Contesting

The band has a long tradition of competing in contests, both locally and across England. Our results in recent times are displayed below...
Results @ West of England Regionals

2024


WBBA Open Contest @ Ringwood / November 2024

Music: March: "Viva Birkinshaw" by William Rimmer. Test Piece: "A Tale As Yet Untold" by Philip Sparke.

Conductor: Neil Brownless.

Section: Open.

Result: March Contest: 2nd (from 7). Test Piece Contest: 2nd in the Open (from 9), Best Instrumentalist, Best Euphonium, Best Horn Section, Best Bass Section.


West of England Regionals @ Torquay / March 2024

Music: "Variations on an Enigma" by Philip Sparke.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: Championship Section.

Result: 8th (from 12).

An audio recording of the performance is available on wobplay.

2023


WBBA Open Contest @ Ringwood / November 2023

Music: March: "Army of the Nile" by Kenneth Alford. Test Piece: "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" by Peter Graham.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: Open.

Result: March Contest: 3rd (from 8). Test Piece Contest: 4th in the Open (from 11), First Section Winners, Best Percussion Prize.


National Finals @ Cheltenham / September 2023

Music: "St. James's - A New Beginning" by Philip Harper.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: First Section.

Result: 5th (from 20).

An audio recording of the performance is available on wobplay.


West of England Regionals @ Torquay / March 2023

Music: "A Day in the Life of a Knight" by Philip Lawrence.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: First Section.

Result: 2nd (from 18) - PROMOTED.


ODBBA Own Choice @ Banbury / February 2023

Music: "A Day in the Life of a Knight" by Philip Lawrence.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: First Section.

Result: 3rd (from 6)

2022



GBBA Own Choice Contest @ Quedgeley / November 2022

Music: March: "Army of the Nile" by Kenneth Alford. Test Piece: "Prisms" by Peter Graham.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: Open Section.

Result: 1st (from 8) in March & Test Piece Contests.


LBBA Open Contest @ Loughborough / November 2022

Music: "Prisms" by Peter Graham.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: First Section.

Result: 5th (from 8).


West of England Bandsmen's Festival @ Bugle / June 2022

Music: The Hymn "Love Divine" arranged by Philip Wilby & Test Piece "Purpose" by Paul Sharman.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: First Section.

Result: 2nd in the Hymn Contest, 2nd in the Test Piece Contest (from 5).


West of England Regionals @ Cheltenham / April 2022

Music: "Spectrum" by Gilbert Vinter.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: First Section.

Result: 3rd (from 15).


The Welsh Open @ Newport / February 2022

Music: "Walking with Heroes" by Paul Lovatt-Cooper. Arlen & Harburg's "Over the Rainbow", arranged by Goff Richards and performed by Solo Horn player, Andrew Jones. "Batman the Movie - Main Theme" by Danny Elfman, arranged by Alan Catherall. "Evening Hymn & Sunset", arranged by Rob Wiffin and featuring Principal Cornet player, Trystan Jones. "Olympic Truce", the final movement from Philip Harper's 'Olympus'.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: Championship & First Section.

Result: 11th (from 13).



2021


WBBA Open Contest @ Poole / November 2021

Music: March: "Army of the Nile" by Kenneth Alford. Test Piece: "A London Overture" by Philip Sparke.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: Open.

Result: March Contest: Open Winners (from 13). Test Piece Contest: 2nd in the Open (from 15) and First Section Winners.

2020


West of England Regionals @ Torquay / March 2020

Music: "Legacy" by Tom Davoren.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: First Section.

Result: 12th (from 18).


ODBBA Own Choice Contest @ Burford / February 2020

Music: "Legacy" by Tom Davoren.

Conductor: Josh Ruck.

Section: First Section.

Result: 6th (from 7).



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