It was back to the Scottish Championships on Saturday for Granite City Brass, as the band headed to Perth to showcase the quality around the stands.
After last year's Scottish placing of 7th, the band knew that they had to achieve 7th or better to retain 1st section status. And boy did the band rise to the occasion! Not only retaining 1st section status, but managing to achieve some parallels to the 2014 win, this time with Principal Cornet Allan Wilson receiving the best Instrumentalist award. There is a fine musical standard within the band, with principal players receiving the best intrumentalist award many times since it was introduced by SBBA in 2006.
The judges celebrated the musicality and sensitivity to the music saying 'A fine performance on a difficult piece. This was very musical and so well organised' and 'Lots to enjoy in this performance, especially the fine solo cornet... Thank you for your sympathetic & musical approach to this masterwork'.
Further success and congratulations to Kirkintilloch who won the section (with Allan Wilson's twin brother performing), and to Bon-Accord and Bon-Accord B who took 3rd and 1st in their respective sections.
Place | Band | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Kirkintilloch Band | Hedley Benson | 192 |
2 | Granite City Brass | Bruce Wallace | 190 |
3 | Bo'ness and Carriden | Charlie Farren | 189 |
4 | Dunaskin Doon | Ralph Brill | 187 |
5 | Newtongrange Silver | Anne Crookston | 186 |
6 | Lochgelly Band | Chris Shanks | 184 |
7 | Johnstone | Joshua Parkhill | 182 |
8 | Newmilns & Galston | Alan Friel | 181 |
9 | Irvine & Dreghorn | John Boax | 180 |
Thomas Macaulay Memorial Trophy (Best Horn | Allan Wardrope (Kirkintilloch Band) |
Best Instrumentalist (Cornet) | Allan Wilson (Granite City Brass) |