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Wessex BBA Contest

Sat 29 Nov 2025



Format: March & Own Choice Test Piece Contest (Separate Points)
Adjudicators: John Ward
Venue: Talbot Heath School, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK

Position Band Conductor Music Draw March Test Piece
1 Friary Nigel Taken March: O.R.B.
A Brussels Requiem 2017
7 1 1
2 Sandhurst Silver Joshua Ruck March: Army of the Nile 1941
A Road Less Travelled By 2020
12 3 2
3 Verwood Concert Kevin Smith March: Simoraine
Metropolis 1927 2014
14 4 3
4 Hyde Ben Halstead Sinfonietta no. 3 [Crausaz] 2016
10 4
5 Michelmersh Silver Kevin Smith March: Arnhem 1956
Of Distant Memories 2012
1 5 5
6 Medway Alan Gifford March: The Australasian
Paganini Variations 1991
9 2 6
7 Bournemouth Concert Brass Lloyd Bartlett Hymn: Ellers 1869
Coventry Variations 1986
8 7
8 Horsham Borough Will Wilkins March: Praise 1949
Symphony of Marches 1963
4 6 8
9 Verwood Town Kevin Smith March: The Cossack 1904
Triptych [Sparke] 1990
6 7 9
10 Poole Borough Andrew Elliot March: The Cossack 1904
Tam O'Shanter's Ride [Wright] 1956
3 8 10
11 Downton Lloyd Bartlett March: Star Lake 1966
Endurance [Baker] 2019
13 9 11
12 Verwood Community Brass Mike Dunnings March: The Villager
Anglian Dances 1999
2 10 12
13 Downton Training Miriam Dubas Neverland 2020
St. Anne
11 13
W Ocean Brass 5

Awards
Youngest Players: Amiah Hughes, Downtown Training and Jessica Singleton-Legg, Verwood Community
Best A Section March: Friary
Best B Section March: Verwood Town
Best Player: Solo Cornet, Verwood Community Brass
Best Section: Flugel and Horns, Downton Training
Best Horn Section: Verwood Concert Brass
Best Trombone Section: Hyde
Best Bass Section: Sandhurst
Best Percussion Section: Sandhurst
Best Cornet: Friary
Best Euphonium: Friary
Best Instrumentalist: Andy Ashworth, Soprano Cornet, Sandhurst
Best Musical Direction: Nigel Taken, Friary

Test Piece Results
1st: Friary (A Brussels Requiem)
2nd: Sandhurst (A Road Less Travelled By)
3rd: Verwood Concert (Metropolis 1927)
4th: Hyde (Sinfonietta no. 3)
5th: Michelmersh (Of Distant Memories)
6th: Medway (Paganini Variations)
7th: Bournemouth (Coventry Variations)
8th: Horsham (Symphony of Marches)
9th: Verwood Town (Triptych)
10th: Poole Borough (Tam O'Shanter's Ride)
11th: Downton Band (Endurance)
12th: Verwood Community (Anglican Dances)
13th: Downton Training (Neverland)

March Contest Results
1st: Friary (O.R.B)
2nd: Medway (The Australasian)
3rd: Sandhurst (Army of the Nile)
4th: Verwood Concert Brass (Simoraine)
5th: Michelmersh (Arnhem)
6th: Horsham (Praise)
7th: Verwood Town (The Cossack)
8th: Poole Borough (The Cossack)
9th: Downton Band (Star Lake)
10th: Verwood Community (The Villager)





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