Northern Counties Contest 2016: results
Sunday 29 May 2016
Bon-Accord Silver Band triumphed at the Northern Counties contest.
CELEBRATIONS are underway for Bon-Accord Silver Band after it triumphed at the 2016 Northern Counties Brass Band Association Open contest.
Conducted by Stephen Malcolm, the Aberdeen band came out on top at the contest on Saturday, May 28. Seven bands took part in the event at Loch Leven Community Campus, Kinross, with adjudicators John Boax and David Frame overseeing proceedings.
The date for the 2017 event has been confirmed as Saturday, May 27.
Results
1) Bon-Accord Silver | Stephen Malcolm | 90
2) Arbroath Instrumental | Mike Robertson | 88
3) Granite City Brass | Bruce Wallace | 87
4) Shotts St Patrick's | Chris Mansfield | 85
5) Bon-Accord B Band | Jennifer Cook | 83
6) Dysart Colliery | Ross Brotherston | 82
7) Forfar Instrumental | Terance Jackson | 80
Best instrumentalist: solo trombone, Bon-Accord
Best soprano cornet: Bon-Accord
Most entertaining performance: Arbroath Instrumental
Best NCBBA band: Bon-Accord
Best non NCBBA band: Shotts St Patrick's
Best percussion section: Bon-Accord
Granite City Comunity Brass, conducted by Lewis Catto, played as a 4b section band for adjudication purposes.
Best 1st section band: Granite City Brass
Best 2nd section band: Arbroath Instrumental
Best 4th section band: Bon-Accord
