User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2015

Butlins Mineworkers
Date: Sunday 18th January 2015 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Butlins, Skegness Format: Set test (Facets of the Heart – Tom Davoren) and entertainments Adjudicators: Michael Fowles (set test), Stephen Roberts (set test and entertainments) and Chad Shoopman (entertainments)

Brass at the Guild Contest
Date: Sunday 1st February 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham or Facets of the Heart – Tom Davoren) Adjudicator: David Horsfield

Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest
Date: Sunday 1st March 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marlborough School, Woodstock Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Frank Renton

North West Area
Date: Sunday 1st March 2015 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: David Hirst and Alan Morrison

Midlands Area
Date: Sunday 8th March 2015 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Bedworth Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Paul Holland and Alan Morrison

Yorkshire Area
Date: Sunday 8th March 2015 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 St George's Hall, Bradford Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice and Graham Jones

West of England Area
Date: Saturday 14th March 2015 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: David Hirst and Roger Webster

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 15th March 2015 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gala Theatre, Durham Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: Paul Cosh

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 15th March 2015 Class: B Location: Concert Hall, Perth Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts and Sandy Smith

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 22nd March 2015 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Stan Lippeatt and Alan Morrison

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 22nd March 2015 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Brangwyn Hall, Swansea Format: Set test (The Torchbearer – Peter Graham) Adjudicator: Steve Sykes

European Championships
Date: Saturday 2nd May 2015 Class: A Location: 🇩🇪 Konzerthaus, Freiburg im Breisgau Format: Set test (The God Particle – Rolf Rudin) and own choice Adjudicators: Thomas Doss, Marc Lys and Stephen Roberts (set test), Garry Cutt, Christophe Jeanbourquin and Stig Nordhagen (own choice)

''Only bands from England, Scotland and Wales were eligible for points. Brass Band Bürgermusik Luzern were awarded points despite being from Switzerland, as they also entered the British Open later in the year''

Buxton Festival
Date: Sunday 3rd May 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Format: Own choice ''(combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Michael Fowles

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 9th May 2015 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Arabian Nights – Stephen Roberts) Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts and Rob Wiffin

Senior Cup
Date: Saturday 9th May 2015 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Festival Music – Eric Ball) Adjudicators: Paul Holland and Steve Sykes

Senior Trophy
Date: Saturday 9th May 2015 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Tallis Variations – Philip Sparke) Adjudicators: Paul Holland and Steve Sykes

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SEWBBA May Contest
Date: Saturday 16th May 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rhydycar Leisure Centre, Merthyr Tydfil Format: Own choice Adjudicator: David Hirst

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points City of Cardiff (Melingriffith), Goodwick Brass and Pontardulais Town 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 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicators: Paul Holland and Steve Sykes

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

All England International Masters
Date: Sunday 24th May 2015 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering Format: Set test (Salute to Youth – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts and Mark Wilkinson

Holme Valley Brass Band Contest
Date: Sunday 7th June 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Holmfirth Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Mike Kilroy

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 20th June 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (Sinfonietta for Brass Band - The Wayfarer – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: Derek Broadbent

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

British Open
Date: Saturday 5th September 2015 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Format: Set test (Reflections on Swan Lake – Stephen Roberts) Adjudicators: Derek Broadbent, Adrian Morris and Stephen Roberts

Dr Martin Trust Contest
Date: Sunday 13th September 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yarm School, Yarm Format: March, solo and own choice Adjudicator: John Doyle

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Sunday 13th September 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hawth Theatre, Crawley Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Nicholas Garman

Fife Charities Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 26th September 2015 Class: E Location: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy Format: March, hymn and own choice Adjudicators: Stuart McAuley and Owen Farr

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West Wales BBA Festival Contest
Date: Saturday 3rd October 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Memorial Hall, Burry Port Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Steve Sykes

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points Goodwick Brass and Pontardulais 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 Tongwynlais Temperance played without being placed as a run-out for the National Championship of Great Britain

National Championship of Great Britain
Date: Saturday 10th October 2015 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (Spiriti – Thomas Doss) Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts, Howard Snell and Rob Wiffin

Cornish Brass Band Championships
Date: Saturday 17th October 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hall for Cornwall, Truro Format: Own choice Adjudicator: John Berryman

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Rochdale Contest - NWABBA
Date: Sunday 25th October 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Rochdale Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Andrew Berryman

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 7th November 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicators: Jacob Dijkstra and Jan van der Roost

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

Brass in Concert
Date: Saturday 15th November 2015 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Sage, Gateshead Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: Philip Cobb (soloists), Andy Gregory and Steve Walker (entertainment), Les Neish (programme content), Frode Rydland and David Thornton (music quality)

SEWBBA November Contest
Date: Saturday 21st November 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Rhydycar Leisure Centre, Merthyr Tydfil Format: Own choice Adjudicators: David Childs and Owen Farr

Only bands from the national Championship section were eligible for points City of Cardiff (Melingriffith), Goodwick Brass and Pontardulais Town 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

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest
Date: Sunday 22nd November 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Charnwood College, Loughborough Format: Own choice Adjudicator: John Berryman

Scottish Open
Date: Saturday 28th November 2015 Class: C Location: Concert Hall, Perth Format: Set test (Gallery – Howard Snell) Adjudicators: Alan Fernie, Howard Snell and Philip Sparke

Wessex BBA Contest
Date: Saturday 28th November 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Life Centre, Bournemouth Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Graham Jones

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Hyde and Verwood Concert Brass were awarded points despite being from the First section, as they also achieved a top 5 finish at other contests earlier in the year

Milton Keynes Open
Date: Sunday 29th November 2015 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stantonbury Theatre, Milton Keynes Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicators: Adam Cooke and Richard Ward

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Overall
A - Europeans, Open, Finals B - Regionals, Grand Shield C - Senior Cup, Butlins, Nationals, Scottish D - Senior Trophy, Masters, Pontins, BiC E - Local Association