Innerleithen Youth Brass Band Contest - REVIEW
The third Innerleithen Youth Brass Band contest was held at St. Ronan's School on Saturday (4 October) and enjoyed an entry of ten bands from across the Borders, Dumfriesshire and the Lothians. The adjudicator was well-known Scottish trombone player David Frame. David placed Galashiels Junior Band first in the preparatory section, St. Ronan's Future Band first in the Novice Section and Whitburn Youth Band first in the Development Section.
"It was a brilliant weekend of music from all of these young players and we were pleased to welcome bands from all over the south of Scotland to Innerleithen," said Band Chairman David Lindsay
The results for Innerleithen Youth Brass Band Contest 2014 were as follows:
Prize - Award - Band - Conductor
Preparatory Section
1st Gold - Galashiels Junior Band - Stuart Black
Silver - Newtongrange Silver Youth - Alan Fernie
Bronze - Penny Brass - Ian Forrest
Silver - Langholm Junior Band - Christine Calvert
Novice Section
Silver - Penicuik Youth Band - Stuart Black
1st Gold - St. Ronan's Future Band - David Robb
Silver - Galashiels Youth Band - Stuart Black
Development Section
Gold - Loanhead Brass Youth Band - Alan Fernie
1st Gold - Whitburn Youth Band - Caroline Farren
Silver - Abbey Brass (Jedforest) - Stuart Black
It was a good weekend all round for St. Ronan's Future Band. Several of the youngsters took part in the Borders Slow Melody contest held in Selkirk on Sunday. In the solo sections, Callum Robb won the under 12 section and Rachael Doyle won the under 14 section. While the two St. Ronan's quartets gained 1st and 2nd place.
photo shows Borders Slow Melody participants, L-R Lizzie Bell, Sophie Watt, Anya Wilson, Alex Paterson, Callum Robb and Callum Anderson]
