SBBA Announce Scottish Open Details
2009 SCOTTISH OPEN weekend 27/28/29th November
Brass & Voices Gala Concert _ Friday 27 November
Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish Challenge Shield & SCOTTISH OPEN Saturday 28 November
SCOTTISH YOUTH BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS _ Sunday 29 November
This years Scottish Open on 28th November is again supported by BESSON and has a great line up of 18 bands playing Own Choice test pieces. There are 10 bands from Scotland, 7 from England and 1 from USA. Adjudicators will be Philip Harper and Frank Renton.
We are particularly pleased that Fountain City Brass the North American Brass Band Champions have included us in their tour of the UK in November. They will also be our guests at the Friday Evening Gala Concert along with the popular local choir Fair City Singers.
Bands taking part in Scottish Open:
| Bactiguard Wire Brass | England |
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| Bon-Accord Silver Band | Scotland |
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| Clackmannan District Band | Scotland |
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| Co-operative Funeralcare Band | Scotland |
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| Dalmellington Band | Scotland |
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| Easington Colliery Brass | England |
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| Fishburn Band | England |
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| Fountain City Brass | U.S.A. |
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| Kingdom Brass | Scotland |
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| Kirbymoorside Brass | England |
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| Kirkintilloch Band | Scotland |
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| Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass | Scotland |
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| Marsden Silver Prize Band | England |
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| Newtongrange Silver Band | Scotland |
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| Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band | England |
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| Unison Kinneil | Scotland |
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| United Co-op Milnrow Band | England |
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| Whitburn | Scotland |
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The Scottish Open contest is part of a weekend brass extravaganza starting with the _Brass & Voices Gala Concert_ on Friday 27th, supported by BAND SUPPLIES. With Fountain City Brass and the Fair City Singers all presented by Alasdair Hutton, the emphasis will be on _entertainment_. The evening starts at 7.30 p.m.
On Saturday 28th the start is at 9a.m. with the Scottish Challenge Cup contest when 8 bands from 4th and 3rd sections will perform Own Choice test pieces. taking part will be:Bon Accord _B_,Brass Sounds Inverclyde,Coalburn Silver,Dundee Instrumental,Dunfermline Town,Peebles Burgh,Renfrew Burgh andSt.David_s Brass.The Adjudicators will be Ian Porthouse and Andrew Duncan.
This will be followed by The Scottish Challenge Shield Contest for 2nd and 1st section bands who will again perform their own choice test piece for adjudicators Stan Lippeatt and Peter Roberts.Taking Part will be:Annan Town(APD),Arbroath Instrumental,Campbeltown Brass,Dunaskin Doon,Granite City,Lochgelly,Newmilns & Galston andShotts St. Patrick_s.
Following at 2.30pm will be the Scottish Open with 18 bands playing own choice test pieces for adjudicators Frank Renton and Philip Harper.
On Sunday 29th November the Scottish Youth Band Championships take place. This event has grown over the past two years with an expected entry of around 30 bands.
This event is in 4 sections, Novice, Development, Senior and Premier sections. Adjudicators will be Frank Renton, Philip Harper, Peter Roberts, Stan Lippeatt, Ian Porthouse, and Andrew Duncan.
The closing date for entries is 1st October and more information will follow. The youth contest starts at 9.30 a.m. with the novice section.
Tickets for the weekend including the Gala Concert are available from Perth Concert Hall box office on 0845 612 6320 or at www.horsecross.co.uk
Why not make a weekend of it, contact our hotel agent Jean Grant on 01292 318800.
