UniBrass Trophy

Southampton University Brass Band perform at the UniBrass Trophy championship, held at the Harrogate International Centre on February 18th 2017. Featuring:

Spitfire Prelude (William Walton, arr. D. E. Twitchings)
Emerald Skies (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
Aces High (Ron Goodwin, arr. Frank Bryce)
Larghetto From “The Land of the Long White Cloud” (Philip Sparke)
Where Eagles Sing (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)

Emerald Skies features David Littleton on cornet. SUBB were conducted by William Wilkins and Billy Fisher, and came in 9th place in the contest.

Southampton

The University of Birmingham Brass Band perform at the UniBrass Trophy championship, held at the Harrogate International Centre on February 18th 2017. Featuring:

Los Hermanos de Bop (Mark Taylor, arr. Sandy Smith)
The Cossack (William Rimmer)
Csardas (Vittorio Monti, arr. Marc Reift)
A Little Prayer (Evelyn Glennie, arr. Robert Childs)
Horizons (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)

Csardas features James Harris on bass trombone. Birmingham were conducted by Stuart Birnie, and came in 6th place in the contest.

Birmingham

The University of Nottingham Brass Band perform at the UniBrass Trophy championship, held at the Harrogate International Centre on February 18th 2017. Nottingham present "Prometheus Unbound", featuring:

Myth of the Mountains: Zeus (Andrew Stevenson)
Follow the Flame (Peter Graham)
Romani Fire Dance (Jonathan Bates)
Lament (Ben Hollings)
Visions of Kohlkis (Tom Davoren)

Follow the Flame features Marcie Williams on euphonium, Romani Fire Dance features Ellie Cooper on xylophone, Lament features George Newbould on cornet and James Whalley on baritone. UNBB were conducted by Kieren Williams & Matthew Husbands, and came in 7th place in the contest.

Nottingham

The University of Warwick Brass Band perform at the UniBrass Trophy championship, held at the Harrogate International Centre on February 18th 2017. Warwick came in fifth place, and were awarded most entertaining set in the Trophy section. Their performance features:

Calling All Workers (Eric Coates, arr. Denis Wright)
Radio Roulette (Arr. Robert Ramskill)
Pound the Streets (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
The Seal Lullaby (Eric Whitacre, arr. Alan Fernie) 
Phoenix from “War of the Worlds” (Peter Graham)

The University of Warwick Brass Band were conducted by Simon Hogg.

Warwick

The University of Manchester Brass Band perform at the UniBrass Trophy championship, held at the Harrogate International Centre on February 18th 2017. They came fourth in the contest. Featuring:

Family Portraits from “Lowry Sketchbook” (Philip Wilby)
Viva la Vida (Coldplay, arr. James Keirle)

Manchester were conducted by James Keirle.

Manchester

Bangor University Brass Band perform at the UniBrass Trophy championship, held at the Harrogate International Centre on February 18th 2017. Featuring:

Hymn to the Fallen (John Williams, arr. Klass Van der Woude)
The New Colonial March (R.B. Hall)
A Mis Abuelos (Arturo Sandoval, arr. Jacob Vilhelm Larsen)
Stateside (Peter Graham)

A Mis Abuelos features Sacheus Pritchard on trumpet. BUBB were conducted by Rachel Hinchliffe, and came in 8th place in the contest.

Bangor

The Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Band perform at the UniBrass Trophy championship, held at the Harrogate International Centre on February 18th 2017. They came second in the contest, and were also awarded the best percussion prize for the Trophy section. Featuring:

Phenomena (Jacob Vilhelm Larson)
Freaks (Gavin Higgins)
Shine as the Light (Peter Graham)

Freaks featured a trombone solo from Ryan Richards. The Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Band were conducted by Ian Porthouse.


Birmingham Conservatoire

The University of Huddersfield Brass Band perform at the UniBrass Trophy championship, held at the Harrogate International Centre on February 18th 2017. They came third in the contest. Featuring:

Blackbird Special (Dirty Dozen Brass Band, arr. Reid Gilje)
The Golden Bird (Aurelia) (Samuel Wesley, arr. Thomas Wynn)
Brown Bird Singing (Haydn Wood)
Nightingale Dances (Matthew Hall) 

Brown Bird Singing featured a vocal solo from Sophie Cameron. Huddersfield won the best march prize for The Golden Bird, and were conducted by Jonathan Beatty.

Huddersfield

RNCM Brass Band perform their champtionship-winning set at the UniBrass Trophy championship, held at the Harrogate International Centre on February 18th 2017. Featuring:

Scherzo for X-Wings from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (John Williams, arr. Philip Sparke)
Sunshine of Your Smile (Lilian Ray, arr. Frank Bryce)
Clair De Lune (Claude Debussy, arr. Dominic Longhurst)
Salt of the Earth-Finale (Andy Scott) 

Sunshine of Your Smile featured a cornet solo from Dominic Longhurst, who was awarded best soloist and best student composition for his arrangement of Clair De Lune. RNCM Brass Band were conducted by Callum Harrison, who was awarded best student conductor.

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