UniBrass 2018 

2018 marked a 'hat-trick' of wins for the RNCM brass band in the UniBrass Trophy contest. The 'Manchester' themed programme under the direction of student M.D. Alex Webb gave the band a four-point victory over runners-up Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, with the University of Huddersfield taking third place. 

The University of Bristol also had a convincing three-point win over their Northern rivals from Leeds University Union Music Society in the UniBrass Shield, with the University of Chichester making up the top three placings.  

UniBrass Trophy Results: 
Adjudicators: Sandy Smith & Alex Kenyon 
1. Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) (Alexander Webb) -146 
2. Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (Ian Porthouse) — 140 
3. University of Huddersfield (Jonathan Beatty) — 137 
4. University of Manchester (James Heathcote) — 131 
5. University of Birmingham — 127 
6. University of Nottingham (George Newbould & Tom Peterken) — 126 
7. University of Warwick (Paul McGrath) — 126* 
8. Durham University (Jonathan Fenwick) — 124 
9. University of Sheffield (Lee Dunkley) — 120** 
10. Bangor University (Elspeth Malcolm) — 120 
* Deducted 4 points due to time infringement 
** Deducted 1 point due to time infringement 
Best Soloist: Adam Bokaris (euphonium) — RNCM ('Cottonopolis' — Jinjun Lee) 
Most Entertaining: RNCM 
Best March: RNCM — 'ORB' 
Best Percussion: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire  
Student Conductor: RNCM 

UniBrass Shield Results: 
Adjudicators: Helen Varley & Chris Bradley 
1. University of Bristol (Zak Eastrop) — 145 
2. Leeds University Union Music Society (Connor Stanford) — 142 
3. University of Chichester (Emma Button) — 140 
4. Lancaster University (Georgia Williams) — 139 
5. Southampton University (Will Wilkins) — 138 
6. Cambridge University (Robert Turnbull) — 135 
7. Keele University (Katharine Slater) — 133 
8. University of York (Prachvith Sean Intarasuwan) — 132* 
9. Cardiff University Robert Stevens/Jack Brookes)— 132 
10. Oxford University (Myrddin Rees Davies) — 131 
11. Nottingham Trent University (Peter Lacey/Joel Moore) — 130 
* Deducted 4 points due to time infringement 
Best Soloist: Jacob Smith (euphonium) — Leeds ('Rhapsody for Euphonium' — James Curnow) 
Most Entertaining: Cambridge 
Best March: Nottingham Trent — 'Aces High' 
Best Percussion: Nottingham Trent  
Student Conductor: York 
Best Student Composition: Owen Russell (York) — 'I Love My Love'  
Where scores are tied, music points take precedent 
 
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