Congratulations Paris Brass Band 

Congratulations to newly crowned National Champions of France, Paris Brass Band and Musical Director, Florent Didier. The band performed two superb performances of the set work, 'Music of the Spheres' and their own choice music, for which they were awarded 96 points, a two point margin over their closest rivals, Hauts de France Brass Band and Luc Vertommen. The band's soprano player was also awarded the prize for Best Soloist. 

Result: 
Honneur Division: 
1. Paris Brass Band (Florent Didier): 96pts 
2. Hauts de France Brass Band (Luc Vertommen): 94pts 
3. Brass Band de Lyon (Glenn Van Looy): 89pts 
Best Soloist: Soprano Cornet (Paris Brass Band) 
 
Excellence Division: 
1. Brass Band Côte et Cuivres (Jerome Carre): 88pts 
2. Douai Brass Band Olivier Degardin): 87pts 
3. West Brass Band (Luc Herbaut): 82pts 
4. Brass Band de Toulouse (Jean-Guy Olive): 81pts 
Best Soloist: Principal Cornet (Brass Band Côte et Cuivres) 

Division 1: 
1. Brass Band Accords (Cedric Rossero): 86pts 

Division 2: 
1. Brass Band du CRR de Toulouse (Jean-Guy Olive): 91pts 
2. Brass Band des Pays de la Loire (Nicolas Leudiere): 86pts 
Best Soloist: Euphonium (Brass Band des Pays de la Loire) 

Division 3: 
1. Brass Band Lorient Bretagne Sud (Bernard Galinier): 90pts 
2. Brass Band de Haute Bretagne (Emmanuel Descol): 82pts 
3. Brass Band du Pays Bourgueillois (Michael Auclert): 80pts 
 
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