User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/1998

Rochdale Contest
Date: Sunday 25th January 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Rochdale Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Congleton and Blackburn and Darwen were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests later in the year

Durham League Contest
Date: Sunday 1st February 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leisure Centre, Peterlee Format: Set test (Partita – Philip Sparke) Adjudicator: Roy Roe

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

NWABBA Contest
Date: Sunday 1st February 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 King George's Hall, Blackburn Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Dennis Masters

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Todmorden Old and Congleton were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 22nd February 1998 Class: B Location: Town Hall, Falkirk Format: Set test (Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

Yorkshire Area
Date: Sunday 1st March 1998 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George's Hall, Bradford Format: Set test (Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: Goff Richards

Midlands Area
Date: Sunday 8th March 1998 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham Format: Set test (Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: James Scott

North West Area
Date: Sunday 8th March 1998 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: Roy Newsome

Cornwall Brass Band Association Contest
Date: Sunday 8th March 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hall for Cornwall, Truro Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 15th March 1998 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage Format: Set test (Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: James Scott

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 15th March 1998 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Format: Set test (Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: Frank Renton

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 22nd March 1998 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dolphin Centre, Darlington Format: Set test (Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: James Scott

West of England Area
Date: Saturday 4th April 1998 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts Centre, Poole Format: Set test (Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: Kenneth Dennison

SCABA Spring Contest
Date: Sunday 5th April 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Theatre, Brighton Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Garry Cutt

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points Kortrijk Brass were awarded points despite being from Belgium, as they also entered the SCABA Autumn Contest later in the year

Tameside Open Championships
Date: Sunday 5th April 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tameside Hippodrome, Ashton-under-Lyne Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Alan Lawton

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Hepworth were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Buxton Festival later in the year

Carnegie Invitation Contest
Date: Saturday 18th April 1998 Class: E Location: Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline Format: Own choice Adjudicator: John Berryman

European Championships
Date: Saturday 2nd May 1998 Class: A Location: Rodahal, Kerkrade Format: Set test (Burlesque for Brass Band – Rob Goorhuis) and own choice composed between 1960 and 1980 Adjudicators: Markus Bach, Peter Graham and Jan van der Roost (set test), Jan de Haan, Håkon Hesthammer and Peter Parkes (own choice)

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points

Buxton Festival
Date: Sunday 3rd May 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Alan Hope

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Hepworth and Blackburn and Darwen were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points

East Anglian BBA Spring Festival
Date: Sunday 3rd May 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich Format: Set test (Tournament for Brass – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: William Relton

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 9th May 1998 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Victoria Hall, Bolton Format: Set test (Partita – Philip Sparke) Adjudicators: Garry Cutt and Peter Parkes

Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest
Date: Sunday 10th May 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Spa, Scarborough Format: Own choice Adjudicators: David Hirst and Lloyd Landry

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest
Date: Saturday 16th May 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale Format: Set test (Carnival Overture – Antonin Dvořák arr. Roy Newsome) Adjudicator: Roy Roe

Weston-super-Mare Contest
Date: Sunday 17th May 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Geoffrey Whitham

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

All England Masters
Date: Sunday 24th May 1998 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Corn Exchange, Cambridge Format: Set test (Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson) Adjudicators: Geoffrey Brand, Eric Crees and William Relton

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 20th June 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (Sinfonietta for Brass Band - The Wayfarer – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: James Scott

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Land o' Burns
Date: Saturday 29th August 1998 Class: D Location: Walker Halls, Troon Format: Own choice Adjudicators: John Berryman and Nigel Boddice

British Open
Date: Sunday 6th September 1998 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Format: Set test (Diversions on a Bass Theme – George Lloyd) Adjudicators: Bram Gay, John Iveson and William Relton

West Wales BBA Festival Contest
Date: Saturday 26th September 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Amman Valley Comprehensive School, Ammanford Format: Own choice Adjudicators: Lloyd Landry and Dennis Masters

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

NWABBA Preston District Contest
Date: Sunday 4th October 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marine Hall, Fleetwood Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Roy Sparkes

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Sunday 11th October 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Goff Richards

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points Kortrijk Brass were awarded points despite being from Belgium, as they also entered the SCABA Spring Contest earlier in the year Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

National Championship of Great Britain
Date: Saturday 17th October 1998 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (Between the Moon and Mexico – Philip Sparke) Adjudicators: David Read, William Relton and Roy Roe

Pontins Championship
Date: Sunday 25th October 1998 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontins, Prestatyn Format: Set test (Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton) Adjudicators: Kenneth Dennison and David Read

London & Home Counties BBA Harrow Contest
Date: Sunday 1st November 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts Centre, Harrow Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

Whitehaven Contest
Date: Sunday 1st November 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Whitehaven Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Richard Evans

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Todmorden Old were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the NWABBA Contest earlier in the year

National Mineworkers
Date: Saturday 14th November 1998 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (A Kensington Concerto – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: Jon Hall and David Read

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 14th November 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion, Exmouth Format: Set test (Le Carnaval Romain – Hector Berlioz arr. Frank Wright) Adjudicator: James Scott

Brass in Concert
Date: Sunday 15th November 1998 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leisure Centre, Spennymoor Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: Geoffrey Brand and Bob McDowell

Forth Valley Championships
Date: Saturday 21st November 1998 Class: E Location: Town Hall, Falkirk Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Alan Hope

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Reading Contest
Date: Saturday 21st November 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Hexagon, Reading Format: Set test (An Epic Symphony – Percy Fletcher) Adjudicators: Richard Evans and Phillip McCann

GBBA Own Choice Contest
Date: Sunday 29th November 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Five Acres Theatre, Coleford Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

North Wales Rally
Date: Saturday 5th December 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ysgol John Bright, Llandudno Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Lloyd Landry

Aylesbury (Bucks & District BBA) Contest
Date: Sunday 6th December 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Centre Theatre, Aylesbury Format: Own choice Adjudicators: Lloyd Landry and Dennis Masters

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Hartlepool Brass Band Contest
Date: Sunday 6th December 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Borough Hall, Hartlepool Format: Own choice Adjudicator: John Maines

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West Midlands BBA Contest
Date: Sunday 6th December 1998 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa Format: Own choice Adjudicators: Roy Newsome and Steve Sykes