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Full band line-up & adjudicators for Europeans

Seven musicians dressed in black and holding brass instruments standing in front of the glass exterior of Symphony Hall Birmingham
Tuesday, 29 March, 2022

The European Brass Band Association (EBBA) is pleased to announce the band line-up and adjudicators for the European Brass Band Championships in association with World of Brass, the European Composers’ Competition and the European Youth Brass Band Contest, to be held as part of the European Brass Band Festival in Birmingham, England from 28 April to 1 May 2022.

The contest in Birmingham Symphony Hall will see 11 bands in the Championship Section, four in the Challenge Section and eight the Youth Contest.

EBBA President, Ulf Rosenberg, said: “It’s impressive to see the brass band movement in Europe recovering after two years of pandemic and so many bands making the effort to be present in one of the finest concert halls in Europe for the European championships. We are proud to bring back EBBC to England, the brass band ‘homeland’, in what promises to be a highly attractive line-up with brilliant bands judged by extremely competent jury teams.”

Kenny Crookston, CEO of Brass Bands England, the organiser of this year’s event, added: “This is going to be a wonderful Festival and we are delighted to have such a great line-up of bands taking part. We have terrific programme of events lined up over the four days in Birmingham and there really is something for every lover of brass music, so please don’t miss out on what looks like one of the most exciting band events ever held in this country.”

Paul Hindmarsh, Chair of the EBBA Music Commission, commented: “The EBBA Music Commission is delighted to have been able to secure the services of some of the foremost composers, conductors, performers and educators in the international band community for EBBC. Their gifts and skills are widely admired and they bring with them many years of experience at the top of the banding world and beyond.”

The Adjudicators

The Championship Section set test-piece and Challenge Section will be judged by three highly respected conductors and adjudicators: Arvid Anthun (Norway), Garry Cutt (England) and Erik Janssen (Netherlands). The jury for the Own-Choice contest is composer and conductor Jan de Haan (Netherlands), leading Swiss band conductor, teacher and composer Christopher Jeanbourquin, and international baritone soloist and clinician Katrina Marzella-Wheeler (Scotland). 

Jan de Haan will also be joining the team of distinguished composers who will be judging the European Composer Competition (29 April, Birmingham Town Hall). His fellow judges, both from England, are Kenneth Hesketh and Philip Wilby. The European Youth Brass Band Contests (20 April, Symphony Hall) will see Adam Cooke (Northern Ireland) and Grete W. Tonheim (Norway) judging the bands in both the Premier and Development competitions.

Tickets for all European Brass Band Festival events can be purchased via the B:music website and further information about the event can be found on the Brass Bands England mini-site.

Band line up
 

Following our earlier announcement of the Championship Section bands, bands in the Challenge Section and Youth Competition have now also been released. The draw for the Challenge Section will take place on Friday 29 April.

Championship Section

 

 

Band

Conductor

Country

3BA Concert Band

Corsin Tuor

Germany

Brass Band Oberösterreich

Günther Reisegger

Austria

Brass Band Schoonhoven

Paul Holland

Netherlands

Cory Band*

Philip Harper

Wales

Foden's Band

Russell Gray

England

Göta Brass Band

Michael Thomsen

Sweden

Hauts-de-France Brass Band

Luc Vertommen

France

Stavanger Brass Band 

Allan Withington

Norway

the cooperation band

Michael Fowles 

Scotland

Tredegar Band

Ian Porthouse

Wales

Valaisia Brass Band

Arsène Duc

Switzerland

*Defending champion

 

 

 

Challenge Section

 

 

Band

Conductor

 Country

Brass Band Regensburg*

Dave Lea

Germany

Brassband Überetsch 

Johann Finatzer

Italy

Downshire Brass

Michael Alcorn

Northern Ireland

Hebden Bridge Band

* Defending champion

 

Christopher Binns

England

 

European Youth Brass Band Competition  

Youth Development Section                                      

Name                                               Conductor                                   Country

Brass Band Aukštyn                          Bjørn Breistein/Remigijus Vilys Lithuania

Elland Silver Youth Brass Band Samantha Harrison                            England

National Youth Brass Band of

Scotland                                           Richard Evans & John Boax        Scotland

Smørås Skolemusikk                      Magnus Brandseth                       Norway

South Wales Youth Band                Carol Flanary-Davies                    Wales

Wardle Academy Youth Band*       Lee Rigg                                        England

* Defending champion

 

                           

Youth Premier Section                                                

Name                                               Conductor                                   Country

Catch Basin Brass Band*                Andreas Lackner                          Austria

Youth Brass 2000                            Chris Jeans                                   England

* Defending champion