13 February 2012

Youth Brass Band Entertainment Festival of Great Britain

The 2012 Youth Brass Band Entertainment Festival of Great Britain took place on 12 February at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The event was adjudicated by Garry Cutt (Music Adjudicator) and Paul Norley (Entertainment Adjudicator).

The awards for the different categories are listed below.

Music awards

1st Action Medical Research Ruby Cup Elland Silver Youth Band
2nd Rita Gaukroger Shield Youth Brass 2000
3rd Action Medical Research Pennine Cup Enderby Youth Band
4th Tredegar Cup Rochdale Borough Youth Band
5th Totman Cup Sellers international Youth Band
6th Action Medical Research Shield Poynton Youth Brass Band

Entertainment awards

1st Joseph Tolan Shield Elland Silver Youth Band
2nd Taylor Cup Rochdale Borough Youth Band
3rd Roy Castle Cup Houghton Area Youth Band
4th Action Medical Research Trophy Wardle High School Junior Band
5th McQueens Cup Youth Brass 2000
6th Lancastrian Shield Enderby Youth Band

Other awards

Sylvia Graucob Rose Bowl outstanding soloist Youth Brass 2000 – Thomas Fountain, cornet
Golden Anniversary Cup most entertaining item Enderby Youth Band for ‘Sentinel’
William Anderson Trophy best march Elland Silver Youth Band for Liberty Bell
Club Europe Prize best tenor horn Enderby Youth Band
Paddy Briggs Trophy best soprano Nick Harrington, Poynton Youth Brass Band
Tony Russell Cup best brass section Elland Silver Youth Band
Chris Giblin Trophy best stage deportment Poynton Youth Brass Band
Peter Chrimes Cup band displaying the most potential Wardle High School Junior Band
Championship Trophy best overall band Elland Silver Youth Band
Finderman Award conductor of the champion band Samantha Harrison

Band performances available on DVD

The 2012 band performances will be made available on DVD. Bookings can be made by filling in the DVD order form.

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