Bon-Acccord Silver Band celebrates success
BON-Accord Silver Band has added to its impressive trophy collection with third place at the 2015 Scottish Brass Band Championships. This marks a significant milestone in the 52-year history of the band, being officially recognised as the third best brass band in Scotland.
The band performed in the championship section of the Scottish Brass Band Championships held in the Perth Concert Hall on March 15. Under the direction of conductor, Steve Malcolm, the ensemble performed The Torchbearer by Peter Graham, a test piece written as a tribute to Eric Ball and the wonderful music he wrote for brass bands over the years. The piece is a set of variations on themes from many of Eric Ball's works and provides a fitting test for any brass band.
Adjudicators for the contest, Stephen Roberts and Sandy Smith, commented that the band provided "an impressive performance, full of musicality and quality solo playing" and "a performance of real musical direction". They placed the band in third position and awarded them the John Kirkwood Memorial Trophy along with an invite to the Scottish Open Contest in November.
Bon-Accord Band has gone from strength to strength in recent months. Last year it was crowned the Northern Counties Open Contest champions, Scottish Challenge Shield champions and the Scottish Brass Band Association Scottish first section Band of the Year, amongst many other awards. In total, the band collected thirteen awards and trophies in 2014.
The band is looking forward to another busy year ahead with contests and concerts throughout the country and the Grampian region, in the hope of collecting even more silverware.
