User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2009

Butlins Mineworkers
Date: Sunday 18th January 2009 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Butlins, Skegness Format: Set test (Harrison's Dream – Peter Graham) and entertainments Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Philip Sparke

Brass at the Guild Contest
Date: Sunday 8th February 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Own choice Adjudicator: John Berryman

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Freckleton 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

North West Area
Date: Sunday 1st March 2009 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicator: David Read

Yorkshire Area
Date: Sunday 8th March 2009 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George's Hall, Bradford Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice and Steve Sykes

Midlands Area
Date: Sunday 15th March 2009 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Bedworth Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent and C. Brian Buckley

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 15th March 2009 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicator: David Read

West of England Area
Date: Sunday 15th March 2009 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice and Alan Fernie

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 22nd March 2009 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicator: Philip Sparke

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 22nd March 2009 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dolphin Centre, Darlington Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicator: David Read

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 22nd March 2009 Class: B Location: Caird Hall, Dundee Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicators: Graham Jones and Alan Morrison

Tameside Open Championships
Date: Sunday 29th March 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Dukinfield Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Duncan Beckley

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Blackpool Brass 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

Cornwall Brass Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 4th April 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tremough Campus, Penryn Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Philip Harper

Holme Valley Brass Band Contest
Date: Sunday 26th April 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Holmfirth Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Barry Thompson

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

European Championships
Date: Saturday 2nd May 2009 Class: A Location: 🇧🇪 Casino-Kursaal, Ostend Format: Set test (From Ancient Times – Jan van der Roost) and own choice Adjudicators: Franz Cibulka, Garry Cutt and Jan Hadermann (set test), Ray Farr, Rob Goorhuis and Blaise Heritier (own choice)

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

Buxton Festival
Date: Sunday 3rd May 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Kevin Wadsworth

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 9th May 2009 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Contest Music – Wilfred Heaton) Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice and William Relton

Senior Cup
Date: Saturday 9th May 2009 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Pageantry – Herbert Howells) Adjudicators: Frank Renton and Roger Webster

Senior Trophy
Date: Saturday 9th May 2009 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Spectrum – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicators: Malcolm Brownbill and David Read

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

SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest
Date: Saturday 16th May 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Leisure Centre, Ebbw Vale Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Malcolm Brownbill

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Abergavenny Borough and Pontardulais Town (Burns Pet Nutrition) 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 17th May 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard-Jones

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

All England International Masters
Date: Sunday 24th May 2009 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Corn Exchange, Cambridge Format: Set test (Masters of Space and Time – Bruce Broughton) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, Ronald Holz and Steve Sykes

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

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 20th June 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (Partita – Philip Sparke) Adjudicator: Steven Mead

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points

English Nationals
Date: Saturday 27th June 2009 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Set test (Within Blue Empires – Paul Lovatt-Cooper) Adjudicators: David Horsfield, William Relton and Steve Sykes

British Open
Date: Saturday 12th September 2009 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Format: Set test (Titan's Progress – Hermann Pallhuber) Adjudicators: Michael Ball, David Read and William Relton

Fife Charities Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 3rd October 2009 Class: E Location: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy Format: March, hymn and own choice Adjudicators: Allan Ramsay and Peter Roberts

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Fleetwood Contest
Date: Sunday 4th October 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marine Hall, Fleetwood Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Malcolm Brownbill

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Freckleton and Blackpool Brass 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

West Wales BBA Festival Contest
Date: Saturday 10th October 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Memorial Hall, Burry Port Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Roy Sparkes

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Abergavenny Borough and Markham & District were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests during the year

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Sunday 11th October 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Philip Harper

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 17th October 2009 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, David King and David Read

Pontins Championship
Date: Sunday 25th October 2009 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Pontins, Prestatyn Format: Set test (Montage – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: David Horsfield and Alan Morrison

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Tongwynlais Temperance were awarded points despite being from the national First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at the SEWBBA (Blaenavon) Contest later in the year

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 7th November 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Barry Thompson

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Brass in Concert
Date: Sunday 15th November 2009 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Sage, Gateshead Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice and Derek Broadbent (music), Alan Fernie and Chris Wormald (entertainment) and Sheona White (soloist)

Wilkinson Northern Open
Date: Sunday 15th November 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Theatre Royal, St Helens Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicators: Paul Andrews and David Horsfield

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SEWBBA (Blaenavon) Contest
Date: Saturday 21st November 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Workmen's Hall, Blaenavon Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Roy Roe

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Pontardulais Town (Burns Pet Nutrition), Tongwynlais Temperance and Markham & District 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

Durham League Contest
Date: Sunday 22nd November 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lubetkin Theatre, Peterlee Format: Set test (Ballet for Band – Joseph Horovitz) (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Chris Wormald

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

GBBA Own Choice Contest
Date: Sunday 22nd November 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Forest of Dean College, Coleford Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Philip Harper

North Wales Rally
Date: Sunday 22nd November 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ysgol Bryn Coch, Mold Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Kevin Wadsworth

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Scottish Open
Date: Saturday 28th November 2009 Class: C Location: Perth Concert Hall, Perth Format: Own choice Adjudicators: Philip Harper and Frank Renton

Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points Fountain City were awarded points despite being from the United States, as they also entered Brass in Concert earlier in the year

Wessex BBA Contest
Date: Saturday 28th November 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion, Weymouth Format: Own choice Adjudicator: C. Brian Buckley

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest
Date: Sunday 29th November 2009 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Garendon High School, Loughborough Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Alan Morrison