Brass at the Guild 2018

The organisers of the 2018 Brass at the Guild are delighted to announce the adjudication panel who will oversee the five sections. The esteemed judges will be Paul Andrews, John Doyle, Chris King, Helen Varley and Thomas Wyss. 
  
Bands are reminded that entries are now welcome for the five senior sections as well as the exciting British Open Youth Championship, which will take place at Preston's Guild Hall and the Charter Theatre on Sunday 28th January. The closing date for both events is 2nd January 2018. 
  
Supported by R. Banks & Son (Funerals Ltd) through its proprietor and life-long brass band supporter Brian Halliwell, the competition is regarded as one of the most important early season events in the UK brass band calendar. Competing bands in the senior sections will once again be given the choice of which set-work they wish to play — with the opportunity to showcase either those chosen for the 2018 Butlins Mineworkers Championships or Regional Championships.  
  
The ethos of Brass at the Guild is to help promote and encourage competition by giving both senior and youth bands the opportunity to showcase pieces they have already, or are currently working on. As a further competitive incentive, the appropriate highest placed band in the Championship Section will gain an invitation to compete at the 2018 Senior Trophy at the British Open Spring Festival in Blackpool. With its generous prize fund (podium awards of £400, £200 and £150 in all sections), and excellent facilities, the event continues to attract a fine line up of competitors.  
  
  
Test Pieces 
Championship Section: 
Odyssey (Kevin Norbury) or Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton), The Year of the Dragon (Philip Sparke), Concerto No 1 for Brass Band (Marcus Venables) 
First Section: 
Brass Metamorphosis (James Curnow) or Renaissance (Peter Graham) 
Second Section: 
Ex Terra Lucem (Jonathan Bates) or Variations for Brass Band (Ralph Vaughan Williams) 
Third Section: 
Napoleon on the Alps (Philip Harper) or Overture to Henry V (Ralph Vaughan Williams). 
Fourth Section: 
World Tour (Rodney Newton) or Second Suite in F (Gustav Holst) 
British Open Youth Championship: 
A 20-minute own choice programme  
  
Further information: 
Schedules and entry forms can be down loaded from www.lancashirecontests.com 
  
Further details and enquires should be addressed to: 
Frank Hodges 
39, Broxton Avenue 
Orrell 
Wigan 
WN5 8NP 
Tel: 01942 212418 
Email: frankhodges@btinternet.com 
  
 
 
 
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