Heyl Town Band - Remarks - Printable Copy

Competition Information

Contest Details

Date	20^th June 2009		Draw No	1
Event	85th Annual Bugle Contest 2009		Bands In Section	2
Adjudicator(s)	Steve Mead		Marks	88pts
Section	2nd		Result	1^st
Director	Derek Johnston		Special Awards	Best Player Award 'Steve Andrews'
Piece(s) Played		Partita (Postcards From Home) by 'Philip Wilby'

Adjudicators Remarks

(I)
Vibrant opening. Watch tuning on high G’s solo cornets

B quite good here, just a few moments.

Rhythm well defined.

Allargando – not quite together

Last note hard to tune and this wasn’t 100%

(II)
Fine stuff, let melody come through especially B and D.

Watch tuning before H

Some # voices detract, well played.

Successful moments

Finding just about really together!

(III)
Euph excellent, did you use 4th value for low D (bit #!)?

Warm, open sounds, lyrical sop is most impressive, Eb Bass too,

Little more mutes pp horn to balance the others (solo cornet/troms)

E different section but calmly and effectively played

Good to close

(IV)
Good sense of style, sop changes rhythm? Articulated semiquavers good – still clearer and more measured if possible.

Bar 47 bit scrappy.

C fine scales nicely audible.

Bar 66 start troms, softer then <.

Powerful dynamic ensemble playing to finish

Many thanks, enjoyable

Steve Mead