Dutch Open is ready for brass battle
Tuesday 4 June 2019This Saturday the 8th of June 2019 the Dutch Open Brass Band Championships (DOBC) will be held in theatre De Lawei in Drachten, The Netherlands. Every year more bands want to participate in these popular championships. No previous edition of the DOBC has seen so many competing bands. Spectators can expect a day full of beautiful brass music.
The DOBC starts at 10 am with eight bands in the second section. One of the pieces that will be performed is A Brief Symphony of Time by Simon Dobson. This piece was commissioned by Smørås Skolemusikk and is a tribute to physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in 2018. Smørås Skolemusikk won the Norwegian championship NM skolekorps brass 2018.
From 3.20 pm the first section will take the stage. In this section there are three participants. The program includes the works A King's Lie by Stan Nieuwenhuis, Journey to the Center of the Earth by Peter Graham and Of Distant Memories by Edward Gregson.
From 5.45 pm the battle starts in the championship section. With seven bands, this section is well represented. Two bands will perform A Brussels Requiem. This piece was written by Bert Appermont in 2017 following the attacks in Brussels a year earlier. The French children's song Au claire de la Lune is the common thread. The piece consists of four parts and revolves around hope and belief in another world and is also a tribute to all victims. Appermont will judge the first and second section and will undoubtedly sit among the spectators during the championship section. Other pieces to be played are Destination Moon by Paul Raphael, The 39th Parallel by Peter Graham, Machu Picchu - The Secret City by Thibaut Bruniaux, A Tale as Yet Untold by Philip Sparke and The Fallen Bride by Ludovic Neurohr.
This year the international adjudicators are Simone Rebello from the United Kingdom, Armin Bachmann from Switzerland, Bert Appermont from Belgium and Danny Oosterman from the Netherlands. For each section the adjudication team will consist of two adjudicators.
There are several interesting prizes for the winning bands. The total value of prizes awarded this edition has never been so high.
Just like last year, Brasspass.tv will provide the live stream. The live stream from DOBC is available as a monthly subscription of GPB 12.99. There is a video on demand option on the platform, with which the video can be viewed several times. With the monthly subscription you can also view other videos, e.g. the recordings of the Dutch Open in 2018 and concerts of the Cory Band.
Tickets for the Dutch Open Brass Band Championships can be ordered through the website of the DOBC: https://www.dobc.eu/index.php/wpgforms/kaarten/ A ticket for the morning and afternoon program only (Second Section and First Section) costs €10.00. A full day ticket costs €15.00 and gives access to the entire event.
For more information, please contact:
Mrs. Amarens Melchers-Visser, 0031-613785865
dobceu@gmail.com / www.dobceu.nl
1. Competing Bands
Second Section
De Lofklank, Ureterp
Brassband David, Zwolle
Gereformeerde Brass Band Groningen
Mercator Brass Band, Kruibeke (B)
Euphonia, Wolvega
De Bazuin B, Oenkerk
Backum Brass, Castricum
Gloria Deï, Gerkesklooster-Stroobos
First Section:
Brassband Amersfoort
Oefening en Uitspanning, Wijk en Aalburg
Brass Band Bamberg (D)
Championship Section:
De Spijkerpakkenband, Opsterland
De Bazuin A, Oenkerk
Soli Brass, Leeuwarden
Brassband Rijnmond, Rotterdam
De Wâldsang, Buitenpost
Festival Brass Band Itegem (B)
Kirkintilloch Kelvin Brass Band (SCT)
2. Own-choice test-pieces to be performed are:
· The Raid - Oliver Waespi
· Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Peter Graham
· A King’s Lie - Stan Nieuwenhuis
· Flashback- Jan de Haan (2x)
· A Tale as Yet Untold -Philip Sparke
· Mountain Views - Bertrand Moren
· The Fallen Bride - Ludovic Neurohr
· Suite Gothique - Léon Boëllmann, arr. Eric Ball
· Of Distant Memories - Edward Gregson
· Destination Moon - Paul Raphael
· A Brussels Requiem - Bert Appermont (2x)
· Kingdom of Dragons - Philip Harper
· As a glow - Ludovic Neurohr
· Machu Picchu- The Secret City - Thibaut Bruniaux
· A Brief Symphony of Time - Simon Dobson
· The 39th Parallel - Peter Graham
3. Schedule
09:00 Draw 2nd Section
09:55 Opening
10:00 2nd Section
14:10 Draw 1st Section
15:20 1st Section
16:15 Draw Championship Section
17:10 Break
17:25 Results 2nd and 1st Section
17.45 Championship Section
22.35 Results and Awards Ceremony
4. Prizes 2019
Championship section
1st Prize DOBC Trophy Gemeente Smallingerland
Participation Yamaha Band Clinic Yamaha Music Europe
Cash prize € 1.250 Stichting DOBC
2nd Prize Trophy runner-up Stichting DOBC
Cash prize € 250 Music Shop Europe B.V.
3rd Prize Trophy 3rd place Stichting DOBC
Voucher € 100 Music Shop Europe B.V.
Soloist Trophy Best soloist Stichting DOBC
Programme Trophy Most innovative programme Stichting DOBC
All participants Voucher € 100 De Slagwerkplaats
First section
1st Prize DOBC Trophy Gemeente Smallingerland
Participation Yamaha Band Clinic Yamaha Music Europe
Cash prize € 750 Stichting DOBC
2nd Prize Trophy runner-up Stichting DOBC
Cash prize € 250 Stichting DOBC
3rd Prize Trophy 3rd place Stichting DOBC
Voucher € 100 Music Shop Europe B.V.
Soloist Trophy Best soloist Stichting DOBC
Programme Trophy Most innovative programme Stichting DOBC
All participants Voucher € 100 De Slagwerkplaats
Second section
1st Prize DOBC Trophy Gemeente Smallingerland
Participation Yamaha Band Clinic Yamaha Music Europe
Cash prize € 500 Stichting DOBC
2nd Prize Trophy runner-up Stichting DOBC
Cash prize € 250 Stichting DOBC
3rd Prize Trophy 3rd place Stichting DOBC
Voucher € 100 Music Shop Europe B.V.
Soloist Trophy Best soloist Stichting DOBC
Programme Trophy Most innovative programme Stichting DOBC
All participants Voucher € 100 De Slagwerkplaats
