SWBBA Annual Championships

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70th Annual Championships - Saturday 5th November 2016
Venue
The contest will be held at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay
As these Championships commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Association, 30 bands have entered this highly respected event. To encourage bands not usually seen at contests, Ungraded bands have been incorporated into the Fourth section, with Youth bands and Training Bands having their own respective sections.

Test Pieces

Championship & First Section: Own Choice

Second Section: "Oceans" (Goff Richards)

Third Section: "Hollywood" (Goff Richards)

Fourth Section & Ungraded: "Saddleworth Festival Overture (Goff Richards)

Youth Section: Own Choice

Training Band Section: Own Choice of any music (not exceeding 10 minutes in total)

Competing Bands

Open Section

Camborne Town (Ch) [Kevin Mackenzie]
Chalford* (1st) [Steve Tubb]
Helston Town (1st) [John Berryman]
Hyde* (1st) [Jonathan Lush-Camps]
Lanner & District (Ch) [Matthew Rose]
Lydbrook* (Ch) [Glyn Williams]
Pendennis Brass (Falmouth) (1st) [Christopher Bond]
St Keverne Senior (1st) [Gareth Churcher]
Verwood Concert Brass (Ch) [Kevin Smith]

Second Section

Cinderford* (3rd) [Chris Howley]
Sidmouth Town [Adrian Harvey]
South West Comms [Chris Spreadbury]

Third Section

Bratton Silver* [David Hayward]
Cinderford* [Chris Howley]
Porthleven Town [Tom Bassett]
South Molton Town [Gil Taylor]
Weston Brass [Bryn James]

Fourth Section

Bideford Town [Mark Durham]
City of Exeter Railway (Ung) [Graham Eaton]
Hatherleigh Silver [Matt Green]
Launceston Town [Colin Gay]
Okehampton Excelsior Silver [Richard Beardon]
Pendeen Silver [Darren Jenkin]
Totnes [Alan Wilmott]

Youth Section

St Dennis Youth [Rachael Sargent]
St Keverne Youth [Kelvin Retallack]

Training Section

Appledore Training [Neil Hamilton]
Plymouth Soundhouse Youth [Gary Thompson]
Saltash Town Training [TBC]
St Keverne Training [Sara Munns]

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Thank you

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Well done to Verwood Concert Brass Band. They won the South West Brass Band Association 70th Annual Contest in Torquay yesterday.
What's more, principal cornet player, Elaine Close, was awarded the trophy for best soloist. Well done Elaine.
To win the contest was no mean feat as they were up against five very good First Section bands and three other Championship Section bands including Camborne Town who are currently ranked by 4 Bars Rest as being the 34th best brass band in the world. That's against Verwood's current ranking of 167th.
The contest was an 'own choice' event meaning bands can choose which test piece they wish to play. Verwood's winning performance was of Edward Gregson's 'Of Men and Mountains'.
The full results were:
1. Verwood Concert Brass (Ch)
2. Camborne Town (Ch)
3. Chalford (1st)
4. Lydbrook (Ch)
5. St. Keverne (1st)
6. Helston Town (1st)
7. Lanner & District (Ch)
8. Pendennis (1st)
9. Hyde (1st)

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Second Section:
1. South West Comms
2. Sidmouth Town
3. Cinderford
Special Award:
Best Instrumentalist - South West Comms

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Third Section:
Set Test: Hollywood (Goff Richards)

1. Weston Brass (Bryn James)
2. Bratton Silver (David Hayward)
3. Cinderford (Chris Howley)
4. South Molton Town (Gil Tayor)
5. Porthleven Town (Tom Bassett)

Best Horn Section: Weston Brass

Fourth Section:
Set Test: Saddleworth Festival Overture (Goff Richards)

1. Bideford Town (Mark Durham)
2. Hatherleigh Silver (Matt Green)
3. City of Exeter Railway (Graham Eaton)
4. Pendeen Silver (Darren Jenkin)
5. Totnes (Alan Wilmott)
6. Okehampton Excelsior Silver (Richard Beardon)
7. Launceston Town (Colin Gay)

Highest Placed Ungraded Band: City of Exeter Railway
Best Basses: Bideford Town

Training Band:
Own Choice

1. Plymouth Soundhouse Youth (Gary Thompson)
2. St Keverne Training (Sara Munns)
3= Appledore Training (Neil Hamilton)
3= Saltash Town Training (Lauren Rossiter-Thomas)

Best Instrumentalist: (cornet) — Plymouth Soundhouse Youth

Youth Section:
1. St Keverne Youth (Kelvin Retallack)
2. St Dennis Youth (Rachel Sargent)

Best Instrumentalist: (cornet) — St Dennis Youth