Belgian National Brass Band Championship 2017
This weekend, November 25th and 26th, Cultural Centre Zwaneberg in Heist-op-den-Berg will once more become the battle field for the best Brass Bands in Belgium. For the 39th time nineteen bands, in 4 divisions, will try to claim the title National Champions. The bar is set high, with the winner of the Championship Division going forward to represent Belgium at the 2018 European Championship in Utrecht.
The adjudicating panel comprises of three renowned musicians and conductors – Mareika Gray (UK), Nigel Boddice (UK) and Torgny Hanson (SE), with closed adjudication being the process of choice for the contest.
There is also an app on offer this year, allowing an interactive experience for the audience, who will be able to act like the jury, predicting scores and sharing them with their fellow audience members.
On Saturday the Brass Bands from the first, second and third division will take the stage, followed on Sunday by the Champion Division.
LOCATION:
CC Zwaneberg, Cultuurplein 1 in 2220 Heist-op-den-Berg
PARTICIPATING BRASS BANDS ARE:
3rd division
Dender Brass M.D. Joeri Van Hove
Mercator Brass Band M.D. Johan De Win
United Brass M.D. Frank Vantroyen
Young Brass Band Willebroek M.D. Lode Violet
2nd division
Brassband Euterpe M.D. Roland Van Buggenhout
1st divison
Brassband Bacchus M.D. Bart Van Neyghem
Brassband Gent M.D. Lieven Dobbelaere
Brassband Panta Rhei M.D. Tim De Maeseneer
Brassband Scaldis M.D. Raf Van Looveren
Braz'Art M.D. Geert Verschaeve
Kon. BB de Grensbewoners Smeermaas M.D. Danny Aerden
Championship division
Brass Band Heist M.D. Bert Van Thienen
Brass Band Leieland M.D. Sam Werbrouck
Brassband Buizingen M.D. Luc Vertommen
Brassband Willebroek M.D. Frans Violet
Brassband Zele M.D. Bart Van Der Strieckt
Festival Brass Band M.D. Steven Verhaert
Kortrijk Brass Band M.D. Ward De Ketelaere
Noord-Limburgse Brassband M.D. Erik van de Kolk
SCHEDULE
Saturday 25th of November 2017
10h30 - 3rd division
12h50 - 2nd division
14h30 - 1st division
19h00 – Award Ceremony
Sunday 26th of November 2017
10h00 - Championship division, Test Piece
15h00 - Championship division, Own Choice Piece
19h30 – Award Ceremony
TEST PIECES
3rd Division: A Journey to the Bermuda Triangle - Pimpanit Karoonyavanich
2nd Division: Partita (Postcards from Home) - Philip Wilby
1st Division: Blackout - Thomas Doss
Championship Division: Metamorphosis - Jan de Haan
OWN CHOICE PIECES (alphabetical)
3rd division: Cantabile (Philip Harper), Darkwood (Dan Price), Firestorm (Stephen Bulla) and Inspiration (Jan de Haan).
2nd division: Renaissance (Peter Graham).
1st division: A London Overture (Philip Sparke), Brass Triumphant (Gareth Wood), Connotations (Edward Gregson), Endeavour (Philip Sparke), Salome (Gareth Wood) and Sinfonietta No. 3 (Etienne Crausaz).
Championship division: Apocalypse (Derek Bourgeois), Destination Moon (Paul Raphael), Fraternity (Thierry Deleruyelle), Earthrise (Nigel Clarke), Händel in the Band (Kenneth Downie), Metropolis 1927 (Peter Graham), Perihelion (Philip Sparke) and Where Angels Fly (Kevin Houben).
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