mark McLaughlin (Purcell Variations)
- Epsom & Ewell, Paul Graham (Purcell Variations)
- BAE Systems Brass, Melvin White (Renaissance)
- Egham, Gareth Greene (Daystar)
- Tilbury, Ben Jones (Fire in the Blood)
- Best Hymn Tune: Horsham
- Best Instrumentalist: Ian Lanceley, Cornet, BAE
- Best Euphonium: Graham Jones, Otterbourne
- Conductor’s Prize: Melvin White, Otterbourne
Second Section
Second Section
– adjudicator Mike Kilroy
- LGB Brass, Ian Stewart (Images for Brass)
- Regent Community Brass, Chris Bearman (Hollywood)
- Godalming, James Haigh (Americana)
- Shanklin Town, Malcolm Lewis (Occasion)
- Best Hymn Tune: LGB
- Best Instrumentalist: William Rowling, Tom-toms, Godalming
- Best Horns, Best Basses: LGB
- Best Percussion Section: Godalming
- Best Solo Horn: Angela Holloway, LGB
- Conductor’s Prize: Ian Stewart, LGB
Third Section
Third Section
– adjudicator Mike Kilroy
- Simon Langton Brass, David Cutting (Dark Side of the Moon)
- Brighton & Hove City Brass, Matthew Hackett (Dimensions)
- Snowdown Colliery, Keith Twyman (A Malvern Suite)
- Cobham, Glenn Hayter (Music for the Royal Fireworks)
W: Bletchington Silver, Gosport Solent Brass
- Best Hymn Tune: Simon Langton Brass
- Best Instrumentalist: Keith Pritchard, Cornet, Snowdown Colliery
- Best Back Row Cornets: Snowdown Colliery
- Best Bass Section: Simon Langton
- Best Percussion : Simon Langton
- Conductor’s Prize: David Cutting, Simon Langton
Youth Section
Youth Section
– adjudicator Mike Kilroy
- Shanklin Youth, Malcolm Lewis (Anglian Dances)
- Best Instrumentalist: Alex Warner, solo cornet
- Best Hymn Tune, Conductor’s Prize & Highest Placed scaba Member Band – Shanklin Youth
Band of the Year
scaba Band of the Year
Awarded to LGB Brass