Reminder for Scottish Youth Championships entries

This is a reminder for entries for this year’s Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships, the final event in the three-contest Scottish Festival of Brass at the Perth Concert Hall.

The event will take place on Sunday 30 November, featuring youth bands in five competitive sections – Novice, Intermediate, Development, Senior and Premier – and a non-competitive category.

Adjudicators will be Anne Crookston and Glyn and Helen Williams. The championships are supported by Creative Scotland.

Bands in the Novice section are to play a programme of own-choice music not exceeding 10 minutes which must include a set work as follows:

Novice Section:

All Summer Long from Fun Factory Junior Band Series by Alan Fernie.

Bands in the Intermediate and Development sections are to play a programme of own-choice music not exceeding 15 minutes which must include a set work as follows:

Intermediate Section:

Tequila! from Let’s Go, Level Three from Junior Band Series by Alan Fernie

Development Section:

Mission Impossible by Lalo Schifrin, arr Alan Fernie, from Junior Band Series

Senior Section bands can play a programme of own-choice music not exceeding 20 minutes playing time.

Premier Section bands can play a programme of own-choice music not exceeding 25 minutes playing time.

Information sheet and entry form can be accessed on the Scottish Brass Band Association website.

Closing date for entries is 1 November. For further details, please contact education officer John Boax at sbbaeducation@gmail.com