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LANNER EXCEL AT TORQUAY
The 65th Annual Championships of the South West Brass Band Association were held at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay on Saturday 5th November 2011 where 37 bands competed in 7 sections, with the Lanner & District Silver Band, conducted by Stuart Chappell, taking the title of SWBBA Championship Band 2011 by winning the Open Section. Following the introduction a few years ago of the Training Band Section, what a delight it was for an appreciative audience to listen to the 5 bands and the talent of so many enthusiastic and smiling youngsters (and some not too young learners). Once again Torquay proved to be a popular venue, which reflected in the high overall standard of music making and everybody enjoying the competitive but friendly atmosphere for which these Championships are noted. The Adjudicators, Peter Bassano and Brian Minear, said gthey had enjoyed an excellent day of quality music making, and performances in all sections of overall high standard, - a very well organised event at an excellent venueh. The trophies in all sections were presented by the Associationfs guest of honour, Sue Richards, assisted by the chairman Ray Kingdon.
RESULTS:
Training Section
Test-Piece.Own choice of any music
......Gold Award.... Soundhouse Brass Training (Emma Heard)
......Gold Award ....St Keverne Junior (Gareth Churcher)
......Silver Award ..Pendennis Youth/Training (Arthur Allen)
......Bronze Award TT Brass Totnes (Alan Wilmott)
......Bronze Award Lostwithiel Junior (Jane Whitehead)
Special Award for Best Instrumentalist - Trombone with St Keverne Junior
Youth Section
Test-Piece Three Saints by Goff Richards
....1st..Mount Charles Youth (Jeremy Willcock)
.....2nd..St Keverne Youth (Gareth Churcher)
....3rd..Launceston Town Youth (Ann Brown)
Special Award for Best Instrumentalist - Solo Cornet with St Keverne Youth
Un-Graded Section
Test-Piece Own Choice
....1st..Brass Totnes (Alan Wilmott) - The Rising Generationh Edrich Siebert
Fourth Section
Test-Piece First Suite in Eb by Gustav Holst arr Sydney Herbert
...1st Launceston Town (Dave Dobson)
..2nd Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver (Joanne Sykes)
..3rd Tiverton Town (Gil Taylor)
..4th Wincanton Silver (David Bertie)
..5th Okehampton Excelsior Silver (Des Law)
..6th Torbay Brass (Tom Finnegan)
..Special Award for Best Set of Basses - Launceston Town
Withdrawn..Totnes
Third Section
Test-Piece Saint-Saerns Variations by Philip Sparke
...1st.Weston Brass (Tony Osborne)
..2nd..Sidmouth Town (Adrian Harvey)
..3rd.Bream Silver (Bryn James)
..4th..South Molton Town (Gil Taylor)
..5th..Downton (Roland Wright)
..6th..Pillowell Silver (Ian Whitburn)
..Special Award for Best Horn Section - Weston Brass
Second Section
Test-Piece Suite Boutique (opus 25) by Boellmann arr Eric Ball
..1st...St Pinnock (Chris Spreadbury)
..2nd..Bugle Silver (Jeremy Willcock)
..3rd...Bodmin Town (Garry Lannie)
..4th...City of Bristol (Ceri Thomas)
..5th..Soundhouse Brass (Kevin Robbins)
..6th..Phoenix Brass Crewkerne (David Hatton)
..7th..Weston Brass (Tony Osborne)
..8th..Heyl Town (David Loukes)
..Special Award for Best Instrumentalist - Solo Cornet with St Pinnock
Open Section
Test-Piece "Own Choice"
..1st.. Lanner & District Silver (Stuart Chappell) - Frontier!h by Michael Ball
..2nd..Aldbourne (David Johnson) - On The Shoulders of Giants by Peter Graham
..3rd..Chalford (Steve Tubb) - Equilibrium by Paul Lovatt-Cooper
..4th..St Dennis (Darren Hawken) - Tallis Variations by Philip Sparke
..5th..Milton Keynes Brass (Paul Fensom) - High Peak by Eric Ball
..6th..Helston Town (John Hitchens) - The Essence of Time by Peter Graham
..7th..Lympstone South West Telecoms (Charles Fleming) - Judges of the Secret Court by Berlioz arr Frank Wright
..8th..Poole Borough (Phil Randell) - Sinfonietta The Wayfarer by Eric Ball
..Highest Placed First Section Band - Lanner & District Silver
..Special Award for Best Cornet Player - Lanner & District Silver
Brian Elliott
Secretary, SWBBA
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