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THE BIG BRASS BAND
THE BIG BRASS BAND – Saturday 25th March 2017
Cradley Heath Salvation Army, Meredith Street, Cradley Heath B64 5EP
Join us for an opportunity to make a band of 90 players re-creating the magnificent sound of Harry Mortimer’s ‘Men Of Men’
Afternoon rehearsal at 2.30 p.m.
Concert open to the public at 7 p.m. – Tickets £4.00 available on the door
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
Youth Training Day Rescheduled
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the WMBBA has had to re-schedule the Youth Training Day planned for Saturday 19th November 2013. The new date is Saturday 1st February 2014. Information and booking forms will be circulated to those on our mailing list as soon as all details for the day are confirmed. The information and booking form will also be posted on this website as soon as available.
Youth Training Day, November 2013
The Youth training day is fast approaching.
The next event is on 19th November 2013 at Studley High Schooll
For more information, please see the links below: