SBBA Pleased with new format at West Lothian
The Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) are delighted to report the undoubted success of the recent 2012 West Lothian Festival of Brass. The event was organised in conjunction with the West Lothian Council and took place in Livingston's Howden Centre on Sunday 10th June. It was gratifying to welcome a near capacity audience to this landmark venue and the event saw impressive performances from six of Scotland's top brass bands.
The varied programmes, innovative presentations and sheer quality of performances all combined to offer the enthusiastic spectators an afternoon and evening of memorable entertainment and musical inspiration.
Andrew Duncan, Development Manager for SBBA commented "This has been a spectacular show from six very talented bands, and an event which looks set to be a favourite amongst the audiences it attracts.
We are extremely grateful to the West Lothian Council for their support of this event and for providing such a comprehensive venue for its staging. Anne-Marie Vance, Senior Arts Officer for West Lothian Council, in particular has always been an active supporter of SBBA and her involvement with this event has been a tremendous help towards its growth and development over the years. I must also pay tribute to the SBBA team who have worked relentlessly to organise and run the festival, ensuring its smooth running in such a professional manner. The collaboration between SBBA and West Lothian Council has definitely guaranteed the event to be such a huge success!"
This is the first year the festival has been held on a single day and the positive feedback from performers and audience alike indicate it could be the winning formula for future years. One audience member commented "This has been such a wonderful experience, a real treat, to see
West Lothian Festival of Brass 2012 - Sunday 10th June 2012
RESULTS:
1. Lochgelly Conductor - Alan Ramsay 4th Place
2. Kirkintilloch Conductor - Eoin Toner 5th Place
3. Bo'ness and Carriden Conductor - Paul Drury 6th Place
4. Kingdom Brass Conductor - Bede Williams 2nd Place
5. Co-operative Funeralcare Conductor Paul Lovatt-Cooper 1st Place
6. Exchange Communications Whitburn Conductor - Anne Crookston 3rd Place
Best Solo Item Trombone Paul Keirnan - Co-operative Funerarlcare Band
Best Section Feature Percussion Section - Kingdom Brass
Best New Arrangement / Composition Played by Kingdom
Most Entertaining Performance Kingdom Brass
Best Roy Newsome arrangement/comp Played by Whitburn
PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMES
Kingdom Brass
Activate - Mathew Hall
A Caledonian Fanfare - solo Item - Andrew Duncan
Coconut Champagne - Multiple Soloists - Andrew Duncan
Belfords Carnival March - Roy Newsome
When She Loved Me - Solo - Andrew Duncan
The Firebird - Ray Farr
Kirkintilloch
Harlequin. - Bruce Broughton
Minuano - Section feature - Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays arr Ray Farr
Ashokan Farewell. - Alan Fernie
Tenor Trombone Rag. - Solo item - Roy Newsome
Lexington and Concord. - New Composition - Christopher Gough
Bo'ness
Ein' Feste Burg - Andrew Mackereth
To Where You Are - Solo Item & New Composition - Marx/Thomson arr Paul Drury
Shield Of - JJ Richards arr Roy Newsome
Peace ( A song without words) - Kenneth Downie
New' Bugler's Holiday - Section Feature and New Arrangement - Leroy Anderson Paul Drury
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Tan Dun arr Paul Drury
Lockgelly
Kongolela - Jan Magne Forde
Caravan - Duke Ellington - Mills & Tizol arr Bryan Allen
Evergreen - Horn Solo - Barbra Striesand arr Alan Catherall
Shield of Liberty - J J Richards arr Roy Newsome
The Seal Lullaby - new composition - Eric Whitacre arr Alan Fernie
Pipeworks - percussion feature - J Sear
Galaxies - Carl Davis arr Ray Farr
Co-operative Funeralcare
When Thunder Calls - new arrangement & section feature - Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Citius, Altius, Fortius - Alan Fernie
We've Only Just Begun - Solo Trombone feature - arr Ray Farr
Deep Harmony - arr Roy Newsome
Renaissance - Peter Graham
Exchange Communications Whitburn
Newsome - The Solos - Section Feature - Roy Newsome
Brooklyn - Simon Dobson
Libertango - Astor Piazola arr Frank Renton
Old Cape Cod - Solo Item - Graham, Yakus,& Jeffrey arr Jim Chamberlain
Latin for Brass - Goodwin, Ruiz, Laube Joe Laube
Toccata in D Minor Bach - arr Ray Farr
