The results from the 2012 Brass in Concert Championship held at The Sage in Gateshead.
Results
Adjudicators:
Paul Cosh & Luc Vertommen (Music-Quality of Performance)
Andrew Duncan (Programme Content)
Steve Walker (Entertainment)
Les Neish (Soloist)
Music/Music/Content/Entertainment=Total
1. Cory (Philip Harper), 60/60/40/36=196pts
2. Leyland (Richard Evans), 54/51/24/40=169pts
3. Tredegar (Ian Porthouse), 51/57/26/32=166pts
4. Fairey (Reid Gilje), 45/54/36/30=165pts
5. Grimethorpe Colliery (Garry Cutt),48/48/38/26=160pts
6. Carlton Main Frickley Colliery (Paul Andrews),39/39/34/34=146pts
7. Brighouse & Rastrick (Allan Ramsay), 57/42/20/22=141pts
8. Virtuosi GUS (John Berryman),36/45/30/24=135pts
9. Co-operative Funeralcare (Paul Lovatt-Cooper), 42/33/22/38=135pts
10. Whitburn (Simon Dobson), 33/30/32/28=123pts
11. Reg Vardy (Stephen Roberts), 30/36/28/20=114pts
Individual awards
Don Lusher Trombone Award: Chris Gormersall (Grimethorpe Colliery)
Harry Mortimer Best Principal Cornet Award: Stuart Lingard (Brighouse & Rastrick)
The Fesa Trophy for Best Flugel Award: Mike Eccles (Fairey)
The Gateshead MBC Trophy for Best Soprano Award: Steve Stewart (Cory)
The Louis and Colin Johnson Trophy for Best Percussion Section: Brighouse & RAstrick
Best Euphonium: David Thornton (Brighouse & Rastrick)
Best Baritone/Horn: Owen Farr (Cory)
John Fletcher Best Basses Award: Grimethorpe Colliery
Best Entertainment and Presentation Performance: Leyland
Best Programme Content: Cory
Own Choice March: On the Quarter Deck (Leyland)
Best Soloist: Steve Stewart (Cory), Live & Let Die
New Composition/Arrangement Award: Send in the Clown (Adam D Taylor)
Winning MD: Philip Harper
Youngest Player: Richard Kaye - Leyland (aged 15)