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2008 Annual Solo, Quartet & Ensemble Contest
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21 June 2008
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2008
Annual Solo, Quartet & Ensemble Contest
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The
annual Solo, Quartet & Ensemble Contest took
places at Ringmer Community College on Sunday
17th February. The contest attracted 51
entries, of which 4 withdrew. The Junior and
Youth events attracted a good audience of Mums,
Dads and band supporters, which in turn meant
that both Sharon McCallum and Mostyn Music who
both had trade stands there also, hopefully, had
a good day. Refreshments this year were
provided by the Ringmer Scouts and Guides
Associations. They will be using their profits
from the day to boost their fund for a new loo
in the Scout Hall.
The
usual team of Ian Carter, Ron & Ivy Gray and
Colin & Sybil Morrison held everything together,
with stewarding support from Doug & Janet
Blackford, Andy Wilson, Chris Cannings, Pat
Steele and Alex Emberley. Norman Every did his
usual fantastic job as MC and also did more than
his bit in calming the nerves of some of the
younger entrants. Our grateful thanks must also
go to the LGB President Dennis Wilby and his
wife Margaret who stayed all day and also
assisted with stewarding. Margaret was the
official photographer for the day. Margaret has
kindly agreed to send all her photos on to Ian
Carter, so if anyone would like theirs sent
electronically, please e-mail Ian
iancarter@scaba.co.uk
I must also
thank Simon Emberley and Dave Pattenden of LGB
Brass for their significant contributions in
organising the contest.
We
were pleased to have David Barringer
adjudicating for all the quartets and
ensembles. David spoke to the audience at each
results ceremony, giving his honest thoughts and
constructive comments. His hard work was much
appreciated by those taking part, especially in
light of the fact that the temperature in the
hall was less than warm. Sitting still in the
box for several hours having to concentrate hard
isn't easy at the best of times, let alone when
you're a bit on the chilly side!
Linda
Cole adjudicated for the Junior and Youth Solo
competitions. In her comments to the audience,
Linda remarked on the maturity of sound of some
of the competitors and the hard work that had
obviously gone in to preparing all of
the entries. Again, Linda produced constructive
comments for all the competitors which will
hopefully encourage them all to continue to
develop as brass players.
1st Patcham, 72, (The Night Sky)
2nd Mid Sussex, 63, (Friday Rag)
3rd Egham Junior, 62 (Skye Boat Song)
1st Mid Sussex, 80, (Bach Bites Back)
2nd Egham Junior, 77, (Swaggering Trumpets)
3rd Patcham, 72, (Three Dances)
1st Mid Sussex, 76, (Accidental Blues, Have
Fingers Will Travel, Magician Assistant and
Deck of Cards)
2nd Redhill Corps of Drums Concert, 74,
(Mamma Mia)
3rd Patcham, 72, (Fairlop Fanfare)
4th Mayfield, 70, (Magnificent Seven)
1st Rhys Cave, Thundersley, 98, (Evergreen)
2nd Oliver Brooks, Heathfield, 95 (The Swan)
3rd Ben Day, Mid Sussex, 94 (Somewhere)
4th Andrew Robinson, Egham Junior, 90 (Pavanne)
5th Mark Robinson, Egham Junior, 89 (Last of
the Summer Wine)
6th Niamh Hall, Egham Junior, 82, (Pavanne)
7th= Sam Cutler, Egham Junior, 81 (New
World)
7th= Liam Hall, Egham Junior, 81 (We are the
Champions)
7th= Sam Pepper, Egham Junior, 81 (Theme
from Titanic)
Withdrawn Hannah Labus, Mid Sussex
1st Adam Denman, Denmead, 93 (Haydn Trumpet
Concerto 2nd mvt)
2nd Rhys Cave, Thundersley, 92 (Share My
Yoke)
3rd Katy Wakeford-Brown, LGB, 91 (Theme from
the Reformation Symphony)
4th Oliver Brooks, Heathfield, 90 (Romanza)
1st Mayfield B, 82, (Restless Waters)
2nd Patcham B, 74, (Clouds & Sunshine)
3rd Mayfield A, 73, (Water Music)
4th Patcham A, 70, (Canzon Cornetto)
5th Eghma Junior B, 68, (Sunday Morning)
6th Egham Junior A, 67, (Creation)
1st Uckfield, 86, (Four Pieces for
Trombones)
2nd Denmead, 83, (Timepiece)
3rd Thundersley A, 80, (Petite Suite for
Brass Quartet)
4th LGB B, 75, (Phantom Horns)
5th LGB A, 74, (A Little Suite)
6th= LGB C, 73, (Age of Chivalry)
6th= Mid Sussex B, 73, (Boosey& Co Quartets)
8th= Mid Sussex A, 72, (As Time Goes By)
8th= Thundersley B, 72, (Three English
Madrigals)
1st Uckfield, 85, (Suite for Trombone
Quartet)
2nd Thundersley A, 82, (Foursome for Brass)
3rd Thundersley B, 79, (Magic Flute)
1st Mayfield, 80, (Divetimento)
2nd Thundersley, 79, (Bohemian Rhapsody)
3rd Patcham, 78, (Serenade from Eine Kleine
Nactmusik)
4th LGB, 77, (Marching the Blues)
1st Thundersley, 82, (Finale from Swan Lake)
2nd LGB, 80, (3 pieces from Festival Music)
Wright & Round Cup for Best
Interpretation in the Junior and Youth
Sections
Peter Mansfield, Mid Sussex
Badman Challenge Cup for
Best Interpretation in the senior sections
Steve McKintyre, Uckfield Concert Brass
Gerallt Hughes Camberley Band Trophy
for the youngest competitor
£40 voucher for the band playing the highest
number of parties
This voucher, and those presented to the
Junior and Youth Quartets and Solos were
kindly donated by Phil Parker Ltd, who have
supported this contest for more years than
anyone can remember. Our grateful thanks to
them, yet again.
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