2022 Belgian National Championships
Festival Brass are the winners of the Championship Section at the Belgian National Championships in Heist-op-den-Berg, under MD Steven Verhaert. Winning both the set-work, 'The World Rejoicing' by Edward Gregson and their own-choice selection of 'A Gabrieli Fantasy' later in the afternoon, the victory was undisputable with the defending champion Brassband Willebroek having to be content with second place. Noordlimburgse Brassband completed the podium postions in third place. In addition to the overall title honours, and the 'Best Performance of the Set-Work' prize, their excellent percussion team took the 'Best Percussion' award on the set-work. Festival Brass will now represent the nation at the 2023 European Championships in Malmo.
Section honours went to BB de Grensbewoners Smeermaas conducted by Danny Aerden in the first section with Brass Band Panta Rhei winning the second section.
Results:
Championship Division:
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs; Sheona Wade; Joop van Dijk; Florent Didier
Set-Work: The World Rejoicing (Variations on a Lutheran Chorale) (Edward Gregson)
Set-Work/Own-Choice = Total
1. Festival Brass Band (Steven Verhaert): 291/291 = 582 (97.00%)
2. Brassband Willebroek (Frans Violet): 288/285 = 573 (95.50%)*
3. Noordlimburgse Brassband (Raf Van Looveren): 285/288 = 573 (95.50%)
4. Brass Band Heist (Bert van Thienen): 279/279 = 558 (93.00%)
5. Brassband Buizingen (Michel Leveugle): 270/276 = 546 (91.00%)
6. Kortrijk Brass Band (Ward de Ketelaere): 273/270 = 543 (90.50%)
7. Brassband Zele (Bart Van Der Strieckt): 276/264 = 540 (90.00%)*
8. Brass Band Leieland (Allan Withington): 267/273 = 540 (90.00%)
9. Brassband Ghent (Luc Vertommen): 264/267 = 531 (88.50%)
Best Performance of Set Work: Festival Brass Band
Best Percussion: Festival Brass Band
Best Soloist on Own Choice: Yvonne Peters (flugel) — Brassband Willebroek
First Division:
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs; Sheona Wade; Joop van Dijk
Set-Work: From San Marco Quarter (Joop van Dijk)
Set-Work/Own-Choice = Total
1. BB de Grensbewoners Smeermaas (Danny Aerden): 282/282 = 564 (94.00%)*
2. Brassband Bacchus (Bart Van Neyghem): 279/285 =564 (94.00%)
3. Mercator Brass Band (Johan De Win): 276/279 = 555 (92.50%)
4. Brass band Scaldis (Yves Wuyts): 267/267 = 534 (89.00%)
5. Braz'Art (Geert Verschaeve): 264/264 = 528 (88.00%)
Second Division:
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs; Sheona Wade; Joop van Dijk
Set-Work: Compostela (Thierry Deleruyelle)
Set-Work/Own-Choice = Total
1. Brasssband Panta Rhei (Tim de Maeseneer): 283/285 = 568 (94.67%)
