band launches new logo
To further our links with Glyndwr University the band have incorporated their new coat of arms
See see our new logo please click here (requires pdf reader)
Band comes third at Wilkinson contest in St Helens
The band came third in the championship section of the Wilkinson contest in St Helens on the 15th November
Full Results (Courtesy of 4bars rest)
Section A:1. Hammonds Saltaire (M. Griffiths) - 192 - Music from the Spheres (P Sparke)
2. Yorkshire Imperial Uquart Travel - 190 - Paganinni Variations (P Wlby)
3. Wrexham Brass - 186 - Isiaah 40 (R Redhead)
4. Stannington Brass - 185 - Sulute to Youth (G Vinter)
5. Old Silkstone - 184 - Symphony of Marches (G Vinter)
Band Promotional Concert
If you wish to help the band promote their latest concert at the Bisop Heber High School Malpas then please download the following poster to help us get bums on seats
Download concert poster here
Christmas Dates
Erddig 2009
The bands annual performances at the Victorian Festival at Erddig Hall took place on the weekend 08 and 09th of August. In Saturdays performance we were lucky to have a guest principle cornet Richard Evans who even played a solo (twice!!!!) which was “One Day” by Goff Richards
Images of both days are once again available in the Gallery
National eisteddfod of wales
After a good performance at the National Eisteddfod the band. The adjudicator did not agree however placing the band in 5th
A video of our programme is now on the multimedia page and included
March - The Champions
Horas Staccato
Ar lan y Mor
All night long
Somewehre (West Side Story)
Images of an enjoyable day at Bala are available in the Gallery
national eisteddfod of wales
Look out for the bands performance at the UK's only live televised contest on August 2nd commencing at 11:45
For Live feed visit -
http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_index.shtml
or tune into
S4C Digidol can be viewed in Wales on
- Freeview – 4
- Virgin TV – 167
- Freesat - 104
- SKY – 104
- SKY (without subscribing) – 134
S4C Digidol can be viewed outside Wales on
- Freeview – not available
- Virgin TV – not available
- Freesat - 120
- SKY – 134
LLangollen International Eisteddfod
The band were invited to play on the main world stage of the world famous Llangollen International Eisteddfod on Sunday 12th July on the World Stage
Afterwards the band played a sort set at the the local Bandstand (Pictures are available in our Gallery).
http://www.llangollen2009.com/index.php/en/whats-on/a-festival-within-a-festival/a-festival-within-a-festival-sundayhttp://www.llangollen2009.com/
band competes in rhyl festival of brass
Results from the "Rhyl Festival of Brass" held at the Pavilion Theatre Rhyl
Wire Brass God Put a Smile on your face (Coldplay-Mark Ronson Version) Arranged Adam Taylor-e African Sunset-James Hatton-Premier Performance Cornet Solo-It Had Better Be tonight-Mancini- Sing, Sang, Sung-Goodwin
Northop played: Where Eagles Sing, Carnival of Venice, Its a Lovely Day Tomorrow and Pirates of the Caribbean (arr Wyss)
Beaumaris Band
Point of Ayr all night long - tonight (west side story) - sospan fach (gareth wood arr.) - euph solo - benedictus - innuendoWrexham Brass - The Melody Shop, - Horas Stocatto, - Ar Lan y Mor - Caravan - Where Eagles Sing
Band enjoys a successful concert at the "stiwt" theatre
On the 20th June the band took part in a concert with the James Lambert Singers and local Singer Andrew Griffiths. With a very encouraging number in the Audience the band played two spots as part of the entertainment. Photographs are available in our Gallery
Links
http://www.northernvoices.co.uk/andrew_griffiths.html
http://www.thejameslambertsingers.com/index.html
Band Plays at ponciau park
New Officals voted in at agm
The band on the 18-05-09 voted for a new committee of the band. The following officers are
Chairman - Mr Peter Smith
Treasurer - Mr Leigh Hayward
Secretary - Mr Chris Aubrey
Contest Secretary - Mrs Jane Goff
Bandmaster - Mr Scott Lloyd
Librarian - Miss Louise Simons
Other Committee Members - Mr Phil Copland and Miss Ruth Wilson
Also at the AGM a second draft of our new constitution was approved by the band. The final draft of which wil be published on this website at a later date
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Spring Bank Festival Result
After a great performance of the set work "SPECTRUM" by Gilbert Vinter the band was placed 14th at the British Open qualifying at the Winter Gardens Blackpool, although a disappointing result the band will once again be invited to next years event
Full Results
The Senior Trophy
The Spanish Hall
Test Piece: Spectrum - Gilbert Vinter
Adjudicators: Malcolm Brownbill & David Read
Results
1. United Norwest Co-op Milnrow (John Ward), 12
2. NASUWT Riverside (Ian Robinson), 4
3. Derwent Brass (Keith Leonard), 8
4. Laganvale (Metal Technology) (Ernest Ruddock), 16
5. Beaumaris (Gwyn Evans), 15
6. Glossop Old (Phil Pavey), 6
7. Camborne Town (Kevin Mckenzie), 14
8. Wantage Silver A BAND (Phillip Bailey), 13
9. Blackburn and Darwen (Nick Sheppard), 20
10. Yorkshire Co-op (Simon Kerwin), 3
11. Johnstone Silver (Raymond Tennant), 11
12. Northop (Thomas Wyss), 1
13. Friary Guildford Brass (Chris King), 5
14. Wrexham Brass (Wayne Ruston), 10
15. Felling (Graeme Tindall), 19
16. Newbridge Celynen (Rhodri Griffiths), 9
17. Easington Colliery Brass (Ray Farr), 18
18. Point of Ayr (Dr Roy Newsome), 7
19. Besses O`th Barn (Carl Whiteoak), 2
20. Mossley (Duncan Byers), 17
AGM Meeting Date
The bands AGM will take place at Glyndwr University on the 18th May at 8:00pm. All are Welcome
Test pieces announced for pontins 2009
The Pontin’s Brass Band Festival organisers have announced the test pieces for this year's contests that will take place on the weekend of Friday 23rd October.
36th anniversary
This year the contest will celebrate its 36th anniversary with a set of testing and enjopyable set works chosen by James Scott.
Test Pieces:
The Harry and Margaret Mortimer Championship:
Sunday 25th October
Test piece: Montage - Peter Graham
Publisher: Winwood Music
First Section:
Saturday 24th October
Test piece: Symphony of Marches - Gilbert Vinter
Publisher: Studio Music
Second Section:
Sunday 25th October
Test Piece: Danceries - Kenneth Hesketh
Publisher: Faber Music
Third Section:
Saturday 24th October
Test Piece: Gallimaufry Suite - Philip Harper
Publisher: Wright & Round
Fourth Section:
Saturday 24th October
Test Piece: A Bournemouth Suite - Benjamin Tubb
Publisher: Jagrins Music
Area Result
After a long trip to the Bramgwyn Hall in Swansea the band competed in the Welsh Areas Championship Section, after a committed performace of "Salute to Youth" by Gilbert Vinter the band came 8th
Full Results
| Pos | Band | Conductor | Dr | Pts | |
| 1 | Cory | Dr. R. Childs | 10 | - | |
| 2 | Tredegar | I. Porthouse | 2 | - | |
| 3 | Northop | T. Wyss | 7 | - | |
| 4 | BTM | J. Katsikaris | 9 | - | |
| 5 | Beaumaris | G. Evans | 6 | - | |
| 6 | Newbridge (Celynen) | P. Holland | 8 | - | |
| 7 | Cwmaman Institute | G. O’Connor | 3 | - | |
| 8 | Wrexham Brass | W. Ruston | 5 | - | |
| 9 | Burry Port Town | C. Roberts | 1 | - | |
| 10 | Penclawdd Brass | A. Small | 4 | - |
This result means as of 2010 the band will be playig in the First Section
band prepares for glyndwr inauguration
An award winning composer has written four brass band fanfares, inspired by Welsh hero Owain Glyndŵr, to mark the inauguration of Glyndŵr University.
Owain Llwyd, who was born in Glyndyfrdwy, near Corwen, was commissioned to write the Glyndŵr Fanfares ahead of the University’s event in Wrexham on Saturday 28 February.
The pieces – named Awakening, Progression, Unity and Vision - reflect upon Owain Glyndŵr’s dream for Wales as a nation, governing itself with its own institutions and universities.
Mr Llwyd was awarded a prestigious White Order of the Gorsedd of Bards in 2004 for his services to music in Wales. He has written for the London Symphony Orchestra and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and his music for TV has appeared on ITV, Channel 4, S4C, the BBC and Sky.
Owain said he was proud to be involved in the first chapter of the life of Glyndŵr University.
“I am deeply honoured and excited to have been commissioned by Glyndŵr University to write new music for this historic event,” he said. “It isn’t every day that a new university comes into being, let alone one that bears the name of Wales’ greatest hero, Owain Glyndŵr. I share his first name and I grew up on his lands in Glyndyfrdwy, and that’s been a constant source of inspiration to me.”
As well as the fanfares, Owain has composed Gobaith Glyndŵr/The Hope of Glyndŵr to commemorate the inauguration of Glyndŵr University.
The work has been written specifically for world-renowned Welsh baritone Jeremy Huw Williams, organist Mervyn Cousins, the St Asaph Cathedral Choir conducted by Alan McGuinness, and Wrexham Brass Glyndŵr. It contains bilingual words written by Bangor University’s poet and scholar Peredur Glyn.
Professor Kate Sullivan, Pro Vice-Chancellor at Glyndŵr University, developed the programme of music for the event along with Professor Peter Toyne, who sits on Glyndŵr University’s Board of Governors.
“The music will be fitting of the occasion,” she said. “We’re privileged that we will be joined by so many well established figures from the world of music to help us celebrate this special day.”
The formal granting of University title was made by Her Majesty’s Privy Council on the 3 July 2008 and announced by the First Minister, Rhodri Morgan, during a ceremony held in the same month.
The Inauguration of the University and the installation of the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor is the start of a year of celebration for the university.
More than 500 dignitaries associated with the university over the years are expected to attend the event, which will commence with a ceremony in St Mary’s Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows and culminate in the inauguration and installation ceremonies in the Parish Church of St Giles.
An academic procession taking place on the day of the event,
Runners and riders
Qualifying contest for the 2010 Senior Cup
Test Piece: Spectrum - Gilbert Vinter
BEAUMARIS - Gwyn Evans
BESSES O`TH BARN - Carl Whiteoak
BLACKBURN AND DARWEN - Nick Sheppard
CAMBORNE - Dr Robert Childs
DERWENT BRASS - Keith Leonard
EASINGTON COLLIERY - Ray Farr
FELLING - Graeme Tindall
GLOSSOP OLD - Phil Pavey
LAGANVALE (METAL TECHNOLOGY) - Ernest Ruddock
JOHNSTONE - Raymond Tennant
MOSSLEY - Duncan Byers
NASUWT RIVERSIDE - Ian Robinson
NEWBRIDGE CELYNEN - Paul Holland
NORTHOP - Thomas Wise
FRIARY GUILDFORD - Chris King
TIMPERLEY - TBA
UNITED NORWEST CO-OP MILNROW - John Ward
WANTAGE SILVER A BAND - Phillip Bailey
WREXHAM BRASS - Wayne Ruston
YORKSHIRE CO-OP - Simon Kerwin
Spring Festival
The band have once again accepted an invitation to play at the British Open Qualifying in Blackpool in May. The set test piece is another Gilbert Vinter piece "SPECTRUM"
With the centenary of Gilbert Vinter's birth celebrated in 2009, the Senior Trophy contenders will perform his ground breaking 'Spectrum' 'Spectrum' caused a huge stir when it was first played at the British Open in 1969, the year of the composer's death. In Spectrum Gilbert Vinter aims to portray in sound the colours of the rainbow. After a short but arresting opening we range from a forceful red through a leisurely orange, light hearted yellow, gentle green, lively blue, boisterous indigo to sinister purple. It is interesting that Vinter chose to use the word purple rather than the more traditional violet and as the music here is associated with death rather than the purple of kings we are led to speculate that Vinter may have been anticipating his own passing which happened only a few months later.
Spectrum, one of his last works, was completed only months before his death from cancer in 1969. It is his most advanced composition, but though regarded by some as outrageously modern at the time, it quickly became established as mainstream repertoire. In it, Vinter painted a sound-picture of the colours of the spectrum, with a significant change. He named the colours as red, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple - the change from violet being interpreted by some commentators as a reference to his impending death. The Introduction takes the form of a chromatic ascent from the bottom of the band to the top, where shimmering light gives way to a fiery portrayal of Red. This is followed by a rather exotic Orange, a playful interpretation of Yellow and a peaceful, pastoral Green, with its important soprano cornet solo. Blue is represented by a powerful theme featuring upper cornets, after which a waltz depicting Indigo leads to the soul of the work, a pulsating and almost frightening Purple. The short Coda refers back to the Introduction
pontins result
After a good performance of Cloudcatcher Fells the band came 14th at the recent Pontins Brass Band Championships, many thanks for deps that helped us out once again
For full results visit http://www.4barsrest.com/news/detail.asp?id=8833
Band Plays at Erddig 2008
.Although the Saturday the weather wasn't kind a good crowd gathered on Sunday to hear the band at the National Trust property in Wrexham, I have posted a few photos of this years gig . Many thanks to the deps. which helped us out on both days
NEWI becomes an offical university
NEWI has now become Glyndwr University for the full story please click on the following links
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new bb bass player
International football
On the 15th of May the band played at the Wales U21 international against England at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham. The band played 4 numbers before the payers came out (including welsh music) and the 2 National anthems which were sung by a local singer Mr David Scott. As for the match England won by 2 goals to nil with goals from Tom Huddlestone (pen) and Theo Walcott. The game was covered live by Sky Sports
The band was kindly featured in the nights programme (see below)
ENCOURAGING REsult at the british open qualifying
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On the 10th May the band competed in the British open qualifying in the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The band came a very creditable 7th place out of the 18 bands which competed in the Senior Trophy competition which is the third tier of qualifying. This was only the bands second attempt at qualifying for the British Open the band vastly improved on the 18th place we achieved in 2005. The band played the test piece “EPIC SYMPHONY” off a number six draw and the result guarantees a invitation to next years prestigious event
For the full results please follow this link http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2008/art848.asp
PONTINS TEST PIECE ANNOUNCED
The test piece for the National Pontins Championships has been announced this week (w/c 09-02-08). This is a competition the band attends every year and this will be held a week earlier on the weekend of the 25th and 26th of October The piece for the Championship Section is John McCabe's 1985 National Championship test piece, Cloudcatcher Fells the piece was last used as the set test work for the Elite Division at the Norwegian Nationals in 2007 before that it was originally commissioned for the set test work for British Open in 1992.
Other Section Pieces are
First Section Eric Ball's Sinfonietta: The Wayfarer - Eric Ball
Second Section Alan Fernie's atmospheric A Royal Mile Suite - Alan Fernie
Third Section Sinfonietta Allegro, Lento moderato and Con brio - .Joseph Horovitz
Fourth Section An Elagar Portrait - Dan Price
