Rode Hall Silver Band win at Wychavon Festival Of Brass 2017

Posted by Michael Whitehurst

At 7:30am on the 28th October 2017, after weeks of rehearsals the band set of for Wychavon Festival of Brass in Evesham, Worcester. The band were returning to Wychavon to try and better the runners-up position achieved in 2016, and we are delighted to announce that we did just that. The band celebrated becoming Overall Winners of the 4th Section, Winners of the Entertainment Prize and Winners of the Best Percussion Section.

Our winning programme was:

  1. Prismatic Light - Alan Fernie
  2. Under the Boardwalk - Young & Resnick arr. Philip Harper
  3. Libertango - Astor Piazzolla arr. Leigh Baker
  4. Lisa Lan - Dan Price
  5. Caravan - Duke Ellington / Juan Tizol arr. Steve Sykes

The band would like to thank our MD Nigel Butler for all the hard work with the band to bring us to winning ways and we hope that we can continue this good form into the 2018 Regional Championships.

MD Nigel Butler and David Chapman receiving the 2017 Winners certificate, The Fleece Inn Trophy and conductors plate from Wychavon FoB Treasurer

 

 

Our winning percussion section- Matthew Brett, Bryony Baird and Katharine Slater

 

Wychavon Festival of Brass 4th Section Winners - Rode Hall Silver Band

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