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Solo Contest 2019
Solo Duet and Quartet Contest
Sunday, 24th March 2019
Studley High School, Crooks Lane, Studley, Warwickshire B80 7QX
The Solo, Duet, and Quartet Contest is open to member and non-member bands, individual players or groups.
Please note that Child Performances Licences are not required for this event
All entries must be emailed to WMBBA – full details and instructions in the printable documents below.
A Microsoft Word document for the Entry Form is also provided for those who do not have access to a scanner or wish to type their entry and email it
For any questions, please Contact Us
WMBBA Solo Contest Entry Form 2019 v2
WMBBA Solo Contest Rules 2019 v2
WMBBA Solo Contest Entry Form 2019 v2
Successful 2018 solo and quartet competition
Sunday 22nd April saw the 2018 WMBBA solo and quartet competition held at Studley, Warwickshire.
It was very successful day and the adjudicators Nigel Hall and Oliver Wilson commented on the high standard of playing throughout but particularly in the Junior Air Varie Sections.
For the first time we included a percussion section and 10 year old Xylophonist Alec Banner from Shipston drew thunderous applause. We also had our first French horn entry and Fran Thompson from Shirley Band had a very successful day winning two prizes.
Full Results:
Section A 8 and under Slow Melody
- Ben Angell (Cornet) Bilton Evolution
- Georgina Mair (Cornet) Bilton Evolution
Section B 9 10 and 11 Slow Melody
- Felicity Angell (Trombone) Bilton Evolution
2.Vicky Culshaw (Cornet) Arrow Valley
- Peter Coates (Cornet) Shipston
Section C 12 to 14 years Slow Melody
- Christopher Oddy (Cornet) Enderby
- Lucy Heeley (Cornet) Chapeltown
3.Ben Hone (Horn) Arrow Valley
Section D 15 to 18 years Slow Melody
- Grace Coates (Cornet) Shipston
- Luke Barker (Cornet) Shipston
- Tom Cowan (Euphonium) Bilton Evolution
Section E Adult Slow Melody
- Mike Pawson (Soprano) Avonbank
- Rob Thompson (Cornet) Shirley
- Kevin Short (Euphonium) Shirley
Section F 14 years and Under Air Varie
- Christopher Oddy (Cornet) Enderby
- Lucy Heeley (Cornet) Chapeltown
- Alec Banner (Cornet) Shipston
Section G 15 to 18 years Air Varie
- Luke Barker (Cornet) Shipston
- Grace Coates (Cornet) Shipston
Section H Adult Air Varie
- Fran Thompson (French Horn) Shirley
- Kevin Short (Euphonium) Shirley
- David Hirst (Cornet) Shirley
Section I 10 Years and Under Duets
- Tallula Matthews and Alec Banner (Cornets) Shipston
- Peter Coates and Rufus Gallagher (Cornet and Trombone) Shipston
- Ben Angell and Felicity Angell (Cornet and Trombone) Bilton Evolution
Section J Duets Under 15
- Vicki Culshaw and Isobel Reeves (Cornets) Arrow Valley
2.Imogen Angell and Felicity Angell (Trombones) Bilton Evolution
Section K Duets Under 19
- Luke Barker and Grace Coates (Cornets) Shipston
Section L Adult Duets
- Rob Thompson and Fran Thompson (Cornet and French Horn) Shirley
- Rob Thompson and Carwyn Evans (Cornet and Trombone) Shirley
Section M Hymn Tune Quartet Under 14
- WFB Comets
2 WFB Fame All Stars
- Shipston
Section N Quartet Under 19
1.Shipston
Section O Adult Quartets
- Shirley
2.Desford Chicks
- All That Brass
Section P Percussion Under 19
- Alec Banner (Xylophone) Shipston
Solo Duet and Quartet Contest 2016 – Report and Results
We held our inaugural competition at Studley High School on Sunday May 8th. The contest proved a big success with entries coming from a wide area including Bristol, The Forest Of Dean and Llangollen with big support from local bands Bilton and Shipston. Adjudicators Nigel Hall and Dave Bishop Rowe were very impressed with the standard of performance and were particularly impressed with the number of parents who had taken up playing in support of their children and were now performing at the contest themselves.
Association Chairman Barbara Dunscombe summed up the feelings of everyone when she commented. “What a brilliant day. Enjoyed it all but particularly the youngsters early in the day…I’m shattered!!”
David Birch
WMBBA
Summary Of Results
Adjudicators Nigel Hall and Dave Bishop Rowe
Solo 8 years and under
- Lily Strentz, Baritone – Coleshill
- Felicity Angell, Trombone – Bilton Training
- Victoria Culshaw, Trumpet – Unattached
Solo 9 10 and 11 years
- Thomas Strentz, Cornet – Coleshill
- Sasha Turner, Cornet – Shipston
- Jimmy Scanlon, Flugel – Bilton Training
Solo 12 13 and 14
- Luke Barker, Cornet – Shipston
- Callum Davis, Tuba – Unattached
- Grace Coates, Cornet – Shipston
Solo 15 to 18
- Tom Cowan, Euphonium – Bilton Training
- Jack Lythaby, Horn – Lydbrook
Solo Adult
- John Jemmett, Horn – Filton Concert
- Jodie Fisher, Flugel – Bilton
- Neil Kelsall, Euphonium – Bilton
Air Varie Solo 14 and under
- Luke Barker, Cornet – Shipston
- Becky Strentz, Eb Trumpet – Coleshill
- Grace Coates, Cornet – Shipston
Air Varie Solo 15 to 18
- Jack Lythaby, Horn – Lydbrook
Air Varie Adult
- Jack Lythaby, Horn – Lydbrook
- John Jemmett, Horn – Filton Concert
- Neil Kelsall, Euphonium – Bilton
Duet 11 years and under
- Ben Murray and Leo Dakin, Cornets – Bilton Training
- Isobel Graham and Ben Murray, Cornets – Bilton Training
- Imogen Angell and Felicity Angell, Trombone/Cornet – Bilton Training
Duet 14 years and under
- Luke Barker and Grace Coates, Cornets – Shipston
- Grace Coates and Sasha Turner, Cornets – Shipston
- Artie Stubbs and William Thomson, Cornets – Bilton Training
Duet 18 years and under
- Luke Barker and Grace Coates, Cornets – Shipston
Duet Adult
- Neil Kelsall and Samantha Edwards, Euphoniums – Bilton
- Sheila Allen and Jodie Fisher, Cornets – Bilton
- = Luke Barker and David Birch, Cornet/Euphonium – Shipston
- = Amy Wright and Samantha Edwards, Tuba/Euphonium – Bilton
Quartet 14 years and under
- Bilton Training 2
- Shipston B
- Bilton Training 1
Quartet 18 years and under
- Shipston
Quartet Adult
- Shipston
- Bilton Silver Training
Special Awards
Youngest Boy Peter Coates Shipston
Youngest Girl Lily Strentz Coleshill
Solo Duet and Quartet Contest: Sunday, May 8th 2016
Solo Duet and Quartet Contest: Sunday, May 8th 2016
Studley High School, Crooks Lane, Studley, Warwickshire B80 7QX
The Solo, Duet, and Quartet Contest is open to member and non-member bands, individual players or groups.
All entries must be emailed to WMBBA – full details and instructions in the printable documents below.
A Microsoft Word document for the Entry Form is also provided for those who do not have access to a scanner or wish to type their entry and email it.
For any question, please contact us
WMBBA Solo Contest Entry Form 2016 (PDF)
WMBBA Solo Contest Entry Form 2016 (Word)
WMBBA Solo Contest Entry Sections 2016
