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The Scottish Brass Band Association are
pleased to announce that the adjudicators for this year's Scottish Open
Championships will be David Read, Roy Newsome and Chris Wormald. The
contest will be held in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sunday 28th
November and the following 16 bands will perform their chosen test-piece
Dances and Arias by Edward Gregson. Aveley & Newham Besses o' th' Barn Bon Accord Silver BTM Fishburn Freckleton Hepworth (Persimmon Homes) Kingdom Brass Kirkintilloch Scottish Co-op Sellers International Tertnes Brass (Norway) Tredegar Unison Kinneil Whitburn Wingates The Scottish Youth Brass Band Championships will take place on the same day in various areas of the GRCH. Adjudicator and entry details for this event will be released in the next few weeks. The Sunday evening gala concert will feature Whitburn Band, Newtongrange Silver Band, Scottish Junior and Open Solo Champion Katrina Marzella, 150 voices of Inverclyde Schools Choir and leading Scottish folk group, The Whistlebinkies. The show will be presented by Alasdair Hutton and will feature an eclectic programme, which will include the World Premier of Andrew Duncan's Baritone Concerto, to be performed by Katrina Marzella and Whitburn Band. Ticket prices are £5 (£4 concessions) for the contest - permitting entry to the Scottish Open and all sections of the Youth Championships. Concert tickets are £10 (£8 concessions) with all tickets available through GRCH Box Office, Telephone - 0141 353 8000. In keeping with the Association's policy of two adjudicators for each section of the Scottish Championships, the following Adjudicators have been appointed for the 2005 contest to be held in Dundee's Caird Hall on 12/13th March 2005. Saturday 12th March 3rd section: Allan Ramsay, Andrew Duncan 2nd section: Steve Bastable, Ian Brownbill 4th section: David Read, Ian Brownbill Sunday 13th March 1st Section: David Read, Steve Prichard-Jones Championship Section: David Read, Steve Prichard-Jones |