Avonbank (Evesham) Band 1948-
Also/previously known as:
A.M.C. Evesham,
A.M.C. Instrumental,
A.M.C.Evesham,
AMC Evesham,
AMC Instrumental(Evesham),
Avon Bank M.Y.C.,
Avon Bank Youth Club,
Avonbank Brass Band,
Avonbank Methodist Club,
Avonbank Silver,
Avonbank Youth
Current
Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (Third Section)
Champions
| Section: | Third |
|---|---|
| Website: | http://www.avonbankbrass.co.uk/ |
| Region: |
Midlands
|
| Rehearsals: | Monday Friday |
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 2026 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Three Haworth Impressions 1979 | Micah Dominic Parsons | ||
| 01 Nov 2025 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
6 | 7 | Micah Dominic Parsons | |
| 01 Nov 2025 |
Wychavon Contest (Third Section)
|
7 |
And So It Goes
Sunrise [Breeze] Wandrin' Star Pistols at Dawn |
3 | Micah Dominic Parsons |
| 14 Sep 2025 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
16 | Music from 'The Royal Palaces' 2023 | 7 | Micah Dominic Parsons |
| 08 Mar 2025 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
2 | Arkansas 2009 | 15 | Micah Dominic Parsons |
| 23 Feb 2025 |
Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (Third Section)
|
1
|
Arkansas
2009
|
Micah Dominic Parsons | |
| 24 Nov 2024 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
8 |
Variations on Laudate Dominum
1976
|
6 | Micah Dominic Parsons |
| 02 Nov 2024 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
W | Unknown | ||
| 02 Mar 2024 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
10 | Triptych [Sparke] 1990 | 2 | Colin Herbert |
| 25 Feb 2023 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
14 | The Pilgrim's Progress 2023 | 10 | Colin Herbert |
| 29 Oct 2022 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
9 | 5 | Colin Herbert | |
| 26 Feb 2022 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
6 | The Aeronauts 1978 | 10 | Colin Herbert |
| 30 Oct 2021 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
W | Unknown | ||
| 08 Mar 2020 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
5 | The Golden Sabre - Tales of the Hussar-Poet, Denis Davydov 2018 | 9 | Colin Herbert |
| 02 Nov 2019 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
3 | 1 | Colin Herbert | |
| 10 Mar 2019 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
11 | Rise of the Phoenix 2006 | 7 | Dave Lea |
| 03 Nov 2018 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
4
|
8 | Dave Lea | |
| 11 Mar 2018 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
8 | Ex Terra Lucem 2017 | 5 | Colin Hogg |
| 28 Oct 2017 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
9 | 2 | Richard Dickens | |
| 12 Mar 2017 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
4 | Rhapsody in Brass 1942 | 10 | Ceri Thomas |
| 18 Jun 2016 |
West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Second Section)
|
3 | Dimensions 1983 | Ceri Thomas | |
| 13 Mar 2016 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
7 | The Mermaid of Zennor 2015 | 7 | Ceri Thomas |
| 17 May 2015 |
Weston-super-Mare (Second Section)
|
4 |
Variations on Maccabeus
|
1 | Warren Belshaw |
| 08 Mar 2015 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
10 | Variations on Maccabeus | 5 | Warren Belshaw |
| 01 Mar 2015 |
Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (Second Section)
|
2 |
Variations on Maccabeus
|
2 | Warren Belshaw |
| 01 Nov 2014 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
7 | 5 | Warren Belshaw | |
| 18 May 2014 |
Weston-super-Mare (Second Section)
|
3 |
Purcell Variations [Downie]
1995
|
Warren Belshaw | |
| 09 Mar 2014 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
3 | Chaucer's Tunes 1998 | 11 | Warren Belshaw |
| 23 Feb 2014 |
Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (Section A)
|
3 |
Chaucer's Tunes
1998
|
4 | Warren Belshaw |
| 23 Feb 2014 |
Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (Section A March)
|
4 |
March: The Cossack
1904
|
4 | Warren Belshaw |
| 24 Nov 2013 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
10 |
Purcell Variations [Downie]
1995
|
3 | Warren Belshaw |
| 10 Mar 2013 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
6 | The Plantagenets 1972 | 1 | Warren Belshaw |
| 20 May 2012 |
Weston-super-Mare (Second Section)
|
4 |
Resurgam
1950
|
4 | Nick Smith |
| 11 Mar 2012 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
9 | Cross Patonce 1990 | 7 | Nick Smith |
| 27 Nov 2011 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Third Section)
|
2 |
Resurgam
1950
|
2 | Nick Smith |
| 22 May 2011 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
|
1 |
Suite Gothique
1970
|
3 | Nick Smith |
| 12 Mar 2011 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
3 | A Little Light Music 2002 | 1 | Nick Smith |
| 21 Nov 2010 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Third Section)
|
3 |
Music for a Festival [Sparke]
1985
|
3 | Andy Davidson |
| 19 Sep 2010 |
Wychavon Contest (Third Section)
|
6 | 7 | Andy Davidson | |
| 16 May 2010 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
|
3 |
Labour and Love
1913
|
1 | Andy Davidson |
| 13 Mar 2010 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
3 | Labour and Love 1913 | 5 | Andy Davidson |
| 22 Nov 2009 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Third Section)
|
7 | 3 | Andy Davidson | |
| 11 Oct 2009 |
Oxfordshire & District Brass Band Association Entertainment Contest (Section A)
|
2 | 1 | Andy Davidson | |
| 20 Sep 2009 |
Wychavon Contest (Third Section)
|
6 | Andy Davidson | ||
| 17 May 2009 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
|
2 |
The Dark Side of the Moon
2007
|
7 | Nick Smith |
| 14 Mar 2009 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
10 | The Once and Future King | 6 | Nick Smith |
| 23 Nov 2008 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Third Section)
|
3 | 2 | Nick Smith | |
| 21 Sep 2008 |
Wychavon Contest (Third Section)
|
6 | Nick Smith | ||
| 18 May 2008 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
|
4 |
Variations on Laudate Dominum
1976
|
3 | Andy Davidson |
| 08 Mar 2008 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
8 | The Dark Side of the Moon 2007 | 15 | Gary Smallwood |
| 25 Nov 2007 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Third Section)
|
3 |
Prelude and Jubilate
|
3 | Nick Smith |
| 07 Oct 2007 |
Oxfordshire & District BBA Entertainment Contest (Upper Sections)
|
1 | 1 | Nick Smith | |
| 07 Oct 2007 |
Oxfordshire & District Brass Band Association Entertainment Contest (Section A)
|
2 | Nick Smith | ||
| 16 Sep 2007 |
Wychavon Contest (Third Section)
|
5 | 6 | Nick Smith | |
| 20 May 2007 |
Weston-super-Mare (Third Section)
|
2 |
Entertainments
1968
|
Nick Smith | |
| 10 Mar 2007 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
7 | Prelude and Jubilate | 10 | Nick Smith |
| 26 Nov 2006 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Third Section)
|
Chorale and Toccata
1992
|
4 | Nick Smith | |
| 16 Sep 2006 |
Wychavon Contest (Third Section)
|
3 | Nick Smith | ||
| 11 Mar 2006 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
5 | Entertainments 1968 | 9 | Nick Smith |
| 02 Oct 2005 |
Wychavon Contest (Third Section)
|
5 | Alan MacRae | ||
| 06 Mar 2005 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
16 | Tam O'Shanter's Ride [Wright] 1956 | 18 | Alan MacRae |
| 22 Jan 2005 |
Butlins Mineworkers (Third Section)
|
W | The Shipbuilders 1960 | Alan MacRae | |
| 26 Sep 2004 |
Wychavon Contest (Third Section)
|
3 | 7 | Alan MacRae | |
| 07 Mar 2004 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
11 | Vizcaya 1967 | 2 | Alan MacRae |
| 08 Mar 2003 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
Celestial Prospect | Nigel Hall | ||
| 01 Dec 2002 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Second Section)
|
The Aeronauts
1978
|
1 | Nigel Hall | |
| 29 Sep 2002 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
Nigel Hall | |||
| 02 Mar 2002 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
W | Symphony for Brass [arr. Hopkinson] | Nigel Hall | |
| 30 Sep 2001 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
5 | 9 | David Williams | |
| 03 Mar 2001 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
7 | The Moor of Venice 1956 | Dennis Grant | |
| 24 Sep 2000 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
6 | 1 | Dennis Grant | |
| 04 Mar 2000 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
5 | Sword, Jewel and Mirror 1998 | 3 | Dennis Grant |
| 26 Sep 1999 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
4 | 8 | Dennis Grant | |
| 13 Jun 1999 |
Stroud Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
|
3 | Dennis Grant | ||
| 06 Mar 1999 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
14 | Symphonic Suite for Brass 1960 | 5 | Dennis Grant |
| 14 Feb 1999 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Second and Third Section)
|
7 | 4 | Dennis Grant | |
| 06 Dec 1998 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Second Section)
|
7 | Dennis Grant | ||
| 13 Sep 1998 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
3 | 7 | Dennis Grant | |
| 07 Mar 1998 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
17 | Culloden Moor 1978 | 15 | Dennis Grant |
| 01 Mar 1997 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
6 | A New Buckenham Suite 1987 | 18 | Dennis Grant |
| 28 Sep 1996 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
Unknown | |||
| 02 Mar 1996 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
W | Hollywood! 1994 | Unknown | |
| 03 Dec 1995 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Second Section)
|
7 |
Life Divine
1921
|
6 | Mike Caveney |
| 10 Sep 1995 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
3 | Unknown | ||
| 11 Mar 1995 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street] 1967 | 6 | Mike Caveney | |
| 19 Feb 1995 |
Stroud Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
|
Mike Caveney | |||
| 04 Dec 1994 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Second Section)
|
5 |
Oceans
1984
|
8 | Mike Caveney |
| 27 Nov 1994 |
GBBA Own Choice (Second Section)
|
5 | Mike Caveney | ||
| 18 Sep 1994 |
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
|
9 | 4 | Mike Caveney | |
| 18 Sep 1994 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
2 | 5 | Mike Caveney | |
| 14 May 1994 |
Stroud Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
|
2 | 4 | Mike Caveney | |
| 05 Mar 1994 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
A Salford Sinfonietta 1992 | 23 | Unknown | |
| 28 Nov 1993 |
GBBA Own Choice (Second Section)
|
3 | 1 | R. Carr | |
| 28 Nov 1993 |
GBBA March (Second Section)
|
2 | 1 | R. Carr | |
| 21 Mar 1993 |
Midlands (South) Area (Second Section)
|
Oceans 1984 | 5 | Dave Hollister | |
| 29 Nov 1992 |
GBBA Own Choice (Section B)
|
3 | 2 | David Bishop-Rowe | |
| 25 Oct 1992 |
Pontins (Second Section)
|
St. Paul's Suite 1986 | David Bishop-Rowe | ||
| 13 Sep 1992 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
3 | David Bishop-Rowe | ||
| 19 Apr 1992 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Second Section)
|
Rhapsody in Brass 1942 | David Bishop-Rowe | ||
| 15 Mar 1992 |
Midlands (South) Area (Second Section)
|
Dimensions 1983 | 7 | David Bishop-Rowe | |
| 01 Dec 1991 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Second Section)
|
Rhapsody in Brass
1942
|
9 | David Bishop-Rowe | |
| 24 Nov 1991 |
GBBA Own Choice (Second Section)
|
1 | David Bishop-Rowe | ||
| 19 May 1991 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Entertainment Contest
|
4 | David Bishop-Rowe | ||
| 10 Mar 1991 |
Midlands (South) Area (Second Section)
|
Masque [Devreese] | David Bishop-Rowe | ||
| 02 Dec 1990 |
GBBA Own Choice (Section B)
|
2 | 3 | David Bishop-Rowe | |
| 18 Nov 1990 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Third Section)
|
Music for a Festival [Sparke]
1985
|
6 | David Bishop-Rowe | |
| 06 Oct 1990 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
Music for a Festival [Sparke] 1985 | David Bishop-Rowe | ||
| 25 Mar 1990 |
Midlands (South) Area (Third Section)
|
2 | Divertimento [Barry] 1989 | 4 | David Bishop-Rowe |
| 26 Nov 1989 |
GBBA Own Choice (Section B)
|
6 | David Bishop-Rowe | ||
| 14 May 1989 |
Severn Sound Entertainment Band Contest (Third Section)
|
2 | David Bishop-Rowe | ||
| 16 Apr 1989 |
Midlands (South) Area (Third Section)
|
6 | Three Memories for Brass 1988 | 7 | David Bishop-Rowe |
| 17 Apr 1988 |
Midlands (South) Area (Third Section)
|
Folk Song Heritage 1987 | 9 | K. Smith | |
| 14 Feb 1988 |
Severn Sound Entertainment Band Contest (Third Section)
|
5 | 5 | K. Smith | |
| 05 Apr 1987 |
Midlands (South) Area (Third Section)
|
Scottish Festival Overture 1986 | 6 | K. Smith | |
| 19 Apr 1986 |
Midlands (South) Area (Third Section)
|
Suite in Bb [Jacob] 1955 | K. Booth | ||
| 02 Mar 1985 |
Midlands (South) Area (Third Section)
|
A Barchester Suite 1984 | K. Booth | ||
| 22 Sep 1984 |
Severn Sound Entertainment Finals (2nd Section)
|
4 | Unknown | ||
| 17 Mar 1984 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
3 | A Spa Suite 1983 | 16 | K. Booth |
| 24 Sep 1983 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (3rd Section)
|
9 | Rhapsody on British Sea Shanties 1977 | 1 | K. Booth |
| 19 Mar 1983 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
13 | Wheatlands 1982 | 4 | K. Booth |
| 25 Sep 1982 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (3rd Section)
|
2 | Sinfonietta [Wilson] 1967 | 2 | K. Booth |
| 08 May 1982 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Land of the Ever Young 1946 | 18 | K. Booth | |
| 26 Sep 1981 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (3rd Section)
|
4 | Divertimento [Kelly] 1969 | 1 | K. Booth |
| 02 May 1981 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Hinemoa 1979 | G. H. Bennett | ||
| 21 Feb 1981 |
Stroud Brass Band Festival (Open Section)
|
11 | G. H. Bennett | ||
| 27 Sep 1980 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (3rd Section)
|
6 | Main Street 1961 | 4 | G. H. Bennett |
| 26 Apr 1980 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Main Street 1961 | G. H. Bennett | ||
| 22 Apr 1978 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Call of the Sea 1953 | 18 | K. Booth | |
| 24 Apr 1976 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Promenade 1969 | 14 | Graham Watkins | |
| 19 Apr 1975 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Partita [Gregson] 1970 | 12 | F. Hirons | |
| 07 Dec 1974 |
GBBA Annual Contest (Section B)
|
1 | F. Hirons | ||
| 27 Apr 1974 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Devon Fantasy 1957 | 11 | F. Hirons | |
| 09 Sep 1973 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (3rd Section)
|
6 | Swedish Rhapsody 1971 | 2 | F. Hirons |
| 28 Apr 1973 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Swedish Rhapsody 1971 | F. Hirons | ||
| 13 May 1972 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Three Brass Band Studies | F. Hirons | ||
| 21 Jun 1970 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (2nd Section)
|
W | First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert] 1921 | Michael Sharp | |
| 11 Jan 1970 |
Wills Regional Championships - Wolverhampton (3rd Section)
|
Sea Dogs | 6 | Michael Sharp | |
| 15 Nov 1969 |
Reading Contest (Second Section)
|
W | Othello | Michael Sharp | |
| 04 Oct 1969 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
3 | Othello | 7 | Michael Sharp |
| 22 Jun 1969 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (Open Section)
|
6 |
Snowdon Fantasy
1955
|
2 | Michael Sharp |
| 22 Jun 1969 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (3rd Section)
|
1 | Chorale and Variations [Lucas] 1968 | 2 | Michael Sharp |
| 03 May 1969 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
4 | Chorale and Variations [Lucas] 1968 | 8 | Michael Sharp |
| 16 Nov 1968 |
Reading Contest (Third Section)
|
1 | Little Suite for Brass Band No. 2 1967 | 10 | Michael Sharp |
| 05 Oct 1968 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
John Peel Suite | 9 | Michael Sharp | |
| 04 May 1968 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Fowey River Suite 1946 | 10 | Michael Sharp | |
| 25 Nov 1967 |
GBBA Annual Contest (Section B)
|
2 | Michael Sharp | ||
| 18 Nov 1967 |
Reading Contest (Third Section)
|
3 | Glastonbury 1953 | 12 | R. Sharp |
| 14 Oct 1967 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
Second Organ Sonata 1947 | Michael Sharp | ||
| 22 Apr 1967 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
2 | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 1945 | 2 | Michael Sharp |
| 19 Nov 1966 |
GBBA Own Choice (Third Section)
|
2 | Michael Sharp | ||
| 23 Apr 1966 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
The English Maiden 1948 | 12 | Michael Sharp | |
| 20 Mar 1966 |
Midland Band Association - 3rd Section
|
3 | Thames Valley Suite | 1 | Michael Sharp |
| 24 Apr 1965 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Brass Triptych: Old Westminster 1964 | 1 | Michael Sharp | |
| 25 Apr 1964 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Old Palace Yard 1963 | William Scholes | ||
| 27 Apr 1963 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
The Rivals 1962 | Michael Sharp | ||
| 28 Apr 1962 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
4 | Three Characteristic Pieces 1961 | Michael Sharp | |
| 29 Apr 1961 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Salzburg Suite 1960 | Michael Sharp | ||
| 04 Feb 1961 |
Southern Bands Open Festival (Third Section)
|
Galantia | Unknown | ||
| 01 Oct 1960 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
5 | Indian Summer 1950 | 7 | Michael Sharp |
| 30 Apr 1960 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
4 | Neapolitan Suite 1959 | Michael Sharp | |
| 18 Apr 1959 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
English Folk Song Suite 1956 | Michael Sharp | ||
| 31 Jan 1959 |
Gloucestershire BBA Contest
|
Unknown | |||
| 04 Oct 1958 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section A)
|
Recollections of Mendelssohn | 5 | Michael Sharp | |
| 04 Oct 1958 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
W | Three Songs without Words 1947 | Michael Sharp | |
| 05 Jul 1958 |
Cirencester Brass Band Festival (Class 2)
|
3 | In Switzerland 1953 | Unknown | |
| 26 Apr 1958 |
Gloucestershire vs. Oxfordshire Contest (Second Section)
|
3 | 6 | Michael Sharp | |
| 15 Mar 1958 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Devon Fantasy 1957 | Michael Sharp | ||
| 28 Sep 1957 |
Winchcombe Contest
|
2 | The Black Prince | Unknown | |
| 28 Sep 1957 |
Winchcombe March Contest
|
Unknown | |||
| 16 Mar 1957 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
3 | The Black Prince | 18 | Michael Sharp |
| 08 Dec 1956 |
GBBA Annual Contest (Association Section)
|
Unknown | |||
| 03 Mar 1956 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
5 | A Summer Day | 6 | Michael Sharp |
| 24 Sep 1955 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
Crown Cavalcade 1954 | 3 | Michael Sharp | |
| 24 Sep 1955 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section C)
|
The Joy of Youth | 8 | Michael Sharp | |
| 05 Mar 1955 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
Midsummer Eve | Michael Sharp | ||
| 03 Oct 1953 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section 3)
|
4 | Michael Sharp | ||
| 16 Jun 1951 |
Kidderminster Contest
|
3 | The New Age | F. Smith |