CNL Brass was a contestant at the Hunter Regional Band Association’s Brass and Concert Band Championships held at Newcastle City Hall on Sunday 12 June.
- Philip Sketchley OAM, Adjudicator, photographed with CNL Brass Musical Director Ron Boaden, after presenting Ron with the winner’s trophy for Division 2 of the Festival of the Bands.
The Championships consist of a morning session of formal adjudication – the East Coast Championship and an afternoon session of entertainment- the Festival of the Bands.
CNL Brass presented a Hymn and an Own Choice Item in the Formal Graded Section for C and D Grade Brass Bands. The band had to be content with being runner-up to Newcastle PCYC Brass Band in this Section.
Success was achieved in the afternoon’s Festival of the Bands. CNL Brass contested Division 2 for C and D Grade Brass and Concert Bands and won this Division for the fourth successive year. The band presented five numbers in its program:
- Swingtime Religion
- Post Horn Gallop (with a little comedy included)
- Golden Wedding, featuring Carol Irving on clarinet (somewhat unusual for a brass band)
- Slides in Swingtime (featuring a trombone trio)
- The Pioneers (a traditional march)
The program was well-received by the audience of about three hundred, with prolonged applause, in particular, for Golden Wedding.
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