3 in a row for Concord
Concord Brass Band sailed to a 3rd consecutive victory at the recent Danish National Championships. The band impressed with its performances of both the set test and own choice work, Oliver Waespi’s ‘Audivi Media Nocte’. Under the direction of Jesper Juul Sorensen the band beat rivals Lynby-Taarbek into second place with locals Arhus making up the podium places.
Led by Jesper Juul Sorensen, their performances of Eric Ball's arrangement of 'Theme and Eight Variations' from the 'Enigma Variations' by Edward Elgar, and their own-choice selection of Oliver Waespi's 'Audivi Media Nocte', saw them claim a clear margin of victory over rivals Lyngby-Taarbek, who ended just ahead of third placed Arhus. Concord will now be invited to represent Denmark at the 2019 European Championships in Montreux.
There were also victories in the lower divisions for Hinnerup Gardens Brass Band, Danfoss Orkestret and Greve Pigegarde. Full results are listed below:
Championship Division:
Test piece: Theme and Eight Variations from the Enigma (Elgar arr. Eric Ball)
Set piece Adjudicators: Mike Kilroy, Bert van Thienen, Casper Schreiber
Own choice Adjudicators: Mike Kilroy, Bert van Thienen, Casper Schreiber
Aggregate Set work/Own choice = Total
1. Concord Brass Band (Jesper Juul Sorensen): 94.0/92.3 = 93.2
2. Lyngby-Taarbek (Glenn Van Looy): 86.0/95.0 = 90.5
3. Arhus Brass Band (Michael Thomsen): 90.3/89.7 = 90.0
4. Nordvestjysk Brass Band (Niels-Ole Bo Johansen): 86.7/85.0 = 85.8
5. FDF Christianshavn Brass Band (Stig Maersk): 84.0/85.7 = 84.8
Soloist Prize: Steffen Maersk (euphonium) — Concord Brass Band
First Division:
Test piece: The Raid (Oliver Waespi)
Set piece Adjudicators: Mike Kilroy, Bert van Thienen, Casper Schreiber
Own choice Adjudicators: Stig Maersk, Bert van Thienen, Casper Schreiber
Aggregate Set work/Own choice = Total
1. Hinnerup Gardens Brass Band (Anne Mette Tilsted Hansen): 91.3/90.7 = 91.0
2. Dania Brass Band (Dennis Aaberg Andersen): 89.7/90.3 = 90.0
3. Skanderborg Brass Band (Huw Thomas): 87.7/88.3 = 88.0
4. FDF Frederikshavn Brass Band (Anders Larsen): 84.7/86.7 = 85.7
5. Frederiksberg Brass Band (Henrik Naeser Christiansen): 84.3/86.3 = 85.3
Second Division:
Test piece: Sinfonietta for Brass Band (Joseph Horovitz)
Adjudicators: Steven Drury, Rene Bjerregaard Nielsen, Mike Kilroy
Aggregate Set work/Own choice = Total
1. Danfoss Orkestret (Gert Skovlod Hattesen): 88.3/89.7 = 89.0
2. Hvidovre Musikskoles Brass Band (Bo Fuglsang): 87.7/88.0 = 87.8
3. Selandia Brass (Jacob Vilhelm Larsen): 86.3/86.0 = 86.2
Third Division:
Test piece: Music from Kantara (Kenneth Downie)
Adjudicators: Rene Bjerregaard Nielsen, Steven Drury, Michael Thomsen
Aggregate Set work/Own choice = Total
1. Greve Pigegarde (Mathias Snejbjerg): 90.0/90.0 = 90.0
2. Brass Band Da Capo (Lars Peder Sorensen): 87.7/86.7 = 87.2
3. Sonderborg Gardens Brass Band (Jeppe Rasmussen): 86.3/86.7 = 86.5
4. Sejs Blaeserne (Jan Norgaard): 85.0/86.3 = 85.7
