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Bristol East & Kingswood
Crowned Best in the West!
The Band are
delighted to announce that they have been crowned West of
England Champions in the Second Section and have qualified for
the National Finals in Harrogate in September.
Under the baton of
Roy Curran, the band put in an all round performance of Kenneth
Downie's "Three Part Invention" that hit all the right notes in
the eyes of adjudicators Alan Hope and Colin Hardy.
Click here to view
the adjudicator notes
2008_Adjudicator_notes.pdf
More news to
follow!
2008 Areas Test Piece
Announced
The Music Panel
of Kapitol Promotions, which presents the National Brass Band
Championships of Great Britain, has announced the test-pieces
for next year’s series of Regional Championships.
They are:
Championship
Section: Festival Music (Eric Ball)
First Section:
James Cook – Circumnavigator (Vinter)
Second Section:
Three Part Invention (Kenneth Downie)
Third Section: The
Dark Side of the Moon (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
Fourth Section:
Four Cities Symphony (Rodney Newton)
Alan Hope has also
confirmed the dates and venues for next year’s contests:
Yorkshire
St. George’s Hall,
Bradford
1 March -
4th & 3rd Sections
2 March -
2nd, 1st & Championship Sections
Midlands:
Civic Hall,
Bedworth
8 March -
1st
9 March –
2nd & Championship
Nicholas
Chamberlain Technical College
8 March –
3rd
9 March -
4th
Scotland:
Rothes Halls,
Glenrothes
8 March -
2nd, 4th & 3rd
9 March -
1st & Championship
North-West:
Winter Gardens,
Blackpool
9 March -
All Sections
Wales:
Brangwyn Hall,
Swansea
8 March –
3rd, 2nd & 1st
9 March –
4th & Championship
West of
England:
Riviera
International Conference Centre, Torquay
8 March –
4th, 2nd & 1st
9 March –
3rd & Championship
London & Southern
Counties:
Arts and Leisure
Centre, Stevenage
15 March –
1st & 3rd
16 March –
Championship, 2nd & 4th
North of England:
Dolphin Centre, Darlington
29 March –
3rd & 2nd
30 March –
1st, 4th & Championship
Latest Vacancies
The band
currently has vacancies for Cornets, Basses and Percussion. If
you are interested please contact our secretary by email
secretary@beakband.com
or alternatively by using any of the other methods detailed on
the contacts page of our website.
