Clean sweep for Newtongrange - Fife Charities results round-up
Monday 30 September 2019Newtongrange achieved a clean sweep at the Fife Charities Band Association contest in Kirkcaldy on Saturday.
Under the baton of Andrew Duncan, the band won the march, hymn tune and open test piece contests with their programme of March from the Jazz Suite by Shostakovich, an arrangement of Aurelia by Andrew Duncan and Titan's Progress by Pallhuber.
The prize for best Fife A band went to Kingdom Brass, who also won the award for best first section band.
The second section was won by Clackmannan and District, while Whitburn Heartlands emerged victorious in the third section.
Bon Accord B picked up the trophy for best fourth section band, and Dysart Colliery took the award for best Fife B band.
March contest results
1) Newtongrange (A Duncan) 95
2) Bon Accord Silver A (A Cooke) 93
3) Kingdom Brass (P Drury) 91
4) Bo’ness and Carriden (A Gibson) 88
5) Granite City (B Wallace) 84
6) Johnstone Band (C Bradley) 83
7) Clackmannan District (R Brotherston) 82
8) Dalkeith and Monktonhall (J Chamberlain) 80
9) Annan Town (D Hamilton) 78
10) Third Carrickfergus (B Connolly) 77
11) Bathgate (M Good)
12) Whitburn Heartlands (I Fleming) 75
13) Bon Accord Silver B (J Cook) 74
14) Lochgelly (P McKelvie OBE) 73
15) Renfrew Burgh (M James) 71
16) St Ronan’s Silver (K Letham) 70
17) MacTaggart Scott Loanhead (G Cameron) 69
18) Tullis Russell Mills (R Munday) 68
19) Dysart Colliery (K Letham) 67
Hymn contest result
1) Newtongrange 95
2) Johnstone Band 90
3) Bo’ness and Carriden 88
4) Bon Accord Silver A 85
5) Kingdom Brass 82
6) Clackmannan District 79
7) Bathgate 78
8) Granite City 77
9) Annan Town 76
10) Third Carrickfergus 75
11) Dalkeith and Monktonhall 73
12) Bon Accord Silver B 72
13) Lochgelly 71
14) Tullis Russell Mills 70
15) St Ronan’s Silver 69
16) MacTaggart Scott Loanhead 68
17) Renfrew Burgh 67
18) Whitburn Heartlands 66
19) Dysart Colliery 65
Open Contest Result
1) Newtongrange (CH) 195
2) Bon Accord Silver A (CH) 194
3) Bo’ness and Carriden (CH) 192
4) Kingdom Brass (1) 191
5) Johnstone Band (CH) 190
6) Granite City (1) 189
7) Bathgate (CH) 187
8) Annan Town (1) 185
9) Clackmannan District (2) 184
10) Dalkeith and Monktonhall (1) 183
11) Lochgelly (2) 175
12) Third Carrickfergus (1) 174
13) Tullis Russell Mills (1) 173
14) Whitburn Heartlands (3) 172
15) St Ronan’s Silver (2) 170
16) Bon Accord Silver B (4) 167
17) Renfrew Burgh (3) 166
18) Dysart Colliery (4) 165
19) MacTaggart Scott Loanhead (4) 164
Winning conductor – Andy Duncan
Qualifier for Senior Trophy – Bon Accord A
Best Fife A Band – Kingdom Brass
Best Fife B Band – Dysart Colliery
Best 1st section – Kingdom Brass
Best 2nd section – Clackmannan
Best 3rd section – Whitburn Heartlands
Best 4th section – Bon Accord B
Best cornet – Cornet, Kingdom Brass
Best horn – Horn, Bathgate
Best euphonium/baritone – Euphonium, Bon Accord
Best trombone – Bon Accord
Best basses – Bon Accord
Best percussion – Bon Accord
