Victorious at Exmouth
The hard work at rehearsals over the past few weeks paid off yesterday as Phoenix took to the stage at the annual Exmouth Brass Band Entertainment Contest. The contest is an open contest with all bands playing a 25 minute own choice programme of music. Awards are given for the best placed band in each section, the most entertaining band, the best trombone section, the best percussion section, the best soloist, and the best performance overall.
Am pleased to announce that not only did we win the best 2nd Section band award, but our principal cornet, Matt Read, won the best soloist, and to top the day off we were also awarded the best performance overall.
See our pictures in the Exmouth 09 Gallery
Dave Coles has kindly sent in photos of the band from the day all of which have been added to our gallery. If anyone else has photos of the band which they would like to include on our website, you can email them to: lyndaread@btinternet.com.
Read the adjudicators comments of our performance.
Contest Results
The results of the day were as follows:
- Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) (Paul Slator)
- Soundhouse Brass (Steve Sykes)
- Pendennis Brass Falmouth (Steve Thomas)
- Bodmin Town (Graham Boag)
- Heyl Town (Derek Johnston)
- Sidmouth Town (Adrian Harvey)
- St Pinnock (Jeremy Willcock)
- Tiverton Town (Gilly Taylor)
- Uttoxeter Town Brass (Matt Pope)
- Appledore Silver (John Croker)
- Camelford Town (Ann Brown)
- Stannary Brass (Peter Jones)
Other Awards
- Exmouth Brass Band Festival Band 2009: Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne)
- Best Entertaining Band: Pendennis Brass Falmouth
- Best Soloist: Matthew Read, Solo Cornet, Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne)
- Best Percussion Section: Pendennis Brass Falmouth
- Best Trombone Section: Bodmin Town
4BarsRest has now updated it's website with more details of the day.
Congratulations to everyone in the band, a great performance and a great day out!
Released On 6th Sep 2009
