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BB 01.Indd 1 6/11/07 17:09:56 2 Price: £1.25 I SSUE 5482 10 NOVEMBER 2007 Victory for Hatfi eld Graham O’Connor celebrates his third win at the Pontin’s Brass Band Festival last Sunday after leading Powerfuel Hatfi eld Colliery Band to victory in the event held at Prestatyn Holiday Camp in North Wales. The fun-fi lled weekend also saw success for Skelmanthorpe, Wakefi eld Metropolitan, Flixton and Uppermill bands and BB was there to bring all the action in words and pictures on pages 4 and 5. Top sop steps down at Black Dyke Peter Roberts, arguably the world’s fi nest soprano cornet band movement, as he still has so much to offer.” player over the past three decades, has announced his Meanwhile, Black Dyke has also announced the departure retirement from Black Dyke Band and will step down at of its solo horn player, Arfon Owen, who has relinquished Christmas, leaving the soprano seat vacant once again. his position in order to develop as a soloist and a teacher Commenting on his time at ‘Dyke’, Peter Roberts said: “I at Wardle High School. Said Arfon: “It has been a diffi cult Leading the Viking charge in Stavanger have been at Black Dyke for just over three years and have decision for me but, after consultation with Nick Childs, I had a wonderful time, winning the ‘European’ and being the have decided to concentrate on giving priority to my fi rst toss of a coin from winning a hat-trick at the British Open. professional position at Wardle High School.” His position Being an older person, I have always been made to feel very will be fi lled by a ‘giant’ from the band’s past, Sandy Smith. Three decades of service welcome by the younger players. It has been a really good Commenting on the changes, Nicholas Childs said: “Arfon to Brass in Concert time with the band.” Peter Roberts has no further plans to has risen through the ranks of Black Dyke from 2nd to solo play for a band, but will continue to adjudicate and engage horn and now needs time to express himself as a teacher in other work in the banding movement. and develop, as I know he can, as a great soloist. Sandy is a Amid speculation surrounding who will fi ll the void, BB wonderful player and a terrifi c musician, both of which will understands that Black Dyke Band will explore a number be a perfect partnership in our exciting schedule planned for of options over the coming months before making a fi nal next year.” decision on the new occupant early in 2008, with Paul Duffy Sandy Smith commented: “I am thrilled to have been (previously 4th solo cornet) and Brass Band Willebroek’s asked back to play at Black Dyke. It remains at the Bert Van Thienen among those occupying the seat in the very forefront of banding, both musically and from an meantime. organisational point of view. I am obviously aware of how Said the band’s music director, Nicholas Childs: “Peter is a good the band is, but have been equally impressed by the New on the music special player who has left a fantastic legacy and gained array of skilled background staff that Nick has assembled, stands this Christmas total respect from his fellow bandsmen. Everyone at Black and look forward to another successful time with Black Dyke wishes him well in his new direction within the brass Dyke.” BB 01.indd 1 6/11/07 17:09:56 2 www.britishbandsman.com BB 02+03.indd 1 6/11/07 17:13:35 N EWS 19 and 20 January 2008 at Filliegh Community Hall, controller, Frank Hodges: “Once again the generous Cutt to lead Viking South Molton followed by the tenth Mid-Winter Brass support of Tameside Council for the seventh ‘Euro’ assault Workshop, led by Goff Richards on 9 and 10 February successive year has ensured that we will be able to Stavanger Brass Band has announced exclusively to 2008 at Tavistock College. send the winner of the Open Solo title to Australia British Bandsman that Garry Cutt will conduct the For full details of these workshops contact Brian to compete in the 2008 Ern Keller International Norwegian Champion at next year’s European Brass Elliott on 01752 892056 or [email protected]. Soloist of the Year competition, which Katrina Band Championships in its home town. Commenting Marzella won in style earlier this year.” to BB on behalf of Stavanger, Svein Olav Simonsen This year’s judging panel consists of Stan Lippeatt, said: “We are delighted to announce that Garry Johnstone lifts Alan Morrison, Major Peter Parkes, Peter Roberts, Cutt will lead our assault on next year’s European Geoffrey Whitham and Mark Wilkinson. Championships. Garry has worked with the band a Borders Crown number of times and the most recent project, Johnstone Band and conductor, Raymond Tennant, Siddis Brass, was both successful and enjoyable for won the seventh Borders Entertainment Contest, New era for British everyone. We are sure that the wealth of experience held in Innerleithen last Saturday (3rd). Twelve Bandsman he has gathered in his very successful career, which Bands competed, with three ensembles in the new Early feedback following the recent launch of BBTV has seen him win three British Opens, will give us Youth and Development Section. (British Bandsman Television) at the National Final the best possible chance of securing a home win.” The results were: at the Royal Albert Hall has indicated that viewers Allan Withington conducted Stavanger to victory at 1. Johnstone (R. Tennant) 192; 2. Lochgelly Band (P. have been enthralled by the first edition. Highlights this year’s Norwegian Championships, at which the Drury) 189; 3. St. Ronan’s Silver (A. Knox) 187; 4. of the groundbreaking DVD include a behind-the- band qualified for the ‘European’, but his services Shotts St. Patrick’s (A. Duncan) 186; 5. Croy Band scenes look at this year’s European Championships have been secured by Grimethorpe Colliery Band, (K. Blackwood) 185; 6. Selkirk Silver (R. Duff) 184. in Birmingham, Renton’s Roundtable, in which which he recently led to victory in the National Entertainment Prize: St. Ronan’s Silver Frank Renton leads an in-depth discussion on some Championship in the Royal Albert Hall. 1st Section: Lochgelly of the burning issues at the forefront of banding 2nd Section: Johnstone today, a highly entertaining Top-C Challenge by the 3rd Section: Annan Town (APD) European Youth Brass Band and a visit to the Whit St. Dennis on top 4th Section: Brass Sounds Inverclyde Friday Marches in the company of Black Dyke Band, Adjudicators: Chris Wormald and Craig Anderson as well as a tour around the Queensbury band’s at Torquay (music) and Col. Andrew Campbell (Entertainment). It was top honours for St. Dennis Band at the legendary bandroom in the company of Nicholas Youth and Development Section annual South West Brass Band Association (SWBBA) Childs and Geoffrey Whitham. Abbey Brass (Jedforest) (J. Mabon) Gold Award; Championships held in the Riviera Centre last Among the other personalities featured in the first Beltane Brass (Peebles) (D. Ward) Silver Award; St. Saturday (3rd), with the senior band lifting the crown edition are Markus Bach, Ulf Rosenberg, Martin Ronan’s Future Band (D. Robb) Gold Award in the Open Section and the junior band mirroring the Ellerby, Phillip McCann, Major Peter Parkes, Roger Adjudicator: Iain Fleming success in the Youth Section. Webster, Dr. Roy Newsome With 27 bands competing across six sections, and Belgian soprano adjudicators, William Relton and David Marshall, Best of Brass at British cornet virtuoso, Bert Van and the large audience was treated to an excellent Thienen. Subscribers to BB standard of music making. Open solos will receive a free copy of The results were: The British Open Solo and Quartet Championships the first edition with our Open Section takes place today (10th) in Dukinfield Town Hall, bumper 48-page edition on 1. St. Dennis (B. Minear); Tameside, commencing at 10.30am. 1 December and anyone 2. Bodmin Town (H. Williams); The event has attracted a record entry of almost wishing to subscribe to 3. St. Keverne (S. Chappell) 100 competitors, with 25 entrants in the preliminary future editions should call 2nd Section round of the Senior Solo Competition. Said contest 01933 445442. 1. St. Stythians (D. Johnston); 2. Soundhouse Brass (G. Pumford); 3. South Molton Town (T. Treherne) 3rd Section 1. Heyl Town (D. Johnston); 2. Bugle (D. Pope); 3. Pillowell Silver (P. Uzzell) 4th Section 1. Sidmouth Town (A. Harvey); 2. Pendennis Brass Falmouth (S. Thomas); 3. Okehampton Excelsior Silver (D. Law) Youth Section 1. St. Dennis Youth (B. Minear); 2. Mount Charles Youth (S. Dobson) Junior Section 1. Shirland Youth (M. Smith); 2. St. Keverne Youth 2007 (G. Churcher); 3. Double TT Brass-Totnes (I. Wilkinson) The SWBBA has also announced a further series of workshops in its successful Education and Training Programme. A conductor’s workshop, led by David Marshall, will be held on 3 www.britishbandsman.com BB 02+03.indd 2 6/11/07 17:13:36 2007 PONTIN’ S BRASS BAND FESTIVAL (ATFIELDONfull Powerfuel Hatfield Colliery Band, conducted by conductor, John Roberts, was relaxing with his Graham O’Connor, took the first prize of £2,500 in family at the announcement of the results and later the Harry and Margaret Mortimer Championship at declared himself ‘delighted’ with the outcome after Pontin’s in Prestatyn last Sunday evening, following his band had given what was arguably the cleanest a performance of Philip Sparke’s Partita, which performance of the day.
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