Penicuik Silver Band

SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Caird Hall, Dundee

Unfortunately Penicuik Silver Band conducted by Alex Know were once again deprived of the opportunity to represent Scotland at the National Finals, missing out by one place.

The full results were:

BORDERS ENTERTAINMENT CONTEST - Jedburgh Town Hall

The Band members and the Musical Director were pleased with their performance at Jedburgh, coming in 13th in a field of 17 bands, and in the process beating 3 other 4th Section bands as well as a 3rd Section band.

The full results were:

SCOTTISH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 - ROTHES HALL, GLENROTHES

The band put in a good performance at the Championships this year and attained 4th place.

FIFE BRASS BAND FESTIVAL - CARNEGIE HALLS, DUNFERMLINE

The band put on a good performance today and was rewarded by receiving third prize.   This was a "concert programme" contest, in which the band played;

• March - Men of Harlech (Gordon Langford)
• Whispering Brass (Haysom arr Bram Gay)
• Cornet Solo - In the Love of Jesus (arr Ray steadman -Allen) - Principal Cornet Harold Wells
• March - Emblem of the Army (Gullidge)

UPDATE: 24 April 2007

Following the unfortunate disqualification of Trimdon Concert Brass Band, Penicuik has been awarded second place in this competition.

The full results are now as follows;

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SCOTTISH REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2007 - CAIRD HALL, DUNDEE

The band was once again justifiably pleased with their performance at the Scottish Championships, but failed to please the adjudicators and finished an extremely disappointing sixth.

SCOTTISH CHALLENGE CUP - GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL

The band was pleased with their performance in the Scottish Challenge Cup, but unfortunately came well down in the results.

The band was up against not only other 4th Section bands, but 2nd and 3rd Section bands as well.

Penicuik, although extremely disappointed with the placing, will take the adjudicators' comments on board and learn from this experience.

The full results are as follows;

John James, writing for 4barsrest, said;

BRASS IN THE PARK - NEWTONGRANGE

Penicuik Silver Band produced a fine performance at the Brass in the Park Contest this year and were rewarded with the trophy for "Best Fourth Section Band", beating three Third Section Bands in the process and coming a credible eighth overall (Entire field of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Section Bands).

For this contest, each band has to play their own choice of March, Hymn Tune and Solo.

Penicuik started their programme with an arrangement of "Crimond" by Herman Oldenstijl.   This was followed by the cornet solo "Because" (Guy d'Hardelot arr Goff Richards), played by the band's Principal Cornet, Harold Wells.  The final item was the Salvation Army march "Emblem of the Army" by Gullidge.

The full results were as follows;

FIFE BRASS BAND FESTIVAL - Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline

This contest is an "Entertainment Contest", each band choosing their own pieces to play within their alloted time.

Penicuik Silver Band came 3rd in the Fourth Section, with the following programme;

• Breezin Down Broadway - a Goff Richards arrangement of good show tunes.
• Siciliano - one of the movements form Malcolm Arnord's Little Suite
• Star Lake - A Salvation Army march by Eric Ball 
• Home Away from Home - An arrangement by Frank Culross, featuring Tony Laidlaw (Soprano), Alasdair Mathers (Principal Horn) and Principal Cornet Harold Wells on Bagpipes.

The full results of the Fourth Section Contest were as follows;