scaba held their annual Autumn Contest at the Hawth in Crawley today, Sunday 13th September.
Adjudicator Nick Garman enjoyed performances of March, Hymn Tune and ‘own choice’ Test Piece from a total of 16 bands.
Congratulations to the prize winners and big thanks to all the competitors, Contest manager Jane Stewart and the scaba team, Ev-Entz and The Hawth staff for another enjoyable day of music making.
Championship Section
Championship Section
- Wantage Silver, Craig Patterson
W: Thundersley Brass
- Best March, Best Hymn Tune, Best Percussion Section, Best Bass Section, Conductor’s Prize – Wantage
- Best Instrumentalist – Mike Wallbridge
- Best Euphonium – Sam Wyne
First Section
First Section
- Milton Keynes Brass, Craig Patterson
- Epsom & Ewell, Paul Graham
- BAE Systems, Jonathan Crowhurst
- Horsham Borough, Jack Smith
- Best Hymn – Horsham
- Best March – Epsom & Ewell
- Best Instrumentalist – Rachel Scott, Milton Keynes
- Best Euphonium – Kevin Kavanagh, Milton Keynes
- Best Bass Section – Milton Keynes
- Conductor’s Prize – Paul Graham, Epsom & Ewell
Second Section
Second Section
- Brass Band Atout Vent, William Houssoy
- Regent Community Brass, Chris Bearman
- LGB Brass, Ian Stewart
- Epping Forest, Keith Schroeter
- Cold Ash Brass, Jemma Evans
- Chichester City, Tim Cooper
- Shanklin Town, Malcolm Lewis
- Best Hymn, Best March – Atout Vent
- Best instrumentalist – Amaud Peru, Atout Vent
- Best Solo Horn – Peter Maartens, Atout Vent
- Best Horn Section, Best Percussion – Atout Vent
- Conductor’s Prize – Chris Bearman, Regent
Third Section
Third Section
- Crystal Palace, Michael Gray
- Cobham, Glenn Hayter
- Snowdown Colliery, Keith Twyman
- Mole Valley, Andrew Wilson
- Best Hymn, Best March – Crystal Palace
- Best instrumentalist – James Simpson, Cobham
- Best Back Row Cornets, best Percussion – Crystal Palace
- Best Bass Section – Cobham
- Conductor’s prize – Michael Gray, Crystal Palace
