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UniBrass Trophy

Sat 15 Feb 2025



Format: Entertainments Contest
Adjudicators: Ailsa Russell , Mark Wilkinson
Venue: Student's Union (Great Hall), Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK

Position Band Conductor Music Draw Music Entertainment Total
1 University of Birmingham Steve Kane Also Sprach Zarathustra 2003
March: The Spaceman
A Little Star Went Out 2016
The Dark Side of the Moon 2007 Largo & Finale
11 96 45 141
2 University of Huddersfield Jonathan Beatty Nordic Polska 2016
633 Squadron
Moon River [arr Fernie]
A Little Star Went Out 2016
The Worlds Greatest Storyteller 2016
5 92 46 138
3 Manchester & Salford Universities Harry Bennett James Bond Theme [arr. Fernie] 2010
March: The Cossack 1904
Balkan Dance 2017
Nobody Does It Better [arr Barry]
Starburst 2014
7 90 44 134
4 Oxford University Esme Harper
Joe Sollis
Olympus 2011 Opening
Dig A Little Deeper
Someone To Watch Over Me
Hydra 2025
Shut Up And Dance 2025 x Olympus
1 86 47 133
5 University of Warwick Tom Stoneman I, Daedalus 2024 Opening
Song of the Night Sky 2015
March: Call of the Brave 2007
Lux Aurumque
The Golden Lady
2 83 41 124
6 Durham University Daniel Marsh The Water of Tyne 2006
Le Tricot Rouge
Second Waltz
Voices of Youth 1968 Sadness & Tenderness
Vitae Lux
10 80 42 122
7 Royal Holloway James Begg Black Dark and Golden Light
The Hollow Earth 2025
The Hewer's Prayer
Hard Hats & Cornets
6 78 43 121
8 Leeds & Leeds Conservatoire Chiron Leather Italian Fantasy
Be My Love
Montagues And Capulets
I Want to Break Free [arr. Harper] 2024
12 75 39 114
9 University of Chichester Emma Button Overture from Phantom of the Opera
Pinball Wizard
Meditation from Thaïs
It Ain't Necessarily So
I'm On My Way
4 76 37 113
10 Southampton University Kevin Smith Southampton Saints! 2025
I Don't Know How To Love Him
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
Holiday for Trombones
Bright Lights, Big City
3 72 40 112
11 University of York Neo Borgia Music for the Royal Fireworks 1961 Overture
Money Money Money
If I Were A Rich Man
Quest for Coin [Ezra Collective]
Bella Ciao [arr Bruniaux]
8 71 38 109
12 Lancaster University Hugh Streets
Christopher Pollock
Also Sprach Zarathustra 2003
Thunderbirds [arr. Siebert]
Spirit of Adventure [Barry]
The Rings of Saturn 2023
Into the Future
9 70 36 106

In the event of a tie, music score takes precedent.

Most Entertaining Band: Oxford
Best Student Conductor: Esme Harper, Oxford
Best Soloist: Jacob Hickson (euphonium), Huddersfield
Best March: The Spaceman, Birmingham
Best Percussion Section: Royal Holloway
Most Innovative Programme: Royal Holloway
Audience Award: York

Best Student Composition/Arrangement: Hydra (Christian Goodwin)
Spirit of UniBrass Award: Jacob Hickson, Huddersfield University

Student Conductors:
Esme Harper (Oxford)
Joe Sollis (Oxford)
Harry Bennett (Manchester)
Neo Borgia (York)
Hugh Streets (Lancaster)
Christopher Pollock (Lancaster)
Daniel Marsh (Durham)
Chiron Leather (Leeds)

Original Draw (changed on the day due to Leeds' bus breaking down on the way):
Leeds - 11
Birmingham - 12





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