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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
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
Adjudicators
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11:00 | Thornden Community Band (CWB) |
Conductor: Gary Chong | |
To A New Dawn Philip Sparke | |
O Magnum Mysterium Morten Lauridsen arr. Reynolds | |
11:35 | St Cat’s Ensemble (OWB) |
Conductor: Adam Broughton | |
Shepherd’s Hey Percy Grainger | |
Yiddish Dances Adam Gorb | |
12:10 | Southampton Concert Wind Band (CWB) |
Conductor: Calum Gray | |
Drive! Patrick Roszell | |
A Glimpse of Paradise Rob Wiffin | |
First Suite in E Flat Gustav Holst | |
12:45 | Mountbatten Wind Band (SWB) |
Conductor: Rachael Armstrong | |
Whispers from Beyond Rossano Galante | |
The King Across The Water Bruce Fraser | |
13:10 | Presentation of Awards |
14:00 | Mountbatten Big Band (SBB) |
Director: Stu Marchant | |
Ivory Moon Larry Neek | |
Cantaloupe Island Herbie Hancock arr. Kamuf | |
14:35 | Abingdon Concert Band (CWB) |
Conductor: Neil Brownless | |
Whispers from Beyond Rossano Galante | |
Mexicana Thierry Deleruyelle | |
Spirit of the Sequoia Philip Sparke | |
15:10 | Romsey Youth Concert Band (YWB) |
Conductor: Carrie Hensel | |
El Arco de Los Cabos Ed Huckeby | |
Les Miserables Boublil/Schonberg arr. Sweeney | |
Danzon Bernstein arr. Bocook | |
A Klezmer Karnival Philip Sparke | |
15:35 | Presentation of Awards |
Band | Warm Up | Perform | Awards |
Thornden Community WB (47) CWB | 10:30 | 11:00 | 13:10 |
St Cat’s Ensemble (44) OWB | 11:05 | 11:35 | 13:10 |
Southampton Concert WB (40) CWB | 11:40 | 12:10 | 13:10 |
Mountbatten Wind Band ((45) SWB | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:10 |
Mountbatten Big Band (25) SBB | 13:30 | 14:00 | 15:35 |
Abingdon Concert Band (45) CWB | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:35 |
Romsey Youth Concert Band (35) YWB | 14:40 | 15:10 | 15:35 |