scaba’s annual Entertainment contest took place at The Hawth today, with bands playing a great selection of music to an appreciative audience of their peers and adjudicators Glyn and Helen Williams on their first visit to a scaba event.
Glyn and Helen had a total of 100 points available to award each performance, with Glyn judging the bands’ Musical Performance (max. 60 marks) and Helen casting her expert eye over their Content/Entertainment Value (max. 30 marks) and Presentation & Deportment (max. 10)
‘A’ Section
(1st & Championship section)
- Otterbourne Brass, Melvin White. 91 points (56, 27, 8)**
- Bedford Town, Steve Philips. 91 points (54, 28, 9)**
- Sandhurst Silver, Andrew Porter. 86 points (51, 26, 9)
- Tilbury, Ben Jones. 80 points (47, 26, 7)
W – Horsham Borough
- Best Soloist: Nick West, Trombone, Otterbourne
- Best Performed March: Otterbourne
- Best Conductor: Melvin White, Otterbourne
- Highest unplaced 1st Section band: Tilbury
- Highest placed scaba member band: Otterbourne
**In the event of bands being awarded the same total points, the mark for Music is the tie-breaker
The Best Conductor in the A section was awarded a new trophy, the Kenneth Dennison Memorial Cup, donated by Andy Wooler in memory of former scaba President Ken Dennison who died last October.
‘B’ Section
(Youth, 3rd & 2nd Section)
- Amersham, Paul Fisher. 92 points (54, 30, 10 – 2 time penalties)*
- LGB Brass, Ian Stewart. 88 points (52, 27, 9)
- Crystal Palace, Danny Wakefield. 78 points (44, 25,9)
- St Sebastian Wokingham, Nigel Howard. 76 points (48, 21, 7)**
- Brighton & Hove City Brass, Matthew Hackett. 76 points (46, 23, 7)**
- Chichester City, Rom Stanko. 72 points (42, 22, 8)
A – Hangleton Youth – played for adjudication only
- Best Soloist: Jon Smith, Euphonium, LGB Brass
- Best Trombone Section: LGB Brass
- Best Compere/Conductor: Nigel Howard, St Sebastian Wokingham
*Bands exceeding the 24 minute time limited were penalised -1 point for each 30 seconds (or part thereof) over time. **In the event of bands being awarded the same total points, the mark for Music is the tie-breaker
Thank you to Glyn and Helen, to all the competitors who worked so hard and performed so well, and to the scaba and Hawth teams for a very enjoyable day; we look forward to seeing you again at our Autumn contest in September!