RESULTS 25th/26th November Open & Youth
Scottish Open Championship - 26th November 2011 in Perth Concert Hall
Adjudicators John Wallace, JW, Philip Sparke, PS, Robert Childs RC,
Result - Band - Conductor - Draw - Placing JW - Placing PS - Placing RC
JW PS RC
1 Tongwynlais Temperance Band - Philip Harper - 10 - 2 - 2 - 1
2 Co-operative Funeralcare Band - Michael Fowles - 6 - 7 - 1 - 3
3 Exchange Communications Whitburn - Ian Porthouse 12 - 8 - 3 - 2
4 Marsden Band - Glynn Williams - 15 - 3 - 6 - 7
5 United Co-op Milnrow Band - Marieka Gray -13 9 - 4 - 8
6 Kingdom Brass - Andrew Duncan - 1 14 -5 - 4
7 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel - David Nesbit - 5 1 - 10- 12
8 Dalmellington Band - Archie Hutchieson - 7 5 - 12 - 6
9 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Band - Mark Benthem - 3 12 - 8 - 5
10 Fishburn Band - Alan Morrison - 16 4 - 11 - 11
11 Felling Band - Stephen Malcolm - 2 11- 7 - 14
12 Regent Brass - Alan Duguid -14 10 - 9 -16
13 Lochgelly Band - Bryan Allan - 11 6 - 16 -13
14 Blackburn & Darwen - Nick Shephard - 4 13 - 14 - 9
15 Newtongrange Band - Nigel Boddice MBE - 8 15 - 13 10
16 Bo'ness & Carriden - Bede Williams - 9 16 - 15 - 15
Tongwynlais Temperance Band - Philip Harper 2011 Scottish Open Champions
RESULTS - Scottish Youth Band Championships 27 November 2011
Premier Section
Ian Porthouse & Philip Sparke
Band - Conductor - Draw -Award - Result
1 Aberdeen City Youth Band - Richard Kidd 3 Gold
2 Carnoustie & District Youth - Michael Robertson 4 Gold 2nd
3 Dalmellington Jun Band - Ian Taylor 5 Bronze
4 Moray Concert Brass - Glenn Munro 1 Bronze
5 West Lothian Schools - Nigel Boddice MBE 2 Gold 1st
PREPARATORY SECTION
Adudicators John Wallace & David Childs
Band - Conductor - Draw - Award - Result
Abbey Brass (Jedforest) - Rob Hume - 11 - Gold
Coalburn Bronze - Jayne Brownlie - 2 - Silver
Galashiels Youth - Stuart Black - 3 Silver
Kingdom Brass Youth - Kenneth Blackwood - 4 - Silver
Loanhead Brass Roots - Alan Fernie - 7 - Gold - 2nd
Newland Junior Band - Mark Good - 6 - Bronze
Perth & Kinross Junior Sch. - Elaine P Stewart - 1 - Gold - 1st
St Davids Youth Band - John A Dickson - 10 - Gold
The Big Noise Brass Band - John Paul O'Hagan - 9 - Bronze
Tullis Russell Youth Band - Alan Douglas - 8 - Bronze
11 Whitburn Youth Band - Caroline Farren - 5 - Gold
NOVICE Section
Adjudicators Robert Childs & Philip Sparke
Band - Conductor - Draw - Award - Result
Dunfermline Youth - Christine Wallace -2 - Bronze
Hawick Saxhorn Youth - Rob Hume - 5 - Gold - 2
Irvine and Dreghorn Jun - John Boax - 7 - Bronze
Kingdom Brass Youth - Kenneth Blackwood - 8 - Silver
Kirkintilloch Youth - Lynda Nicholson - 3 - Gold - 1
Levern Valley Community Brass - Brian Deans - 4 - Silver
Newtongrange Junior Band - Alan Fernie - 1 - Silver
South Ayrshire Youth Scott Walker - 9 - Silver
St Johns Secondary School - Gordon Evans MBE - 6 - Bronze
Youth Championships
Development Section (Sat) - Adjudicators David Childs and Ian Porthouse
Band - Conductor - Draw - Award - Result
Arbroath Instrumental Juniors - Ann Ness 4 Gold 2nd
Campbeltown Juniors - Jamie McVicar 5 Gold 1st
Kings Park Youth Brass - Alan Pratt 2 Bronze
Kinneil Youth Band - Scott Gardner 1 Silver
Loanhead Brass Youth - Alan Fernie 7 Gold
Peebles Junior Band - Daniel Williamson 3 Silver
Perth & Kinross Senior School - Robert McDonald 6 Silver
St Margaret's Brass Livingston - Mary Downs 8 Bronze
Senior Section (Sat) Adjudicators David Childs & Ian Porthouse
Band - Conductor - Draw - Award - Result
Perthshire Youth - Jason Blyth 1 Gold 2
Scottish Borders Youth Band - Alan Fernie 2 Gold 1
Record entries have been received for the forthcoming 2011 Scottish Youth Championships, due to take place at the prestigious Perth Concert Hall on 26th and 27th November 2011. There are now currently 37 youth bands who have confirmed their entry, to the competition, involving over 1,000 young brass band musicians from Scotland. This makes it the largest ever Scottish Youth Championships - yet another record entry year for the competition!
To meet this fantastic demand, the event has been strategically tailored to accommodate the volume of youngsters by spreading the five different youth sections across the whole of the weekend of 26th - 27th November. The Scottish Open Championships will also take place on Saturday 26th November, whilst the Scottish Challenge Cup (which caters for bands in Sections 1 to 4) will now take place the following weekend on 3 December at the Bonar Hall, University of Dundee.
The Scottish Brass Band Association is delighted with the promised attendance at the youth championships and Andrew Duncan, Development Manager for SBBA commented:
"The record entries for this year's competition are a testament to the immense amount of activity that is evolving in the youth brass band community throughout Scotland. This is a significant increase on last year's entry and we can foresee that with the success of our previous, current and future development projects there will be an even greater growth next year.
The Scottish Youth Championships has now really established itself as a landmark event for the youth brass band arena throughout Scotland. We are extremely excited about the positive response and very pleased to welcome Brass Sounds Inverclyde Youth, Galashiels Youth, Irvine and Dreghorn Youth, Kingdom Youth, Kinneil Youth, South Ayrshire Youth, The Big Noise Brass Band (Sistema Scotland) and St John Secondary School (Dundee) - eight bands entering for the first time this year.
We are also delighted to see that the increase in numbers is included in the ever popular Premier Section. This year five bands will be performing, including the defending champions Carnoustie and District Youth Band, each offering a short programme to the delight of the audience."
The competition organisers are looking forward to a highly successful weekend of brass band music-making and wish to thank all participants for their support. The weekend's Youth Championships offers entries to an unprecedented total of five different categories - Preparatory Section, Novice Section, Development Section, Senior Section and Premier Section - enabling bands at all stages of progress to experience the excitement and benefits of preparing for and fulfilling a competition performance to what could be an audience of over 1,000 enthusiastic supporters.
Andrew Duncan continued: "The required focus on accommodating the increased demand in the Scottish Youth Championship has been a heart-warming problem with which to contend. As a result of the logistical solutions now in place, we are delighted to still be in a position to welcome further entries in 3 out of the 5 categories namely the Preparatory, Novice and Premier sections. So, I would appeal to any bands who may still wish to take part in any of these available sections to contact John Gilmour (johngilmour@sbba.org.uk) as soon as possible to discuss their entry to this wonderful event."
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Further Info: SCOTTISH YOUTH BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Perth Concert Hall
Saturday & Sunday 26 and 27 November
Saturday 26th November
Commencing at 9.00 a.m - Development & Senior Sections
Sunday 27th November
Commencing at 9.30 a.m. - Preparatory, Novice and Premier Sections
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs, David Childs, John Wallace
Philip Sparke & Ian Porthouse
SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Perth Concert Hall
Saturday 26th November
Commencing 1.30 P.M
17 Bands play test piece 'Music for Battle Creek' by Philip Sparke
Adjudicators: Dr Robert Childs, John Wallace & Philip Sparke
Publicity Contact: Andrew Duncan
Development Manager
Scottish Brass Band Association
Mobile: 07970 797 161
