2015 Regional Finals Results

The West of England Regional Final of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain took place at the Riviera Centre in Torquay over the weekend of Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March, with the qualifiers representing our region at the National Finals later in the year.

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Championship Section

Date: Saturday 14th March 2015
Time: Draw 1.00pm, Start not before 3.00pm
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: The Torchbearer (Peter Graham) - Published by Gramercy Music
Adjudicators: David Hirst & Prof Roger Webster


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 FlowersWINNERS Paul Holland 03
02 Camborne TownQUALIFIED Ian Porthouse 11
03 Filton Concert Brass Tom Davoren 10
04 Bournemouth Concert Brass Nigel Taken 13
05 Mount Charles Nigel Seaman 09
06 St. Austell Town Steve Sykes 08
07 Lanner & District Silver Stuart Chappell 12
08 Aldbourne Josh Ruck 07
09 Woodfalls Robert Childs, Dr 04
10 Lydbrook Marika Gray 05
11 St. Dennis Darren Hawken 02
12 Sherborne Town Steve Rogers 01
13 Alder Valley Brass Roger Burke 06

First Section

Date: Sunday 15th March 2015
Time: Draw 1.00pm, Start not before 3.00pm
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: A London Overture (Philip Sparke) - Published by Studio Music
Adjudicators: Michael Fowles & David Hirst


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Roche BrassWINNERS Garry Cutt 09
02 Yeovil TownQUALIFIED David Hayward 13
03 Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith 02
04 Hyde Jonathan Lush-Camps 05
05 St. Keverne Gareth Churcher 08
06 Helston Town David Johnson 06
07 Michelmersh Silver Melvin White 01
08 Brunel Brass John Winterflood 12
09 Chalford Steve Tubb 11
10 Pendennis Brass Falmouth Steve Thomas 14
11 Forest of Dean Brass Chris Howley 15
12 Otterbourne Brass Gareth Pritchard 04
13 South West Comms Richard Harvey 03
14 Shrewton Silver Michael Dunford 10
DSQ St. Pinnock Jane Whitehead 07

Second Section

Date: Saturday 14th March 2015
Time: Draw 8.45am, Start 10.00am
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Variations on Maccabeus (Kevin Norbury) - Published by SP&S Ltd
Adjudicators: David Hirst & Prof Roger Webster


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 A. W. Parker (Drybrook)WINNERS Josh Ruck 13
02 Wotton-under-Edge & DistrictQUALIFIED Ian Dickinson 05
03 Bodmin Town John Maines 09
04 Downton Paul Williams 14
05 Poole Borough Chris Davis, Dr 10
06 Andover Town Steve Large 15
07 City of Bristol Brass Bryn James 07
08 Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) David Boorer 06
09 Sidmouth Town Adrian Harvey 01
10 New Forest Brass Ian Luxford 08
11 Ocean Brass Edward March 11
12 Bugle Silver Paul Uzzell 12
13 Swindon Pegasus David Mace 02
14 Weston Brass Bryn James 04
15 Bream Silver Philip Turner 03

Third Section

Date: Sunday 15th March 2015
Time: Draw 8.45am, Start 10.00am
Stage: Forum
Test Piece: Evolution, Five States of Change (Philip Sparke) - Published by Anglo Music Press
Adjudicators: Lt Col Graham Jones & Prof Roger Webster


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Soundhouse BrassWINNERS Lee Clayson 05
02 Camborne Junior ContestingQUALIFIED Alan Pope 07
03 Denmead Brass Estelle Flood 10
04 Bath Spa Martin Perry 09
05 Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver Joanne Sykes 06
06 Corsham Colin Hogg 11
07 Wilton & District Colin Herbert 14
08 Cinderford Gary Davies 08
09 Bratton Silver Simon Carr 01
10 South Molton Town Gil Taylor 16
11 Spinnaker Brass Michael Pennicote-Henrie 15
12 St. Stythians James Burns 12
13 Gillingham Imperial Silver Jim Bennett 13
14 Heyl Town Shaun Marsden 02
15 Swindon Brass Francis Cowley 03
16 Chalford Academy Steve Tubb 04

Fourth Section

Date: Saturday 14th March 2015
Time: Draw 9.15am (Group A and B), Start 10.30am
Stage: Arena
Test Piece: An English Pastorale (Dean Jones) - Published by Lake Music
Adjudicators: Michael Fowles & Lt Col Graham Jones


Pos Band Conductor Draw
01 Pillowell SilverWINNERS Ian Whitburn
02 Porthleven TownQUALIFIED Tom Bassett
03 TotnesQUALIFIED Alan Wilmott
04 Cheltenham Silver Nigel Galliott
05 Lydney Town Kevin Ford
06 Tiverton Town David Boorer
07 Tewkesbury Town Nigel Morgan
08 Saltash Town Mike Faro
09 Bideford Town Band Mark Durham
10 Gosport Solent Brass Stephen Dunster
11 Weymouth Concert Brass Kevin Goodwin
12 Pendeen Silver Darren Jenkin
13 Verwood Town Emma Button
14 Shanklin Town (IoW) Malcolm Lewis
15 Hatherleigh Silver Dan Button
16 Nailsworth Silver Paul McLaughlin
17 Redruth Town Sara Munns
18 Okehampton Excelsior Silver Richard Beardon
19 Shaftesbury Town Silver Martin Hill
20 Torbay Brass Graham Eaton
21 Marshfield Philip Anderson