Regional Success for Zone One
In the last of the Regional Competition results to be announced the final two places at the Royal Albert Hall National Finals were awarded to Zone One and Friary. Zone One were declared the winners following a fabulous performance in Stevenage, which clearly found favour with adjudicators Howard Evans and David Hirst. In addition to the regional title Zone One also received individual honours for their outstanding cornet, euphonium and trombone soloists. Friary were a popular second placed performance, under the direction of Chris King, with an additional consolation prize awarded to the band’s outstanding tenor horn player. The podium places were completed by Jayne Murrill’s East London Brass, who in third place narrowly missed out on final qualification.
Further congratulations are owed to the winners Hitchin, Alder Valley Brass, Simon Langton Brass, Putney & Wimbledon and qualifiers in the lower sections, who have earned places in Cheltenham later this year. Full results are below:
Championship Section:
Test piece: Red Priest (Philip Wilby)
Adjudicators: Howard J Evans and David Hirst
1. Zone One Brass (Richard Ward)*
2. Friary (Chris King)*
3. East London Brass (Jayne Murrill)
4. Amersham (Paul Fisher)
5. Redbridge Brass (Chris Bearman)
6. Sandhurst Silver (David Johnson)
7. Wantage (Paul Holland)
8. Thundersley Brass (Melvin White)
9. Haverhill Silver (Paul Filby)
10. Fulham (John Ward)
11. Kidlington Concert Brass (Duncan Wilson)
12. East of England Coop (Nigel Cooper)
*Qualify for National Final
Outstanding Trombone Section: Zone One Brass
Outstanding Tenor Horn Player: Friary
Outstanding Euphonium Player: Zone One Brass
Outstanding Cornet Player: Zone One Brass
First Section:
Test piece: A Day in the Life of a Knight (Philip Lawrence)
Adjudicators: Anne Crookston and David Hirst
1. Hitchin (Andrew Kershaw)*
2. Medway (Nigel Taken)*
3. Regent Brass (Alan Duguid)*
4. Aveley & Newham (Will Wilkins)
5. Jersey Premier Brass (Jason Mildren)
6. Cawston (Leigh Sharpe)
7. Egham (Gareth Green)
8. Milton Keynes Brass (Jonathan Mott)
9. Bedford Town (Craig Patterson)
10. Soham Comrades (Jayne Murrill)
11. Horsham Borough (Will Wilkins)
12. Grimsdyke Brass (Stuart Quinlan)
13. Staines Brass (Gareth Trott)
14. LGB Brass (Ian Stewart)
15. Wantage Concert Brass (Simon Jones)
*Qualify for National Final
Best Bass Section: Hitchin
Best Soprano Cornet: Hitchin
The Outstanding Cornet Player: Regent Brass
Second Section:
Test piece: The Pilgrim's Progress (Rodney Newton)
Adjudicators: Adam Cooke and Sarah Groarke-Booth
1. Alder Valley Brass (David Hatton)*
2. Chinnor Silver (Oliver Hallstead-Brooks)*
3. Chiltern Hills Brass (Gordon Davies)*
4. City of Norwich (Mark Ager)
5. Olney Brass (Philip Devine)
6. St. Sebastian Wokingham (John Watts)
7. Epsom & Ewell (Paul Graham)
8. City of Cambridge (Philip Fisher)
9. Ware Brass (Mark Ager)
10. Waterbeach Brass (David Minchin)
11. Tendring Brass (Paul Dove)
12. Tilbury (Melvin White)
13. Oxford Cherwell Brass (Danny Dullforce)
14. Epping Forest (Keith Schroeter)
15. BAE Systems (David Lockwood)
16. Yiewsley & West Drayton (Christopher Cole)
17. Chichester City (Alfie Hughes)
Best Bass Section: Chiltern Hills Brass
Best Trombone Section: Alder Valley Brass
Third Section:
Test piece: Chorale and Toccata (Stephen Bulla)
Adjudicators: Anne Crookston and Andrea Price
1. Simon Langton Brass (Andy Collins)*
2. Hungerford Town (Tim Crouter)*
3. Fairlop Brass (Kevin Jordan)*
4. Welwyn Garden City (William Douglas)
5. Amersham Concert Brass (Malcolm Peach)
6. Bradwell Silver (Brian Keech)
7. Hemel Hempstead (Jonathan Pippen)
8. Hangleton (Richard Baker)
9. Regent Community Brass (Simon Tong)
10. Littleport Brass (Ian Johnson)
11. Cold Ash Brass (Jemma Johnstone)
12. Brighton & Hove City Brass (Andy Wooler)
13. Jubilee Brass (Oxford) (Clifford Sadler)
14. Great Yarmouth Brass (Colin Swaep)
15. Reading Springs Gardens (Matthew Ruel)
16. Castleton Brass (Melvyn Stammers)
17. Crystal Palace (Danny Wakefield)
18. Cottenham Brass (Peter Mackley)
*Qualify for National Final
Best Bass Section: Amersham Concert Brass
Best Instrumentalist — Keith Pritchard (cornet) — Simon Langton Brass
Fourth Section:
Test piece: Hungerford Town (Darrol Barry)
Adjudicators: Sarah Groarke-Booth and Andrea Price
1. Putney & Wimbledon (Sam Topp)*
2. Tadley Concert Brass (Paul Chapman)*
3. Watford (Ian Graves)*
4. Letchworth Garden City (Tim Welch)
5. Wantage Academy (Nikki Jones)
6. Godalming (James Haigh)
7. Pangbourne & District Silver (Stewart Lewins)
8. Hadstock Silver (Diane Pannell)
9. Royston Town (Steve Earley)
10. Woodbridge Excelsior (Chris Lewis-Garnham)
11. Abbey Brass (Rob Tompkins)
12. Witney Town (Guy James)
13. City of Oxford (Douglas Brown)
14. Patcham Silver (James Benka-Coker)
15. Norfolk Wherry Brass (Stephen Kemp)
*Qualify for National Final
Best Instrumentalist: Soprano cornet of Tadley Concert Brass
Youngest player: Witney Town
