| Performance Title | National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2015 |
| Performance Date | 10 October 2015 |
| Performance Day | Saturday |
| Performance Time | 10:00 |
| Main Performers | David Childs - euphonium |
| Secondary Performers | Rob Wiffin OBE,
Howard Snell,
Stephen Roberts - adjudicators |
| Orchestra or Band | Black Dyke Band,
Brighouse and Rastrick,
Camborne Town,
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery,
Co-operative Funeralcare,
Cory, (WINNER)
Desford Colliery (LCITWF),
Fairey,
Flowers,
Foden's,
Fairy Guildford,
Grimethorpe Colliery Band,
NASUWT Riverside,
Northop Silver,
Reg Vardy,
Tongwynlais Temperance,
Tredegar,
Virtuosi GUS,
Whitburn,
Zone One
Fanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Welsh Guards |
| Conductors | Prof. Nicholas Childs,
David King,
Kevin Mackenzie,
Phillip McCann,
Allan Ramsay,
Philip Harper,
Tom Davorem.
Garry Cutt,
Paul Holland,
Allan Withington,
Chris King,
Robert Childs,
Stephen Malcolm,
Thomas Wyss,
Russell Gray,
John Berryman,
Ian Porthouse,
Adam Cooke,
Michael Fowles,
Richard Ward |
| Set List | Competition Test Piece - 'Spiriti', Thomas Doss
Concert:
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem), arr. J Bates (Flowers Band),
'Zigeunerweisen', P de Sarasate, arr. J Bates (Flowers Band, David Childs),
'Stabat Mater Suite', K Jenkins, arr. A Wainwright, Robert Childs (Flowers Band),
'Cadillac of the Skies', J Williams, arr. J Bates (Flowers Band),
'Upon the Celtic Cross', J Bates (Flowers Band)
Results,
'Fanfare' (Fanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Welsh Guards),
Prize Presentations |
| Performance Notes | The annual brass band championships return, with the nations top brass bands battling for the Challenge Trophy. Past competitors have included Black Dyke, Grimethorpe Colliery, Brighouse and Rastrick, YBS, Leyland and Fairey FP.
1st - Cory (Philip Harper),
2nd - Brighouse & Rastrick (David King),
3rd - Fairey (Garry Cutt),
4th - Flowers (Paul Holland)
Cory, Fairey and Flowers pre-qualified for 2016 National Final.
Brighouse & Rastrick also qualified for EBBC 2017 as English representative.
The first prize was The Challenge Trophy, The Stanley Boddington Memorial Trophy for the winning conductor, A pennant presented by Kapital Promotions Ltd., and £2,000 awarded by Geneva Instruments.
The second prize was The National Contesting Council Trophy dedicate dto the late James Abbot MBE and £1,500 donated by Kapitol Promotions Ltd.
Third Prize was The Denis Wick Trophy and £1,00 donated by Denis Wick Products.
Other awards included the Award for the Best Instrumentalist (presented by Brass Band World magazine), Award for the Inning Band's Secretary (The NCC Trophy) and the Award for the Youngest Player of the Day (In Memory of Dr Roy Newsome).
Exhibitor stands were held in the West Arena Foyer and Berry Brothers & Rudd Bar.
The event was audio recorded by World of Sound. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2015/146) |
| Ticket Prices | £20-£38.00 |
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| Code | Name of Performer(s) |
| DS/UK/6506 | Black Dyke Band; 1855-; British brass band |
| DS/UK/6901 | The Brighouse and Rastrick Band; 1881-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/18859 | Childs; Nicholas (fl 1990s-); Dr.; English brass band conductor, brass instrument teacher, record company director and producer |
| DS/UK/2943 | The Grimethorpe Colliery Band (1917-) |
| DS/UK/8338 | Flowers band; 1968-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/6899 | The Fairey Band; 1937-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/6902 | Camborne Town Band; fl 1880s-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/8337 | Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band; 1884-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/8348 | Reg Vardy band; 1958-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/8349 | Tongwynlais Temperance band; 1888-; Welsh brass band |
| DS/UK/21004 | Rabello; Simone (fl 1990s-); British musician, presenter |
| DS/UK/23986 | Porthouse; Ian (fl.1995-); English brass band conductor, teacher |