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| Contests in 2009
Redbridge Brass band will be competing at the following contests in 2009. Mineworkers Open National Brass Band Festival Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th January 2009 Butlins Holiday Park Roman Bank Ingoldmells, Skegness, PE25 1NJ Test piece (Sat): Harrison's Dream (Peter Graham) Entertainment contest programe (Sun). All Night Long, Jesus Wipes Away My Tears, Huapango, Mr Sandman, With One Look, Excerpts from Finale, Symphony No 1 by Rachmaninov Result - 1st Place National Brass Band Championship - London and Southern Counties 2009 Regional Qualifying Contest Sunday 22nd March 2009 at the Arts and Leisure Centre, Stevenage, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 1LZ Test piece: Salute to Youth (Gilbert Vinter) A test piece contest with the winner and runner-up going through to the final at the Royal Albert Hall in October. Result - 1st Place The 89th Spring Brass Band Festival – The Grand Shield. Saturday 9th May 2009 at The Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, FY1 1HU Test piece: Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton) Result - 10th Place All England Masters Brass Band Championship Sunday 24th May 2009 at Corn Exchange, Wheeler Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QB Test piece: Masters of Space and Time (Bruce Broughton) Result - 15th Place English National Brass Band Championships 27th June 2009 at The Guild Hall, Lancaster Road Preston, PR1 1HT Test piece: Within Blue Empires (Paul Lovatt-Cooper) Result - 12th Place National Brass Band Championship Finals 17th October 2009 at Royal Albert Hall London, SW7 2AP 10am start Box office: 0207 589 8212 Test piece: The Torchbearer – Symphonic Variations and Metamorphosis on a Theme by Eric Ball - (Peter Graham) |
| Lifeblood of a brass band Competing against other bands is a traditional activity of the brass band movement and goes back to the earliest days of the brass band. To test the bands at a contest event, a 'Test Piece' is chosen, often composed specifically for the contest with the aim of producing a challenging piece of music to test the skill and musicianship of the players and conductor. During the contest each band performes the piece before one or more adjudicators whose job is to determine the best performance of the day. Test Pieces have enriched to a high degree the catalogue of music available for brass bands and are often re-used in concerts and again at contests in subsequent years. Another form of contest is the 'Entertainment Contest' where bands play a 25 minute programme of music which gives an opportunity for each band to display its strengths and versatility. These contests are always popular with audiences and often contain a degree of humour and originality. |
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