NASUWT Riverside North of England Champions
Congratulations to NASUWT Riverside under the direction of Professor Nicholas Childs on winning the North of England Regional Championships. The band gave a cultured performance of Philip Sparke’s, ‘A Tale as yet Untold’ leading the adjudicators Sheona Wade and David Hirst to award it first place, ahead of runners-up City of Hull. Both bands impressed and shared out the ‘best’ prizes with the exception of ‘Best Principal Cornet, which went to Reg Vardy, who completed the podium positions. City of Hull will join NASUWT Riverside at te National Finals in London later this year.
Congratulations also to the qualifiers for the Cheltenham Finals, particularly Ripon City, Cockerton, Tewit Silver and Easingwold, the winners of their respective sections.
Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION
Test-piece: A Tale as Yet Untold by Philip Sparke
Adjudicators: Sheona Wade and David Hirst
*Denotes qualification for the National Final
1. NASUWT Riverside (Prof. Nicholas J Childs)*
2. City of Hull (Stig Maersk)*
3. Reg Vardy (Russell Gray)
4. Fishburn (Lee Skipsey)
5. Easington Colliery (Daniel Brooks)
6. Shepherd Group (Richard Wilton)
7. Westoe (Aidan Hodgson)
Withdrawn: Harrogate (Leigh Baker)
Best Soprano: NASUWT Riverside
Best Principal Cornet: Reg Vardy
Best Euphonium: City of Hull
Best Trombone: City of Hull
Best Baritone: Reg Vardy
Best Tubas: NASUWT Riverside
Best Percussion: NASUWT Riverside
SECTION 1
Test-piece: Legacy by Tom Davoren
Adjudicators: Sandy Smith and Sam Fisher
*Denotes qualification for the National Final
1. Ripon City (Mark Sidwell)*
2. York Railway Institute (David Lancaster)*
3. Kirkbymoorside Town (Sarah Woodward)
4. North Skelton Band (Stephen Craig)
5. Houghton (Bryan Adams)
6. GT Peterlee (John Roberts)
Best Trombone: Ripon City
Best Basses: Ripon City
Best Percussion: Kirkbymoorside Town
SECTION 2
Test-piece: The Golden Sabre - Tales of the Hussar-Poet, Denis Davydov by Kit Turnbull
*Denotes qualification for the National Final
Adjudicators: Sandy Smith and Sheona Wade
1. Cockerton (Andrew Hunter)*
2. Durham Miners (Stuart Gray)*
3. Felling (Jason Smith)
4. NASUWT Concert (Andrew Hall)
5. Dunston Silver (Fraser Hodgson)
6. Ashington Colliery (Nigel Stedman)
7. Barton Community (Gary Oglesby)
8. Ferryhill Town (Tom Madsison)
9. Bearpark and Esh Colliery (Philip Tait)
Best Euphonium: Dave Hodgson Cockerton
Best Soprano: Beth Marston, Cockerton
Best Basses: Cockerton
SECTION 3
Test-piece: Endurance by Andrew Baker
Adjudicators: Sam Fisher and Sarah Groarke-Booth*Denotes qualification for National Final
1.Tewit Silver (Martin Hall)*
2.East Riding of Yorkshire (Frank Hoyland)*
3.Trimdon Concert (William Harrison)
4.Jayess Newbiggin (Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale)
5.Cleethorpes (Brian Harper)
Withdrawn: Ellington Colliery (Clare Winter); Knaresborough (Nicolas Garret); Swinton and District (Robin Rutter)
Best Percussion: Tewit Silver
Best Cornet: Owen Jones, Tewit Silver
SECTION 4
Test-piece: Neverland by Christopher Bond
Adjudicators: Sarah Groarke-Booth and Alan Bourne
*Denotes qualification for the National Final
1. Easingwold Town (Alistair Shipman)*
2. Spennymoor Town (Fiona Casewell)*
3. Backworth Colliery (Calum Hartwell)
4. Billingham Silver (Vaughan Evans)
5. Penrith Town (Ian Butterworth)
6. Craghead Colliery (Steven Goddard)
7. Marske (James Chisholm)
Best Principal Cornet: Beth Johnson, Spennymoor Town
Best Euphonium: Michael MacKenzie, aged 12, Backworth Colliery
Youngest Player: Catherine Featherstone, Easingwold
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