| Performance Title | National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 2016 |
| Performance Date | 8 October 2016 |
| Performance Day | Saturday |
| Performance Time | 10:00 |
| Secondary Performers | Phillip McCann,
Luc Vertommen,
Allan Withington - adjudicators |
| Orchestra or Band | Cory,
Fairey,
Brighouse and Rastrick,
Black Dyke,
Foden's,
Flowers,
Virtuosi GUS,
Woodfalls,
Aldbourne,
Tredegar,
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery,
Friary Guildford,
Reg Vardy,
Whitburn,
Thoresby Colliery,
Co-operative Funeralcare,
Tongwynlais Temperance,
Wantage Silver,
East Yorkshire Motor Services,
Wingates |
| Conductors | Philip Harper,
Garry Cutt,
Prof. David King,
Prof. Nicholas Childs,
Bramwell Tovey,
Paul Holland,
Adam Cooke,
Dr Robert Childs,
David Johnson,
Ian Porthouse,
Erik Janssen,
Chris King,
Russell Gray,
Michael Fowles,
Ian McElligott,
Thomas Wyss,
David Roberts,
Craig Patterson,
Stig Maersk,
Paul Andrews |
| Set List | Championship:
Test Piece - 'Journey of the Lone Wolf', S Dobson
Concert
'Malambo', A Ginastera, arr. P Littlemore (Cory Band),
'The Thieving Magpie Overture', Rossini, arr. D Wright (Cory Band),
'Live and Let Die', P McCartney, arr. R Farr (Cory Band),
'Cute', N Hefti, arr. P Sparke (Cory Band),
'Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)', B Joel, arr. P Harper (Cory Band),
Main Theme 'Star Wars', J Williams, arr. P Harper (Cory Band)
Awards Ceremony:
2016 Iles and Mortimer Medals (presented by the Woshipful Company of Musicians) - Russell Gray (band conductor) and Samantha Harrison (youth band leader),
Best Instrumentalist Award - Helen Williams (flugelhorn, Cory),
Youngest Player Award - Rose Hancock (Wantage Silver) |
| Performance Notes | The annual National Brass Band Championships return to the Royal Albert Hall, with the nations top brass bands battling for the Challenge Trophy.
Triple Champion, Cory Band, will deliver the end-of-contest concert, before the Awards Ceremony, at the Championship Section British National Final on 8 October, in Londons Royal Albert Hall.
As part of the day ticket, the band will perform an entertaining programme, which will include: Malambo (alberto Ginastera, arr. Phillip Littlemore), The Thieving Magpie Overture (Rossini, arr. Denis Wright), Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney, arr. Ray Farr); Cute (Neil Hefti, arr. Philip Sparke); Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel) (Billy Joel, arr. Philip Harper); and the main theme from Star Wars (John Williams, arr. Philip Harper).
The Awards Ceremony of the Royal Albert Hall Final will then feature the presentation of the 2016 Iles and Mortimer Medals by the Worshipful Company of Musicians respectively to leading brass band conductor, Russell Gray and youth band leader, Samantha Harrison. This is the first time that the medals are to be presented at the National Final.
1st - Cory (Philip Harper),
2nd - Fairey (Garry Cutt),
3rd - Brighouse & Rastrick (David King),
4th - Black Dyke (Nicholas Childs)
Best Instrumentalist: Helen Williams (flugel) Cory
Youngest Player: Rose Hancock (baritone) Wantage Silver
Fairey qualified for the 2018 European Brass Band Championships as highest placed English representative.
Cory, Fairey, Brighouse and Rastrick and Black Dyke pre-qualified for the 2017 National Final.
This was the first time the Iles and Mortimer Medals were presented at the National Brass Band Championship Finals.
The event was audio-recorded for a CD and radio broadcast. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2016/132) |
| Ticket Prices | £25-£43 |
| URL | https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/9kB9LDH91hXMXS |
| 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/6899 | The Fairey Band; 1937-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/8348 | Reg Vardy band; 1958-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/15441 | Thoresby Colliery; 1948-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/8349 | Tongwynlais Temperance band; 1888-; Welsh brass band |
| DS/UK/2484 | The Cory Band; 1884-; Welsh brass band |
| DS/UK/8339 | Friary Guildford Brass Band; fl 1960s-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/8338 | Flowers band; 1968-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/6507 | Foden's Band; 1900-; British brass band |
| DS/UK/8350 | Tredegar Town Band; 1876-; Welsh brass band |
| DS/UK/1028 | Tovey; Bramwell (1953-2022); OC OM; English conductor, composer |
| DS/UK/23986 | Porthouse; Ian (fl.1995-); English brass band conductor, teacher |