Fountain City storms the Gateway
Hosted by the St Louis Brass Band, the Gateway Brass Band Championships took place recently at the Ritenour High School Performing Arts Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Bands were given the opportunity to perform own choice programmes with adjudicators Tony Granados, Dr. John Korak and Prof James Jackson rewarding technical and artistic achievement. Some competitors used the experience to prepare for the NABBA National Championships next month in Hunstville, Alabama performing majors works, including the Championship Section set-work 'Titan's Progress'.
The Championship title went to reigning NABBA Champions, Fountain City Brass Band, under the direction of Joseph Parisi, with section awards going to River Brass, Fountain City Youth Brass Academy and Fort Zumwalt South Brass Choir. Commenting on social media a spokesperson for Fountain City stated, “So excited for our first place finish in the Championship Section and for the Fountain City Youth Brass Academy's win in their section as well. Huge congratulations to the Chicago Brass Band, Frontier Brass Band, and the Iowa Brass Band on some outstanding performances. Looking forward to NABBA coming up in a few weeks!!” Full results can be viewed below:
Championship Section:
Adjudicators: Tony Granados, Dr. John Korak, Prof James Jackson
1. Fountain City Brass Band (Joseph Parisi)
2. Chicago Brass Band (Mark Taylor)
3. Frontier Brass Band (Douglas Henderson)
4. Iowa Brass (Alexander Beamer)
Open Section:
Traditional Brass Band Instrumentation
1. River Brass (Pat Stuckemeyer)
2. Free State Brass Band (Tom Davoren)
Open Section:
Non-Traditional instrumentation
1. Fountain City Youth Brass Academy (Lee Harrelson)
2. St. Louis Academy Brass Band (Ryan Goetter/Matthew Kuebler)
Brass Choir Section:
1. Fort Zumwalt South Brass Choir (Paul Ahlemeyer)
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