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NCBF AWARD CRITERIA

NCBF Award Criteria

North Regional Festival – Sunday 03 November 2024 | Schedule


Crompton House Academy, Rochdale Road, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7HS | Free Admission for Audience

Adjudicators:   Simone Rebello & Gerard Booth
Compere:          Barrie Johnson

0930 Werneth Concert Band (CWB)

Conductor: Jonathan Parkes

Werneth Suite Terence Greaves

1000     Rochdale Community Wind Band (CWB)

 Conductor: Cathie Brookes

Across the Hills  Rob Wiffin

Gallimaufry  Guy Woolfenden

1030     Barnsley Town Concert Band (YWB)

Conductor: James Roberts

A Klezmer Karnival Philip Sparke

Highland Cathedral arr. Woods

When Spirits Soar Brian Balmages

1100     North Cheshire Wind Orchestra (OWB)

Conductor: Andrew Mallon

Finnegan’s Wake A J Potter

Variations on ‘Laudate Dominum’ Edward Gregson trans. Wiffin

1135     Presentation of Awards

1200     Huddersfield Wind Band (CWB)

Conductor: John Turnbull

Pound the Streets Paul Lovatt-Cooper

With Each Sunset Richard L Saucedo

Seize The Day Menkin/Feldman arr. Turnbull

An American Trilogy arr. Richards

1230     Manchester University Wind Orchestra (OWB)

Conductors: Eve Klein & Maia Rey Macia

An American in Paris George Gershwin arr. Brubaker

Strike Hard, Strike True Tom Davoren

The Hounds of Spring Alfred Reed

1300     Dark Peak Intermediate Wind Band (JWB)

Conductor: Sarah Hind

La Caracola Philip Sparke

Painted Desert Philip Sparke

Legend of Devil’s Lake Michael Sweeney

1330     Crumpsall Concert Band (CWB)

Conductor: Maren Kuzmak

An English Folk Song Suite R Vaughan Williams

Encanto Robert W Smith

1405     Presentation of Awards

1445     East Riding Senior Wind Band (YWB)

Conductor: Sharon Walker

Jubiloso Philip Sparke

Hello Dolly Jerry Herman arr. Saurer

Selection from Wicked Stephen Schwartz arr. Bocock

1515     Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Concert Band (SWB)

Conductor: Michael Monument

Highlights from How to Train your Dragon John Powell arr. Vinson

Wide Open Spaces Kit Turnbull

Critical Mass Todd Salter

1545     East Riding Youth Jazz Collective (YBB)

Director: Rachael Dixon

Crunchy Frog Gordon Goodwin

Li’L Darlin’ Neal Hefti

Faith Paul Murtha

1615     Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Big Band (SBB)

Director: Michael Monument

Footprints Wayne Shorter arr. Tomaro

Woodchoppers Ball Woody Herman arr. Bishop

Chicken Scratch Kris Berg

1645     Sheffield University Big Band (OBB)

Director: William Hepworth

My Favourite Things arr. Jennings

Jamie Sammy Nestico

All of Me Lennie Niehaus

The Jazz Police Gordon Goodwin

1720     Presentation of Awards

South Regional Festival – Saturday 09 November 2024 | Schedule


Barton Peveril Sixth Form College, Rose Theatre, Eastleigh SO50 5ZA | Free Admission for Audience

Adjudicators:   Simon Hogg & Paul Hornsby
Compere:          Duncan Stubbs

1200     Mountbatten Big Band (SBB)

Director: Stu Marchant

The Opener Carl Strommen

Nostalgia in Times Square Charles Mingus arr. Lopez

Milestones Miles Davis arr. Blair

1240     Mountbatten Wind Band (SWB)

Conductor: Rachael Armstrong

Country Garden Gig Duncan Stubbs

Highlights from Moulin Rouge arr. Brown

1320     Southampton Concert Wind Band (CWB)

Conductor: Calum Gray

Rising Remixed Tom Davoren

My Bonny Boy (from English Folk Song Suite) R Vaughan Williams

Music for a Festival Philip Sparke

1400     Mountbatten Community Wind Band (CWB)

Conductor: Rachael Armstrong

A Monmouth Overture Philip Sparke

By Loch and Mountain Robert W Smith

1445     Presentation of Awards

PAST FESTIVALS 2023/24


Sunday 21st January 2024

SCOTLAND - Garnock Community Campus, Glengarnock

Sunday 3rd December 2023

WARWICK - Warwick Hall, Warwick School

Sunday 26th November 2023

OLDHAM - Crompton House Academy

Sunday 19th November 2023

NORTHAMPTON - Cripps Hall, Northampton

Saturday 5th November 2023

LONDON & HOME COUNTIES (CROWTHORNE) - Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire

Sunday 29th October 2023

SOUTHAMPTON - The Mountbatten School, Romsey, Hampshire