Success in Sweden for Göta
There was much to celebrate for Göta Brass Band last weekend as the band secured its fifth consecutive Swedish National title and also booked its place at the 2024 European Championships in Palanga. The 2017 winner Brass Band Fröschl Hall were a close second and defending champion R.E.T. Brass Band completed the positions with third place.
Göta first impressed adjudicators David Childs, Roger Webster and Les Neish with its high quality performance of the set-work, 'Sollicitus' by Fredrick Schjelderup before also delivering an assured own-choice performance of 'Catharsis' by Kjetil Djønne which caught the attention of judges David Childs, Owen Farr and Tom Smith. It proved to be a convincing win under MD Michael Thomsen with Göta awarded a clear two-point victory over nearest rival, Windcorp Brass, with Betlehemskyrkans Musikkar placed third.
There were also impressive division wins for Lunds Brassband, Smyrna Brass and Habo Small Band in their respective sections.
Results:
Elite Division:
Set test: Sollicitus (Fredrick Schjelderup)
Adjudicators (Set-Work): David Childs, Roger Webster, Les Neish
Adjudicators (Own-Choice): David Childs, Owen Farr, Tom Smith
Set work/own choice = average
1. Göta Brass Band (Michael Thomsen): 93/93 = 93.0
2. Windcorp Brass (John Philip Hannevik): 90/92 = 91.0
3. Betlehemskyrkans Musikkar (David Glanneskog): 89/88 = 88.5
4. Solna Brass (Emil Björklund): 89/87 = 88.0
Best Soloist: Daniel Björnell (flugel) — Göta Brass Band
Conductor Prize: Michael Thomsen (Göta Brass Band)
First Division:
Set test: Ascension (Frerick Schjelderup)
Adjudicators: Roger Webster, Les Neish
1. Lunds Brassband (Jörgen Flink): 92
2. Asenhöga Brassband (Patrik Randefalk): 91
3. Malmö Brass (Jan Winborg): 90
4. Södertörns Brassband (Russell Gray): 89
5. Immanuel Brass Stockholm (Andreas Lundin): 87
6. Boras Brassband (Magnus Hylander): 86
Best Soloist: Erik Wilstermann (horn) — Lunds Brassband
Conductor Prize: Russell Gray (Södertörns Brassband)
Second Division:
Set test: Hereditas (Fredrick Schjelderup)
Adjudicators: Tom Smith, Owen Farr
1. Smyrna Brass (Anders Hellman): 95
2. Helsingborgs Brassband (Jan Karlsson): 89
3. Allianskyrkans Musikkar Jönköping (Klas Grannö): 88
4. Immanuel Brass Enköping (Ann-Sofie Andersson): 85
Best Soloist: Tommy Sundblad (cornet) — Helsingborgs Brassband
Conductor Prize: Anders Hellman (Smyrna Brass)
Youth Division:
1. Habo Small Band
2. Göteborg Youth Brass Band
3. Asenhöga Youth Brass Band
4. Immanuel Minibrass Enköping
5. Södertörns Minibrass
Best Soloist: Wilmer Hedström (trombone) — Habo Small Band
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