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| Contests in 2010
Redbridge Brass band will be competing at the following contests in 2010. Mineworkers Open National Brass Band Festival 22nd January 2010 - Gala Concert Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th January 2010 Butlins Holiday Park Roman Bank Ingoldmells, Skegness, PE25 1NJ Test piece (Sat): Sleepless Cities (Paul Lovatt-Cooper) Entertainment contest programe (Sun). tba Result - National Brass Band Championship - London and Southern Counties 2010 Regional Qualifying Contest Sunday 21st March 2010 at the Arts and Leisure Centre, Stevenage, Lytton Way, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 1LZ Test piece: English Heritage (George Lloyd) A test piece contest with the winner and runner-up going through to the final at the Royal Albert Hall in October. Result - The 90th Spring Brass Band Festival � The Grand Shield. Saturday xxx May 2010 at The Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, FY1 1HU http://www.thebritishopen.net/GSNextEvent.htm Test piece: tba Result - All England Masters Brass Band Championship Sunday xxxx May 2010 at Corn Exchange, Wheeler Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QB Test piece: Result - |
| Lifeblood of a brass band Competing against other bands is a traditional activity of the brass band movement and goes back to the earliest days of the brass band. To test the bands at a contest event, a 'Test Piece' is chosen, often composed specifically for the contest with the aim of producing a challenging piece of music to test the skill and musicianship of the players and conductor. During the contest each band performes the piece before one or more adjudicators whose job is to determine the best performance of the day. Test Pieces have enriched to a high degree the catalogue of music available for brass bands and are often re-used in concerts and again at contests in subsequent years. Another form of contest is the 'Entertainment Contest' where bands play a 25 minute programme of music which gives an opportunity for each band to display its strengths and versatility. These contests are always popular with audiences and often contain a degree of humour and originality. |
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