User:WilliamF1two/Band of the Year/2019

Butlins Mineworkers
Date: Saturday 12th January 2019 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Butlins, Skegness Format: Set test (Benvenuto Cellini – Hector Berlioz arr. Frank Wright or Carnival Overture – Antonin Dvořák arr. Geoffrey Brand or Overture to Rienzi – Richard Wagner arr. Haydn Johns) and entertainments Adjudicators: Alan Fernie and Brian Rostron (set test and entertainments music), Mike Kilroy and Alan Morrison (entertainment)

Brass at the Guild Contest
Date: Sunday 27th January 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guild Hall, Preston Format: Set test (Benvenuto Cellini – Hector Berlioz arr. Frank Wright or Carnival Overture – Antonin Dvořák arr. Geoffrey Brand or Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen or Overture to Rienzi – Richard Wagner arr. Haydn Johns) and entertainments Adjudicator: Sandy Smith

Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest
Date: Sunday 24th February 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Marlborough School, Woodstock Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Phillip Littlemore

North West Area
Date: Sunday 24th February 2019 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen) Adjudicators: Howard Evans and Sheona Wade

Yorkshire Area
Date: Sunday 3rd March 2019 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Huddersfield Format: Set test (Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen) Adjudicators: Stephen Roberts and Steve Sykes

Midlands Area
Date: Sunday 10th March 2019 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Civic Hall, Bedworth Format: Set test (Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen) Adjudicators: Brett Baker and Derek Broadbent

Scottish Championship
Date: Sunday 10th March 2019 Class: B Location: Concert Hall, Perth Format: Set test (Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen) Adjudicators: Sarah Groarke-Booth and Sheona Wade

West of England Area
Date: Sunday 10th March 2019 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Set test (Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen) Adjudicators: Dave Barringer and Ludovic Neurohr

London and Southern Counties Area
Date: Sunday 17th March 2019 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage Format: Set test (Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen) Adjudicators: Robert Childs and Michael Fowles

North of England Area
Date: Sunday 17th March 2019 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gala Theatre, Durham Format: Set test (Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen) Adjudicators: Brett Baker and Alan Morrison

Welsh Area
Date: Sunday 17th March 2019 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Glyndŵr University, Wrexham Format: Set test (Seascapes – Ray Steadman-Allen) Adjudicators: David Hirst and Roger Webster

European Championships
Date: Saturday 27th April 2019 Class: A Location: Music & Convention Centre, Montreux Format: Set test (Dear Cassandra – Ludovic Neurohr) and own choice Adjudicators: Ian Bousfield, Herve Grelat and Bert van Thienen (set test), Thomas Rüedi, Jan van der Roost and Rieks van der Velde (own choice)

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

Buxton Festival
Date: Sunday 28th April 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicator: Mike Kilroy

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Grand Shield
Date: Saturday 18th May 2019 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Fraternity – Thierry Deleruyelle) Adjudicators: Garry Cutt and Steve Sykes

Senior Cup
Date: Saturday 18th May 2019 Class: C Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Symphonic Music – Paul Huber) Adjudicators: Mark Wilkinson and Thomas Wyss

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Roche 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

Senior Trophy
Date: Saturday 18th May 2019 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Winter Gardens, Blackpool Format: Set test (Triumphant Rhapsody – Gilbert Vinter) Adjudicators: Ryan Breen and Dave Lea

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

West of England Bandsmen's Festival
Date: Saturday 15th June 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Molinnis Park, Bugle Format: Set test (Journey into Freedom – Eric Ball) Adjudicator: Glyn Williams

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

BrassPass Band of the Year
Date: Saturday 22nd June 2019 Class: B Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stoller Hall, Manchester Format: Own choice selection including test piece and solo Adjudicators: Tom Brevik, Jan de Haan and Reid Gilje

British Open
Date: Saturday 7th September 2019 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Symphony Hall, Birmingham Format: Set test (Dynasty – Peter Graham) Adjudicators: Nigel Boddice, Stephen Cobb and Stephen Roberts

Dr Martin Trust Contest
Date: Sunday 8th September 2019 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yarm School, Yarm Format: March, solo and own choice Adjudicator: Sandy Smith

Fife Charities Band Association Contest
Date: Saturday 28th September 2019 Class: E Location: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy Format: March, hymn and own choice Adjudicators: Leigh Baker and Scott Findlater

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

SCABA Autumn Contest
Date: Sunday 29th September 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hawth Theatre, Crawley Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Tom Hutchinson

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

National Championship of Great Britain
Date: Saturday 12th October 2019 Class: A Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Albert Hall, London Format: Set test (Titan's Progress – Herman Pallhuber) Adjudicators: Robert Childs, Alan Morrison and Rob Wiffin

Rochdale Contest
Date: Sunday 20th October 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Rochdale Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Andrea Price

SWBBA Contest
Date: Saturday 2nd November 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Riviera Centre, Torquay Format: Own choice (combined Championship and First sections) Adjudicators: Christopher Binns and Derek Greenwood

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points Roche 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

Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest
Date: Sunday 3rd November 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Town Hall, Dewsbury Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Alan Morrison

North Wales Rally
Date: Saturday 16th November 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin Format: Own choice (combined Championship, First and Second sections) Adjudicator: Mark Wilkinson

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Brass in Concert
Date: Sunday 17th November 2019 Class: D Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 The Sage, Gateshead Format: Entertainments Adjudicators: Ian Bousfield and Nick Grace (music quality), Jeremy Wise (programme content), Les Neish (soloists), Chris Jeans and Mike Lovatt (entertainment)

Scottish Open
Date: Saturday 23rd November 2019 Class: C Location: Concert Hall, Perth Format: Set test (Excelsior! – Howard Snell (first two movements only) and Waverley – Hector Berlioz arr. Howard Snell) Adjudicators: John Doyle and Alan Fernie

Only bands from the Championship section were eligible for points

Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest
Date: Sunday 24th November 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Loughborough Grammar School, Loughborough Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Mark Wilkinson

Wessex BBA Contest
Date: Saturday 30th November 2019 Class: E Location: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Talbot Heath School, Bournemouth Format: Own choice Adjudicator: Steve Sykes