Tadley Concert Brass
ContestsTadley Concert Brass enter the Brass band Championships each year and are presently in the 3rd Section.
2008
in 2008 at Stevenage we played" Four Cities Symphony" by Rodney Newton
This piece was commissioned by the National Contesting Council as the 4th section test piece for the 2008 Regional Brass Band Championships of Great Britain.
This symphony (the composer's 12th) has four movements played without a break. The first centres on two aspects
of the city of London: its history and pageantry and its role as a busy modern metropolis.
The second movement depicts Paris, its street cafes and boulevards and riverside walks, in the form of a romantic
waltz.
The third movement is constructed around the Gregorian chants of the Lord's Prayer (Pater noster, qui es in caelis) and the Creed (Credo in unum Deum) in an evocation of the city of Rome. After a powerful climax, mysterious tramping footsteps are heard as the ghosts or a Roman legion march through the city by night. The vision fades and the pater noster is heard once again, before the movement is brought to a close with the ancient Ambrosian chant,
Christus Vincit, Christus Regnet, Christus Imperat.
The final movement is an evocation of the city of Moscow, with its great historic buildings, its turbulent history and its
fiery traditional music. At the outset a rather dour folk-like melody is heard which is transformed into a lively Cossack dance.
This work is dedicated to Howard Wilson, former principal euphonium of City of Coventry Band who, in 1972,
introduced the composer to top section brass band contesting.
2007
In 2007 We competed at Stevenage and came 6th out of 23 which we were really happy with
We played "The Seasons" by Phillip Wilby.
"The Seasons" is a piece written in three movements and was commissioned in 1998 By IanThompson in memory
of his wife Myra. Movement One is "Turn of the Leaf: Prelude and Dedication" which is described as "Autumn
through to an indoor Winter" Movement Two is "Spring Waltz" Which is led by the solo Horns. Movement Three is "High Summer Marziale"
These are the rusults I have managed to find out as of 15th September 2007.
If you are REALLY interested, you can download more compehensive spreadsheet of our past results
here
2007
Date: Sunday, March 18th , 2007
Venue: Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage
Adjudicator: Steve Pritchard - Jones
Test Piece: The Seasons
Composer:Philip Wilby
Number of Bands Played: 23
We came: 6th With 175 Points
2006
Date: Sunday, March 19th, 2006
Venue: Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage
Adjudicator: Chris Wormald
Test Piece: Anglian Dances
Composer: Alan Fernie
Number of Bands Played: 25
We came: 12th With 174 Points
2005
Date: Sunday, March 20th, 2005
Venue: Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage
Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt
Test Piece: Divertimento
Composer: Brian Kelly
Number of Bands Played: 20
We came: 11th With 169 Points
2004
Date: Sunday, March 21st, 2004
Venue: Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage
Adjudicator: Barry Thompson
Test Piece: Partita
Composer: Edward Gregson
Number of Bands Played: 21
We came: 11th With 167 Points
2003
Date: Sunday, March 16th, 2003
Venue: Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage
Adjudicator: Jim Davies
Test Piece: Lydian Pictures
Composer: S. Dobson
Number of Bands Played: 18
We came: 12th With 169 Points
2002
Date: Sunday, March 17th, 2002
Venue: Arts & Leisure Centre, Stevenage
Adjudicator: John Maines
Test Piece: Suite in Bb
Composer: G. Jacob
Number of Bands Played: 27
We came: 16th With 162 Points
2001
Date: Sunday, April 1st, 2001
Venue: Colston Hall, Bristol
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
Test Piece: Sinfonietta Pastorale
Composer: H. Gheel
Number of Bands Played: 23
We came: 15th With 164 Points
2000
Date: Saturday, March 25th, 2000
Venue: Colston Hall & Victoria Rooms, Bristol
Adjudicator: Geoffrey Whitham
Test Piece: The Haslemere Suite
Composer: P. Graham
Number of Bands Played: 27
We came: 19th With 159 Points
1998
Date: Unknown
Venue: The Art Centre, Poole
Adjudicator: David Horsfield
Test Piece: Solemn Melody & Scenes From A Comedy
Composer: Unknown
Number of Bands Played: 20
We came: 9th With 167 Points
1997
Date: Saturday, March 22nd, 1997
Venue: Riviera Centre, Torquay
Adjudicator: Lyn Morgan
Test Piece: Pennine Moors
Composer: D. Barry
Number of Bands Played: 22
We came: 16th With 172 Points