Kirkie top of the tree in Troon

Well done to The Kirkintilloch Band on winning the West of Scotland Entertainment Contest in fine style.

The first section band beat two championship outfits to take the top prize in the Walker Halls, Troon.

Kirkie’s winning programme opened up with Four Minute Mile, composed by Judith Bingham. There then followed a quintet for two baritones and three trombones, entitled Emendemus in Melius (William Byrd).

Get Happy and Over the Rainbow from the Judy Garland Suite (arr. Andy Austin) came next before a rendition of Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium.

Phoenix from War of the Worlds by Peter Graham brought the programme to a rousing conclusion.

The contest was adjudicated by Phil Rosier and he assessed the performances of each band’s 20-minute programme as follows:

1. The Kirkintilloch Band (Hedley Benson) 92pts

2. Newtongrange Silver (Anne Crookston) 90pts

3. Dalmellington (Mareika Gray) 88pts

4. Newmains & District (Paul McKelvie) 86pts

5. Dunaskin Doon (Paul Drury) 85pts

6. Renfrew Burgh (Mark Good) 82pts

7. Broburn & Livingston (Bryan Allen) 80pts

8. Johnstone (Raymond Tennant) 78pts

9. Kilmarnock Concert Brass (Scott Walker) 71pts

10. Clackmannan District (Paul Drury) 70pts

11. Shotts St Patrick’s (Andy Shaw) 69pts

Best solo cornet – Anna Linzi (Newmains & District)

Alex McCutcheon Memorial Quaich for best bass section – Ross Mercer, Alastair Boag, Ian Squince and Dean Logan (Kirkintilloch)

James and Mary Stewart Award for most entertaining programme – Renfrew Burgh

Best first section band – Kirkintilloch

Best second section band – Renfrew Burgh

Best third section band – Shotts St Patrick’s