Euro Disappointment for Scotland
The Whitburn Band, Scotlands representatives at the European Championships in Gronigen, had, by their standards, a disappointing result at the contest held at the Martinplaza in Gronigen, Holland. In the set test piece contest the band finished in ninth place playing the set work "Extreme Make-Over" by Johan de Meij. The band fared somewhat better in the own choice contest finishing in sixth place with their choice of testpiece being the Derek Bourgeois work "Concerto Grosso". The contest was won by the Black Dyke band from England, a fitting accolade for this famous band celebrating their 150th anniversary in 2005.
The results of the EBBA European Championships 2005
European Championships Own Choice Contest
| Venue: | Martiniplaza, Groningen, Holland |
| Date: | 30th April 2005 |
| Adjudicator(s): | Luuk Tuinstra, Per Kristian Svensen, Philip Sparke |
| Own Choice Testpiece | |
Band |
Conductor |
Draw |
Pts |
||
| 1. | Black Dyke | Dr Nicholas Childs |
7
|
98
|
 |
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth - P. Graham | |||||
| 2. | Stavanger | Allan Withington |
4
|
96
|
 |
| Music of the Spheres - P. Sparke | |||||
| 3. | Buy As You View | Dr Robert Childs |
2
|
93
|
 |
| Concerto Grosso - D. Bourgeois | |||||
| 4. | Brass Band Treize Etoiles | Geo-Pierre Moren |
8
|
92
|
 |
| Music of the Spheres - P. Sparke | |||||
| 5. | Brass Band Rijnmond | Erik Janssen |
5
|
91
|
 |
| Ginnungagap - J. Evenepeol | |||||
| 6. | Whitburn | Andrew Duncan |
1
|
90
|
 |
| Concerto Grosso - D. Bourgeois | |||||
| 7. | Brass Band Willebroek | Frans Violet |
6
|
88
|
 |
| Music of the Spheres - P. Sparke | |||||
| 8. | Brass Band Aeolus | Bastien Stil |
9
|
87
|
 |
| Essence of Time - P. Graham | |||||
| 9. | Brass Band Lyngby Taarbaek | Ray Farr |
3
|
85
|
 |
| St. Magnus - K. Downie | |||||
European Championships Set Work Contest
| Venue: | Martiniplaza, Groningen, Holland |
| Date: | 29th April 2005 |
| Adjudicator(s): | Jan Van der Roost, Dirk Lautenbach, Roman Brogli-Sacher |
| Set Testpiece: | Extreme Make-Over, Johan de Meij |
Band |
Conductor |
Draw |
Pts |
||
| 1. | Black Dyke | Dr Nicholas Childs |
4
|
96
|
 |
| 2. | Buy As You View | Dr Robert Childs |
5
|
94
|
 |
| 3. | Brass Band Willebroek | Frans Violet |
2
|
93
|
 |
| 4. | Brass Band Lyngby Taarbaek | Ray Farr |
9
|
92
|
 |
| 5. | Stavanger | Allan Withington |
6
|
91
|
 |
| 6. | Brass Band Rijnmond | Erik Janssen |
1
|
90
|
 |
| 7. | Brass Band Treize Etoiles | Geo-Pierre Moren |
3
|
89
|
 |
| 8. | Brass Band Aeolus | Bastien Stil |
8
|
88
|
 |
| 9. | Whitburn | Andrew Duncan |
7
|
87
|
 |
