New Forest Brass

After almost two years out due to the Covid pandemic, we finally made it back to a contesting stage, competing in the Wessex Brass Band Association Winter Contest at a new venue at Poole High School. We were pleased with our performance of Philip Harper's 'The Mermaid of Zennor'. We won a trophy for the 3rd best band in the Second Section. We now look forward to a busy Christmas carolling season before returning to the West of England regional champsionships in 2022.

Wessex Winter Contest
Date: Saturday 27th November 2021
Venue: Poole High School, Poole
Test Piece: Own choice
Adjudicator: Chris Davis

Second Section

1. Poole Borough, Lloyd Bartlett
2. Denmead Brass, Estelle Flood
3. New Forest Brass, Ian Luxford
4. Downton, Paul Williams

Overall standings (Band, Conductor, Grading, Draw):

1. Verwood Concert Brass, Kevin Smith, Championship, 12
2. AW Parker (Drybrook), Joshua Ruck, 1st, 8
3. Bournemouth Concert Brass, Melvyn White, 1st, 10
4. Hyde, Nigel Seaman, 1st, 5
5. Andover Town, Scott Stewart, 1st, 14
6. Verwood Town Band, Kevin Smith, 3rd, 1
7. Ebbw Valley, Gareth Ritter, 1st, 9
8. Sherborne Town, Jonathan Lush-Camps, 1st, 2
9. Poole Borough, Lloyd Bartlett, 2nd, 15
10. Alder Valley Brass, Lee Woodward, 1st, 11
11. Denmead Brass, Estelle Flood, 2nd, 4
12. New Forest Brass, Ian Luxford, 2nd, 6
13. Downton, Paul Williams, 2nd, 7
14. Brighton and Hove, Andy Wooler, 3rd, 3
15. Shaftesbury Town, Martin Hill, 4th, 16
16. Test Valley Brass, WITHDREW