In the first Fife Charities contest since 2019, Granite City took 2nd place and came home with a total of four trophies!
It was a contest that saw the band take to the stage to play the March 'The Champions' by Maj G. H. Willcocks, the Hymn 'Dear Lord and Father of Mankind' arranged by Eric Banks, and the exciting testpiece 'Traversada' by Oliver Waespi which resulted in the adjudicator, John Boax remark: 'A band that sounds as if they understand ensemble work'
"A band that sounds as if they understand ensemble work" John Boax (Adjudicator)
The band clearly impressed both the Adjudicator John Boax, and the soloist judge, Carol Ednie as our performance won us the individual awards of Best Euphonium (Lewis Catto) and Best Basses (Andy Paterson, Niamh McColl, Pixie Nishina and Clive Zwanswiniski), with Carol Ednie saying in her remarks after the performances 'I was looking for the players who played consistently throughout'.
The band have now qualified for the Senior Trophy in Blackpool on May 13th and will be preparing for the Scottish Challenge Shield in November.
The band would like to wish congratulations to the winners of the competition, Kingdom Brass.
# | Band | Conductor | Draw | March | Hymn | Test |
1 | Kingdom Brass | Raymond Tennant | 4 | 89 | 89 | 192 |
2 | Granite City Brass | Bruce Wallace | 3 | 88 | 86 | 189 |
3 | Bo'ness & Carriden | Charlie Farren | 6 | 87 | 87 | 188 |
4 | Lochgelly | Chris Shanks | 2 | 85 | 83 | 182 |
5 | Broxburn & Livingston | Alistair Gibson | 5 | 84 | 82 | 181 |
6 | Bon Accord 'B' | Jennifer Cook | 1 | 82 | 80 | 180 |
Winning Conductor: Raymond Tennant
Qualifier for Senior Trophy: Granite City Brass
Best Fife 'A' Band: Kingdom Brass
Best 1st Section Band: Granite City Brass
Best 2nd Section Band: Broxburn & Livingston
Best 3rd Section Band: N/A
Best 4th Section Band: Bon Accord 'B'
Best Cornet: David Prentice, Kingdom Brass
Best Horn: Sarah Findlay, Kingdom Brass
Best Euphonium: Lewis Catto, Granite City Brass
Best Trombone: Alex Philip, Kingdom Brass
Best Basses: Granite City Brass
Best Percussion: Bo'ness & Carriden