Brass in Concert draw announced
The organising team of the Brass in Concert Championship has confirmed the draw for the 2016 event, to be held at Sage Gateshead on Sunday 20 November in association with Yamaha, Banks Group and British Bandsman.
The draw for the playing order took place on Friday 3 June at Sage Gateshead, carried out under the supervision of the management team by Deputy Mayor of Gateshead Pauline Dillon and Brass in Concert Patron Janet Thompson. Also present were representatives of Sage Gateshead operational departments, whose help and support is essential to the running of the event.
Speaking to BB on behalf of Brass in Concert, John Woods commented: “In this the 40th year of Brass in Concert, we are delighted to have our strongest ever international element, with competing bands from The Netherlands (Brass Band Schoonhoven), Norway (Stavanger) and the USA (Dublin Silver). It will be a great pleasure to welcome these fine bands to Sage Gateshead and we are sure that the audience there will take the opportunity to hear them in their individual concert performances on the Saturday, which are all free of charge, as well as in the contest.”
The draw is confirmed as:
- Dublin Silver
- Brighouse and Rastrick
- Flowers
- Grimethorpe Colliery
- Woodfalls
- Reg Vardy
- Brass Band Schoonhoven
- Virtuosi GUS
- Stavanger
- Hammonds Saltaire
- Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
- Cory
John Woods concluded: “Further exciting elements of this wonderful weekend festival of brass will be announced during the coming weeks, including an inspirational exhibition that will reflect upon the 40 years since Brass in Concert started in the Rothmans works canteen in Darlington. The exhibition will profile bands, programmes, soloists and conductors, with photographs and commentary from many of the brass band personalities involved in the event’s progressive journey.”
Tickets for World of Brass in Concert, featuring James Morrison and Black Dyke Band on Saturday 19 November, priced £24.00, £18.00 and £10.00, and the Brass in Concert Championships on Sunday 20 November, priced £30.00, £22.00 and £12.00, are available from the Sage Gateshead Box Office on 0191 443 4661 or www.sagegateshead.com
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