European own-choice tests and adjudicators announced
The European Brass Band Association (EBBA) has released the list of own-choice works to be performed at this year’s event, which will take place in Oostende, Belgium during the last week in April.
In addition to the set test-pieces, which were previously announced as Where Angels Fly by Belgian composer Kevin Houben for the Championship Section and Insomnia by Bart Picqueur for the Challenge Section, the 12 bands in the Championship Section have chosen to play the following works in the Saturday afternoon Own-choice Section.
Championship Section
A Brussels Requiem - Bert Appermont
Destination Moon - Paul Raphael
Dial 'H' for Hitchcock - Nigel Clarke
Fraternity - Thierry Deleruyelle
Goldberg 2012 - Svein H. Giske
Horror Show - Simon Dobson
Journey of the Lone Wolf (2x) - Simon Dobson
Prophecies - Gavin Higgins
The Triumph of Time - Peter Graham
The Turing Test - Simon Dobson
Visitations from Beyond - Thomas Doss
Challenge Section
Blackout - Thomas Doss
Fire in the Blood - Paul Lovatt-Cooper
The Bandsman's Challenge - Bertrand Moren
The Land of the Long White Cloud 'Aotearoa' - Phillip Sparke
Prisms - Peter Graham
A day in the life of a knight - Phil Lawrence
EBBA has also released details of its adjudicators for EBBC 2017:
7th European Conductors Competition (24 – 27 April)
Andreas Hanson (Sweden) (Round 1 – 4)
Isabelle Ruf-Weber (Switzerland) (Round 1 – 4)
Philippe Bach (Switzerland) (1, 3 and 4)
Yves Segers (Belgium) (Round 2)
Ben Haemhouts (Belgium) (Final)
Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (Norway) (Final)
European Brass Band Championships – Championship Section Set Piece (28 April) European Brass Band Championships – Challenge Section (29 April)
Torgny Hanson (Sweden)
Jan van der Roost (Belgium)
Roger Webster (England)
European Brass Band Championships – Championship Section Own Choice pieces (29 April)
Philippe Bach (Switzerland)
Ben Haemhouts (Belgium)
Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (Norway)
4th European Youth Brass Band Competition – Development Section (30 April)
Anne Crookston (Scotland)
Bart Picqueur (Belgium)
4th European Youth Brass Band Competition – Premier Section (30 April)
David Thornton (England)
Kevin Houben (Belgium)
For a full preview of the European Brass Band Championships, including an analysis of Where Angels Fly by Belgian composer Kevin Houben for the Championship Section and Insomnia by Bart Picqueur for the Challenge Section, read April's edition of Brass Band World by subscribing to BBW Digital. Alternatively, subscribe to the printed magazine delivered by post: £40 (UK); £68 (Europe); £81 (Rest of the World)
