Entries Invited for Scottish Open and Challenge
Entries are now invited to the Scottish Open, supported by Besson, which will take place on Saturday 23 November as part of this year’s Scottish Festival of Brass. The event, which will start at approximately 11.45am in Perth Concert Hall, will be adjudicated by Owen Farr and Christopher Bond.
Interested bands should get their applications in as soon as practicable. The entry deadline is Monday 1 July. For further information and an entry form, contact the contest controller Carrie Boax at sbbapresident@gmail.com or visit the Scottish Brass Band Association website: https://www.sbba.org.uk/events?event=256.
Entries are also now open for this year’s Band Supplies Scottish Challenge contest which will take place in Perth Concert Hall the previous weekend on Saturday 16 November, the first event in the 2024 Scottish Festival of Brass.
The event is open to bands in Sections 1-4 who will have their own choice of test piece. Adjudicators will be Brett Baker and Alan Widdop. Entry forms can be downloaded via: https://www.sbba.org.uk/events?event=255 or from contest controller Peter Fraser at fraserp3@virginmedia.com
