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ConsTest: Birmingham

Sat 11 Apr 2026



Format: Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators: Stephanie Binns , David Thornton
Venue: Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Position Band Conductor Music Draw
1 Derwent Brass Jack Capstaff Music of the Spheres 2004
5
2 Parc & Dare Dewi Griffiths Music of the Spheres 2004
8
3 Sovereign Brass David Maplestone Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) 1975
6
4 Usk Jamie Jones Five Blooms in a Welsh Garden 1992
16
5 Jackfield Ryan Richards Spectrum [Vinter] 1968
15
6 Tewit Silver Martin Hall Elgar Variations 2006
13
7 Harborough Ben Smith 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2024
7
8 Stamford Brass Julian Bright Purcell Variations [Downie] 1995
9
9 Carlton Brass Matthew Ludford-King Suite from 49th Parallel 2022
18
10 Oddfellows Sarah Fellowes Renaissance 2003
14
11 Towcester Studio Ian Knapton 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2024
10
12 Syston Alex Bland Viking Age 2018
2
13 University of Warwick Tom Stoneman Corineus 2018
17
14 Bedworth Brass Jonathan Mott Vitae Aeternum 2008
12
15 Wellington Telford David Nicholson Variations on Laudate Dominum (revised version) 2005
3
16 Wigston Colin Jones Lake of the Moon 2008
1
17 Arrow Valley Brass Alex Bland The Dark Side of the Moon 2007
4
18 Croft Silver Henry Dunger Stantonbury Festival 1987
11

Denis Wick Best Instrumentalist: Luke Barker, Principal Cornet, Sovereign Brass
Mick Foley Memoriam Best Cornet: Adrian Morton, Parc & Dare
Best Back Row Section: Sovereign Brass
Best Euphonium: Chris Robertson, Derwent Brass
British Bandsman Best Bass Section: Usk Brass Band
Most Promising Lower Section Band: Syston

Highest Placed 1st Section Band: Parc & Dare
Highest Placed 2nd Section Band: Harborough Band
Highest Placed 3rd Section Band: Syston Band
Highest Placed 4th Section Band: University of Warwick Band

Highest Supporters' Attendance: Carlton Brass

David Thornton replaced Paul Holland as adjudicator due to illness.

Bands by Section
Championship: Derwent, Sovereign, Tewit Silver
1st Section: Bedworth, Jackfield, Oddfellows, Parc & Dare, Usk
2nd Section: Carlton, Harborough, Stamford, Towcester Studio, Wellington (Telford)
3rd Section: Syston, Wigston
4th Section: Arrow Valley, Croft Silver, University of Warwick





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