Line up for Scottish Championships 2015
THE Scottish Brass Band Association (SBBA) has announced the line up for the 2015 Scottish Championships.
Nearly 60 bands will gather in Perth Concert Hall for the contest on March 14 and 15.
Tickets are available by calling Perth Concert Hall's box office: 01738 621031 or by logging on to the Horsecross website.
Perth Concert Hall on March 14 and 15
Adjudicators
Championship Section - Stephen Roberts & Sandy Smith
1st Section - Mark Wilkinson & Leigh Baker
2nd Section - Stephen Roberts & Sandy Smith
3rd Section - Archie Hutchison & Leigh Baker
4th Section - Mark Wilkintson & Archie Hutchieson
Section 4b - Alan Fernie
Saturday 14th March timetable
Apart from Championship Section, all other sections are pre drawn.
09.30 Third Section Contest Commences
12.00 (approx) Presentation of Awards
12.20 (approx) Second Section Contest Commences
16.00 (approx) Presentation of Awards
16:20 (approx) Fourth Section Contest Commences
21.15 (approx) Presentation of Awards
Sunday 15th March timetable
10:00 First Section Contest Commences
12:00 Championship Section Draw
12,40 Section 4B Commences
13:45 (approx) Presentation of Awards
14.00 (approx) Championship Section Contest Commences
18.00 (approx) Presentation of Awards
3rd section
Adjudicators: Archie Hutchison & Leigh Baker
Test Piece: Evolution: Five States of Change by Philip Sparke
Band - Conductor
Barrhead Burgh Brian Keachie
Campbeltown Brass Gordon Evans MBE
Dumfries Town Ross Brotherston
Irvine & Dreghorn Helen Douthwaite
Langholm Town Chris Shanks
Renfrew Burgh Mark Good
Selkirk Silver John Dickson
Tayport Instrumental Frank Culross
2nd Section
Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts & Sandy Smith
Test Piece: Variations on ‘Maccabeus' by Kevin Norbury
Band - Conductor
Annan Town Peter Heyes
Arbroath Instrumental Mike Robertson
Broxburn & Livingston Kevin Price
Croy Silver Kenneth Blackwood
Dunaskin Doon Gary Williams
Jedforest Instrumental Phil Rosier
Kingdom Brass B Michael Marzella
Perthshire Brass George D Annan
Shotts St.Patricks Brass Kenny Letham
St. Ronan's Silver Chris Bradley
Tullis Russell Intermediate Steven Craig
4th Section
Adjudicators: Archie Hutchison & Mark Wilkinson
Test Piece: An English Pastorale by Dean Jones
Band - Conductor
Bon Accord Silver 'B' Jennifer Cook
Brass Sounds Inverclyde Chris Mansfield
Buckhaven & Methil Miners David Neil
Creetown Silver Stuart McNab
Dundee Instrumental Brian Sullivan
Dunfermline Town Andy Shaw
Dysart Colliery Bruce Fraser
Forfar Instrumental Terence Jackson
Hawick Saxhorn Alan Fernie
Highland Brass Mark Bell
MacTaggart Scott Loanhead Bobby Weir
Newland Concert Brass Paul McKelvie OBE
Penicuik Silver Stuart Black
Queensferry Community Brass James Anderson
Stranraer Brass Yvonne Williamson
Whitburn Heartlands Robert Fraser
Sunday 15th March - start 10.00
1st Section
Adjudicators: Mark Wilkinson & Leigh Baker
Test Piece: A London Overture Philip Sparke
Band - Conductor
Bathgate Anne Crookston
Bo'ness & Carriden Silver Paul McKelvie OBE
Coalburn Silver Gareth Bowman
Dalkeith & Monktonhall James Chamberlain
Johnstone Band Martyn Ramsay
Newmilns & Galston Alan Cameron
Newtongrange Silver Lee Skipsey
St.David's Brass John A Dickson
Tullis Russell Mills Paul Drury
Unison Kinneil Craig Anderson
Section 4b
Adjudicator Alan Fernie
Bands
Coalburn Intermediate Band
Granite City Community Band
Championship Section
Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts & Sandy Smith
Test Piece: The Torchbearer by Peter Graham
Band - Conductor
Bon Accord Silver Steve Malcolm
Clackmannan District Lynda Nicholson
Dalmellington Richard Evans
Granite City Brass Bruce Wallace
Kingdom Brass Eoin Tonner
Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Charles Keenan
Lochgelly Kenny Letham
The Co-operative Funeralcare Band Alan Withington
The Kirkintilloch Band Phillip McCann
Whitburn Prof.Nicholas Childs
