On Saturday 2nd May, the band took part in the British Open Spring Festival. This year the event moved from Blackpool to Birmingham, meaning an early start as we travelled by coach!
We had a fantastic day and were delighted to finish 7th out of 20 bands in the Senior Trophy — our highest ever placing at this event.
We’re incredibly proud of everyone’s hard work and commitment in preparing for and delivering the performance, with special mention to Sion (principal cornet) and Gordon (soprano cornet), who tackled some particularly challenging solos within the piece.
That’s two contests in two weekends for us, and we’re already looking ahead to our next challenge: the Whit Friday March Contests at the end of May! 🎺
Full results:
Test Piece: Un Vie de Matelot (Robert Farnon)
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison; Andrea Price
1. Sandhurst Silver (Joshua Ruck)
2. Sovereign Brass (David Maplestone)
3. Unite Scotland Kinneil (Allan Ramsay)
4. Yorkshire Imperial (Ian McElligott)
5. Roche Brass (Matt Green)
6. Eccles Borough (Mareika Gray)
7. Longridge (Mark Peacock)
8. Newstead Brass (Martin Heartfield)
9. City of Hull (Danny Brooks)
10. Newtongrange Silver (Anne Crookston)
11. Dalkeith & Monktonhall (James Chamberlain)
12. Brunel Brass (Daniel Hall)
13. Parc & Dare (Chris Turner)
14. Pontardulais Town (Gary Davies)
15. Haydock (Mark Quinn)
16. Lydbrook (David Barringer)
17. Goodwick (Joshua Ruck)
18. City of Cardiff (M1) (Rob Westacott)
19. Tyldesley (Neil Samuel)
20. Filton Concert Brass (Craig Williams)
Best Soloist Award: Andrew Ashworth (soprano) — Sandhurst Silver
