West of England Regional Championships

Last saturday, the senior band competed at the West of England Regional contest held at Torquay. This was the first contest of 2007 for the band as well as their debut appearance in the First Section. The test piece was Eric Ball's 'The Wayfarer'. Adjudicators of the section were David Hirst and Barry Thompson. The band were well prepared for the contest with many weeks of practice leading up to the contest. This showed when they were awarded 4th place for their performance. Special thanks went to Brian Minear for rehearsing the band to the consistent high standard and leading another performance of which the band could be proud of.

This was a great result for the band as they continue to progress each year. Congratulations must go to Hyde and Woodfalls Concert Brass for qualifying for the National finals and also to local friends at Helston who gained 3rd place in the section.

Full results

Both Youth and Senior bands are starting to prepare for CBBA Truro Contest which is to be held on the 31st of March at St Mary's Church. The Youth band will be performing in the Own choice Youth Section and the Senior Band will be performing an own choice programme for the Open Entertainment Section.

The youth band will be travelling to Manchester at the end of April to compete in the National Youth Brass Championships at the Royal Northern College of Music. The test piece for the contest is 'Scenes Du Lac' By Roy Newsome. They will also be performing an own choice entertainments programme at the contest.