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Tasmanian Band Championships 8th – 9th September 2018 Dom Bosco Creative Arts Centre Guilford Young College Glenorchy Program with RESULTS Adults: $8.00 Concessions: $5.00 Programmes: $2.00 1 Contest Officials and Organisers On-stage Adjudicator: Andrew Snell Parade of Bands Music Adjudicator: Layton Hodgetts Drill Adjudicators: David Peters Geoff Brown Comperes: Layton Hodgetts Jan Kuplis Chris Ward Warm-up Room Supervisors: Layton Hodgetts, Jan Kuplis, Chris Ward Contest Co-Ordinator: Michael Young Contest Administration: Alida Quigley Volunteers: Derwent Valley Concert Band Percussion: Jessica Taylor Recording: UTAS Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music Rolf Miezitis Recording Editing: Stewart Long Test selection: TBL MAB Parade of Bands course: Michael Young and DAB Music Co-Ordinator: Alida Quigley Results Co-ordinators: Alida Quigley and Michael Young Protest Committee: TBL Executive Programme: Alida Quigley Programme Printing: Launceston College TBL Executive: President: Peter Quigley Secretary: Alida Quigley Treasurer: Ron Wilson Vice Presidents: Michael Young (South) Mary Parsell (North) Wayne Richards (North-West) Assistant Secretary: position vacant 2 On-stage Music Adjudicator Andrew Snell Andrew Snell was born in Taunton, Somerset, and started playing trombone at the age of 10. After playing with the local town bands and county youth bands and orchestras he moved to Manchester to study at University College, Salford. After gaining a BA (Hons) in Band Musicianship he was offered the position of Bass Trombone with the world-renowned Grimethorpe Colliery Band. With Grimethorpe he toured extensively, including Australia, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, France, New Zealand and Hong Kong, and won the National Brass Band Championships and the British Open Championships. He was involved in the recording of many CDs, radio and television programmes, including the Eurovision Song Contest and the making of the hit film Brassed Off! Andrew was a finalist in the Young Conductor of the Year competition in 1996 and has conducted bands including Grimethorpe, Yorkshire Imperial and EYMS. Whilst conducting EYMS the band won the North of England Championship and gained a place in the prizes at the prestigious Grand Shield Contest. Leaving Grimethorpe in 2002, after 11 years as a member, Andrew emigrated to New Zealand where he was engaged as Musical Director with Waitakere City ‘Trusts’ Brass; one of New Zealand’s premiere brass bands, which he directed to become the Champion Band of Australia in 2003. Since leaving NZ for Australia in 2004 he has worked as Lecturer in Brass and Musicianship at Charles Darwin University, Orchestra Manager for the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra (Opera Australia) in Sydney and Chief Executive Officer of the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music. In October 2013 he took up the position of Managing Director of Victorian Opera. Andrew is currently Musical Director of Darebin City Brass - Preston Band, which he conducted to victory in the A Grade of the Victorian State Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018. Andrew has a deep commitment to the enrichment of quality of life through performing, teaching and the management of all things musical. He is fiercely passionate about music and music education. 3 Parade of Bands Music Adjudicator Layton Hodgetts OAM. – BA (Mus) Dip. Ed TTC, MACE Layton recently retired after a distinguished career in music education spanning the past forty years. He has been actively involved in various capacities with the TBL over many years; including being a member of the Music Advisory Board and Chairman and Convenor of the 2010 National Band Championships in Hobart. He received the TBL Badge of Honour in 2015 in recognition of his services to the TBL. Layton is the founding conductor of the Derwent Valley Concert Band who celebrate their 25th Anniversary of formation this year and he currently serves as the Music Director on the Band’s Management Committee. Layton has extensive experience in marching band competition, having led and directed the DVCB successfully on their numerous overseas tours where they have competed and participated in major international marching events. Layton has served on the jury for WAMSB (World Association of Marching Show Bands) at international competitions in Malaysia, China and Europe. He is very pleased to have the opportunity to be a member of the adjudicating team at the 2018 State Band Championships in Hobart. Parade of Bands Drill Adjudicator David Peters (OAM) David Peters commenced his banding with the City of Launceston RSL Band (then called the Invermay Silver Band) in 1965 at the age of 10. He was actively involved with that band, both as a player and drum major, until his move to Hobart in 2003 when he joined the Glenorchy City Concert Brass. David has won the Bill Welling Shield for Champion Tasmanian Drum Major in 1995, 1996, 2008, 2013 and 2015. In 2012, he won the National A Grade Champion Drum Major trophy. David has been drill adjudicator at numerous Tasmanian State tiles as well as several National Band Championships. David was President of the Tasmanian Bands League from 1996 to 2011 and President of the National Band Council of Australia from 2000 to 2003. He has both Life Memberships of the Tasmanian Bands League and the National Band Council of Australia. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2014 for his services to music through the brass band movement. Parade of Bands Drill Adjudicator Geoff Brown Geoff Brown joined the Latrobe Federal Band in 1952. During this 54-year association he has played cornet and tenor horn and was Drum Major for 23 years. Geoff’s interest in drill and marching started in the school cadets in 1953, which lead him to being bass drummer of the National Service Drum Band. He was awarded Life Membership of the Latrobe Federal Band in 1972, became a Drill Adjudicator in 2000 and has been a member of the Drill Advisory Board for the past eighteen years. Geoff won the Bill Welling Trophy for Champion Drum Major in 2003 and 2005. In 2004 Geoff received the Champion Drum Major award for C Grade Brass. Geoff retired from the position of Drum Major in 2006 but has continued his involvement in drill and marching as an Adjudicator. 4 Tasmanian Band Championships Saturday 8th September 2018 CONCERT BANDS Warm-up On-stage Inspection No Band Name Section 10.00 – 10:20am 10:30am - 1 Derwent Valley Intermediate Open Concert Band Ungraded 10:30 – 10:50 11:00am - 2 Clarence City Concert Band Open C Break 11:30am 11:30 – 11:50 12:00pm - 3 Clarence High School Senior Junior C Concert Band Break 12:30 12:30 – 12:50 1:00pm - 4 Launceston College Junior Junior C Concert Band 1:00 – 1:20pm 1:30pm - 5 Rose Bay High School Concert Open D Band 1:30 – 1:50pm 2:00pm - 6 Launceston City Band Open D Adjudication 2:40pm 2:40 – 3.00 3.10pm - 7 Derwent Valley Concert Band Open B 3:20 – 3:40 3:50pm - 8 Launceston College Symphonic Open A Band 4:10 – 4:30pm 4:40pm - 9 Hobart Wind Symphony Open A Adjudication 5:50pm Sunday 9th September 2018 BRASS BANDS 9:00 – 9:20am 9:30am - 1 Latrobe Federal Youth Band Junior C 9:30 – 9:50 10:00am - 2 Ulverstone Municipal Junior Junior C Band 10:00 – 10:20am 10:30am 11:10am 3 Glenorchy City Community Brass Open C 10:30 – 10:50am 11:00am 11:40am 4 Boroondara Harmony Brass Open C 11:00 – 11:20am 11:30am 12:10am 5 City of Burnie Brass Band Open C 11:30 – 11:50am 12:00pm 10:30am 6 Hobart Brass Band Open C 12:00 – 12:20pm 12:30pm 11:20am 7 Ulverstone Municipal Band Open C Adjudication 1:10pm Parade of Bands 1:40 – 2:25pm 4 min Order: Band 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, intervals 5, 6, 4, 7, 3 2:10 – 2:30pm 2:40pm 3:20pm 8 City of Devonport Brass Open D 2:40 – 3:00pm 3:10pm 3:50pm 9 West Tamar Municipal Band Open D 3:10 – 3:30pm 3:40pm 4:40pm 10 City of Launceston RSL Band Open B 3:50 – 4:10pm 4:20pm 5:00pm 11 Latrobe Federal Band Open B 4:30 – 4:50pm 5:00pm 3:00pm 12 Boroondara Brass Open A 5:10 – 5:30pm 5:40pm 3:10pm 13 Glenorchy City Concert Brass Open A Adjudication 6:40pm 5 Saturday 8th September 2018 Adjudicator: Andrew Snell Open Concert Ungraded Band 1: Derwent Valley Intermediate Band Musical Director: Andrew Castles Own Choice La Storia Jacob de Haan Own Choice Celebration And Tribute James Swearingen Hymn A Hymn For Band Hugh Stuart Open Concert C Grade Test Fate of the Gods Steven Reineke Band 2: Clarence City Concert Band Musical Director: Andrew MacLean Hymn All Things Bright And Beautiful Claude T. Smith Own Choice MacArthur Park Jimmy Webb Arr. Philip Sparke Stage March The Thunderer John Philip Sousa Arr. Keith Brown & Loras Schissel Junior Concert C Grade Test Whale Warriors Brian Balmages Band 3: Clarence High School Senior Concert Band Musical Director: Andrew Castles Hymn Hymn For A Child James Swearingen Own Choice High Country Ralph Hultgren Stage March Semper Paratus Francis Saltus Van Boskerck Arr. Jenny Brubaker 6 Band 4: Launceston College Junior Concert Band Musical Director: Peter Quigley Hymn Finlandia Jean Sibelius Arr. Frank Erickson Own Choice Joyance Bruce Pearson Stage March St Petersburg March Johnnie Vinson Open Concert D Grade Test La Storia Jacob de Haan Band 5: Rose Bay High School Concert Band Musical Director: Dean Hunt OAM Hymn Hymn For A Child James Swearingen Own Choice Iron And Ice: A Viking Adventure Randall D. Standridge Stage March The Liberty Bell John Philip Sousa Arr.