Wellington Brass Contest Results
As Wellington Brass Band
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8 July 2023 Dunedin, Dunedin Town Hall
Adjudicators: Tom Davoren
Test Piece: Concerto No.1 for Brass Band, Derek Bourgeois
Own Choice: Audivi Media Nocte, Oliver Waespi
Conductor: David Bremner
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16 July 2022
Wellington, Michael Fowler CentreAdjudicators: Kenneth Young
Test Piece: Heroes, Bruce Broughton
Own Choice: Fraternity
Conductor: David Bremner
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17 July 2021
Christchurch, Christchurch Town HallAdjudicators: David Gallaher
Test Piece: Of Men and Mountains, Edward Gregson
Own Choice: Revelation, Wilby
Conductor: David Bremner
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13 July 20219
Hamilton, Claudeland’s Event CentreAdjudicators: Luc Vertommen
Test Piece: Variations on a Ninth, Gilbert Vinter
Own Choice: Titan’s Progress
Conductor: David Bremner
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14 July 2018
Blenheim, Marlborough Civic TheatreAdjudicators: Russell Gray
Test Piece: The 39th Parallel, Peter Graham
Own Choice: Perihelion Closer to the Sun, Philip Sparke
Conductor: Nigel Seaman
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1 April 2018
MelbourneAdjudicators: David Bremner, Maureen Cameron, Alan Lourens
Test Piece: Time Machine, Thomas Doss
Own Choice: Fraternity
Conductor: Nigel Seaman
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21 April 2017
Wellington, Michael Fowler CentreAdjudicators: Nigel Seaman
Test Piece: Journey of the Lone, Simon Dobson
Own Choice: Metropolis 1927, Peter Graham
Conductor: David Bremner
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Test Piece: The Triumph of Time, Peter Graham
Adjudicators: Allan Withington, Michael Ball, Rob Wiffin
Venue: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Conductor: David Bremner
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16 July 2016
Napier, Municipal TheatreAdjudicators: Robert Childs
Test Piece: Of Distant Memories, Edward Gregson
Own Choice: The Triumph of Time, Peter Graham
Conductor: David Bremner
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11 July 2015
Rotorua
Adjudicators: David GallaherTest Piece: Vita Aeterna Variations (Variations & Fugue on an Original Theme), Alexander Comitas
Own Choice: Extreme Make-Over
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5 April 2015
Sydney, Seymour CentreAdjudicators: Allan Withington
Test Piece: Gallipoli, Barry McKimm
Own Choice: Revelation
Conductor: David Bremner
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12 July 2015
Invercargill, Civic TheatreAdjudicators: Stephen Cobb
Test Piece: On Alderley Edge, Peter Graham
Own Choice: Music of the Spheres, Philip Sparke
Conductor: David Bremner
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20 July 2013
New Plymouth, TSB ShowplaceAdjudicators: Stephen Bulla
Test Piece: The Promised Land, Kenneth Downie
Own Choice: Revelation, Wilby
Conductor: David Bremner
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7 July 2012
Timaru, Theatre RoyalAdjudicators: Robert Childs
Test Piece: Breath of Souls, Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Own Choice: Titan’s Progress
Conductor: David Bremner
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12 July 2008
Christchurch, Christchurch Town HallAdjudicators: Simone Rebello
Test Piece: Renaissance, Peter Graham
Own Choice: Diversions on a Bass Theme
Conductor: David Bremner
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23 March 2008
Brisbane, Brisbane Town HallAdjudicators: Peter Adams
Test Piece: Main Street, Eric Ball
Own Choice: Diversions on a Bass Theme
Conductor: David Bremner
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7 July 2007
Auckland, Bruce Mason CentreAdjudicators: Nigel Boddice
Test Piece: Salamander, John McCabe
Own Choice: Tallis Variations,
Conductor: David Chaulk
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27 March 2005
Wellington, Town HallAdjudicators: Alan Morrison
Test Piece: The King of Elfland's Daughter, Rodney Newton
Conductor: David Chaulk
As Onslow Brass Band
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Christchurch
Adjudicator : Wing Commander Eric Banks [ Britain ] O.B.E.
Test Piece: The Essence of Time, Peter Graham
Conductor: Peter Zwartz
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Sydney
Adjudicators: Peter Parkes
Test Piece: Variations for Brass Band, Vaughan Williams
Own choice: Diadem of Gold
Conductor: Donald Bly
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Wellington
Adjudicators: Elgar Clayton, F.J.Rawbone (Hymn)
Test Piece: Oliver Cromwell, Henry Geehl
Own choice – Four Dances from “Checkmate” Arthur Bliss arr. E.Ball
*Evening Post Onslow Brass
Conductor: Norman Goffin QSO
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Wellington
Adjudicators: Eric Ball, A.F.Brieseman (Hymn)
Test Piece: Sovereign Heritage, Jack Beaver arr. Frank Wright
Own choice: Tournament for Brass, Eric Ball
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Dunedin
Adjudicators: Norman Thorn Jnr and R.Francis
Test Piece: James Cook, Circumnavigator, Gilbert Vinter
Own Choice: Rhapsody For Brass, J.D.Goffin
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Christchurch
Adjudicators: Ken Smith Jnr
Test Piece: Jodrell Bank, Peter Yorke
Own Choice: Le Carnival Romain, Berlioz arr. Wright
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Rotorua
Adjudicators: W. H. Walden-Mills
Test Piece: John O'Gaunt, Gilbert Vinter
Own choice: Tournament for Brass, Eric Ball
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Auckland
Adjudicators: Lloyd Thorne
Test Piece: Lorenzo, Thomas Keighley
Own Choice: Eroica Variations, Beethoven arr. Rimmer
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Christchurch
Adjudicators: Norm Hestridge
Test Piece: Scheherazade, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Drake Rimmer
Own Choice: Main Street, Eric Ball
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Newtown Park, Wellington
Adjudicators: James Kelly (Australia)
As Wellington Tramways
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Wellington
Adjudicators: Les Francis
Test Piece: Springtime, Haydn Morris
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Napier
Adjudicators: Albert Baile
Test piece: Orion, Granville Bantock
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Invercargill
Adjudicators: Denis Wright
Test Piece: Adanta, Hans Uljee
Own Choice: Call of the Sea, Eric Ball
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Whanganui
Adjudicators: Harry Mortimer
Test Piece: Holiday Suite, Eric Ball
Own Choice: Cavelleria and Rusticana
Conductor: Norman Goffin
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Palmerston North
Adjudicators: Ernest Kerry
Test Piece: Il Crociato in Egitto arr. Ord Hume
Own Choice: Giacomo Meyerbeer arr. James Ord Hume
Conductor: E. Franklin
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Nelson, New Zealand
Adjudicators: Ernest Kerry
Test Piece: Il Pirata arr. C. Godfrey
Own Choice: Vincenzo Bellini arr. Charles Godfrey Jnr
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Dunedin
Adjudicators: Christopher SmithTest Piece: The Pathetique Sonata (op 13) & Own Choice
Conductor: E. Franklin
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Palmerston North
Adjudicator- William Short, Britain .Performing: The Lady of Killarney
March: Our DefendersConductor: Alf Clareburt