User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2004

Durham League Contest
Date: Sunday 1st February 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leisure Centre, Peterlee Format: Set test (Triumphant Rhapsody – Gilbert Vinter) (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Colin Hardy

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Brass at the Guild Contest
Date: Sunday 8th February 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Dennis Wilby

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

Midlands Area
Date: Sunday 7th March 2004 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Burton upon Trent Format: Set test (Tristan Encounters – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicator: Barry Thompson

Yorkshire Area
Date: Sunday 7th March 2004 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George's Hall, Bradford Format: Set test (Tristan Encounters – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicators: David Read and Roy Roe

North West Area
Date: Sunday 14th March 2004 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Tristan Encounters – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicator: Roy Newsome

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 14th March 2004 Class: B Location: Civic Centre, Motherwell Format: Set test (Tristan Encounters – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and David Read

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 14th March 2004 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Format: Set test (Tristan Encounters – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicator: Geoffrey Whitham

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 21st March 2004 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage Format: Set test (Tristan Encounters – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicator: Roy Roe

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 21st March 2004 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dolphin Centre, Darlington Format: Set test (Tristan Encounters – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicator: David Read

West of England Area
Date: Sunday 28th March 2004 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (Tristan Encounters – Martin Ellerby) Adjudicator: William Relton

Tameside Open Championships
Date: Sunday 28th March 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tameside Hippodrome, Ashton-under-Lyne Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Malcolm Brownbill

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Poulton-le-Fylde were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Fleetwood Contest later in the year

European Championships
Date: Saturday 1st May 2004 Class: A Location: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow Format: Set test (St. Magnus – Kenneth Downie) and own choice Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice, Tom Brevik and Johan de Meij (set test), Frode Amundsen, Armin Bachmann and James Gourlay (own choice)

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

Buxton Festival
Date: Sunday 2nd May 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Roy Roe

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 8th May 2004 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Les Preludes – Franz Liszt arr. Bram Gay) Adjudicators: Roy Newsome and James Scott

Senior Cup
Date: Saturday 8th May 2004 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Journey into Freedom – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: Peter Roberts and Geoffrey Whitham

Senior Trophy
Date: Saturday 8th May 2004 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Concerto for Band – John Golland) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and Ian Brownbill

SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest
Date: Saturday 15th May 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale Format: Own choice Adjudicator: C. Brian Buckley

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

Weston-super-Mare Contest
Date: Sunday 16th May 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Richard Evans

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

All England Masters
Date: Sunday 30th May 2004 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Corn Exchange, Cambridge Format: Set test (Harrison's Dream – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Roy Newsome, David Read and James Scott

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 19th June 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (The Essence of Time – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: Roy Sparkes

British Open
Date: Saturday 18th September 2004 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Format: Set test (Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton or St. Magnus – Kenneth Downie or Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Michael Ball, David Read and Philip Sparke

West Wales BBA Festival Contest
Date: Saturday 2nd October 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Amman Valley Comprehensive School, Ammanford Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Gareth Pritchard

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Parc and Dare and Ammanford Town were awarded points despite being from the national First section as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

Fleetwood Contest
Date: Sunday 3rd October 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marine Hall, Fleetwood Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Roy Newsome

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Poulton-le-Fylde were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Tameside Open Championships earlier in the year

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Sunday 10th October 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Roy Roe

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points

National Championship of Great Britain
Date: Saturday 16th October 2004 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (...All the Flowers of the Mountain... – Michael Ball) Adjudicators: Michael Ball, Malcolm Brownbill and David Read

Fife Charities Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 30th October 2004 Class: E Location: Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline Format: March, hymn and own choice Adjudicator: David Horsfield

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Pontins Championship
Date: Sunday 31st October 2004 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontins, Prestatyn Format: Set test (Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson) Adjudicators: Malcolm Brownbill and David Read

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 6th November 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (Spectrum – Gilbert Vinter) (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicators: David Horsfield and Goff Richards

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SEWBBA (Treorchy) Contest
Date: Saturday 13th November 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Parc and Dare Hall, Treorchy Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Ammanford Town and Parc and Dare were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year

Brass in Concert
Date: Sunday 21st November 2004 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leisure Centre, Spennymoor Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: John Berryman and Goff Richards (music), Alan Fernie and John Maines (entertainment) and Alan Morrison (soloist)

GBBA Own Choice Contest
Date: Sunday 21st November 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Five Acres Theatre, Coleford Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Dennis Wilby

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest
Date: Sunday 21st November 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guthlaxton College, Wigston Magna Format: Own choice Adjudicators: David Horsfield and Steve Pritchard-Jones

Wilkinson Northern Open
Date: Sunday 21st November 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Theatre Royal, St Helens Format: Set test (Quintessence – Robert Redhead) (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Nigel Boddice

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Marsden Silver Prize were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Manchester District Contest later in the year

Scottish Open
Date: Sunday 28th November 2004 Class: C Location: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow Format: Set test (Dances and Arias – Edward Gregson) Adjudicators: David Read, Roy Newsome and Chris Wormald

Manchester District Contest
Date: Sunday 28th November 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Uppermill Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicators: David Read, Roy Newsome and Chris Wormald

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Marsden Silver Prize were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the Wilkinson Northern Open earlier in the year

Wessex BBA Contest
Date: Saturday 4th December 2004 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion, Weymouth Format: Set test (Cloudcatcher Fells – John McCabe) Adjudicator: Ian Brownbill

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points