RESULTS: Welsh League Contests
This weekend saw the final contest of the Welsh League contest.
Championship Section:
Test Piece: Between the Moon & Mexico (Philip Sparke)
Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt
1. Llwydcoed (Christopher Turner)
2. Pontardulais (Paul Jenkins)
3. Tylorstown (Gary Davies)
4. Ebbw Valley (Gareth Ritter)
5. Markham (Matt Rowe)
Best Instrumentalist: Chris Jenkins (cornet) — Pontardulais
Best Bass Section: Llwydcoed
Best Trombone: Gareth Robinson (Llwydcoed)
First Section:
Test Piece: Trittico (James Curnow)
Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt
1. A W Parker Drybrook (Joshua Ruck)
2. Abergavenny Borough (Sean O’Neil)
3. Briton Ferry (Jeff Pearce)
Best Instrumentalist: Andrew Jones (horn) — A W Parker Drybrook
Second Section:
Test Piece: Oceans (Goff Richards)
Adjudicator: Stan Lippeatt
1. RAF St Athan Voluntary (Alan Bourne)
2. Seindorf Arian Crwbin (Craig Roberts)
3. Abertillery Town (Joshua Ruck)
4. Newport Borough (Robin Hackett)
5. Penclawdd Brass (Tony Small)
Best Instrumentalist: Andy Watkins (soprano) — Abertillery Town
Best Trombone Section: Crwbin
Third Section:
Own Choice:
Adjudicator: John Maines
1. Taff Vale Brass (Gareth Ritter)
2. Cwmtawe Youth (Wayne Pedrick)
3. Usk (James Jones)
4. Severn Tunnel (Daniel Hall)
5. Ynyshir (Gary Davies)
6. Crosskeys Silver (Sion Rhys Jones)
7. Oakdale (Kerry Bowden)
Best Instrumentalist: Duncan Broadle (cornet) — Taff Vale Brass
Fourth Section:
Own Choice:
Adjudicator: John Maines
1. Gwaun Cae Gurwen (Robert Burnett)
Best Instrumentalist: Dafydd Lewis (euphonium) — Gwaun Cae Gurwen
Best Horn Section: Taff Vale Brass
Youngest Player in the Third & Fourth Section: Noah Davies (aged 8) — Ynyshir Band
Youth Section:
15 minute Entertainment Programme
Adjudicator: John Maines
Gold Award:
City of Cardiff Youth (M3) (Carol Flannery Davies)
Ebbw Valley Academy (Bethan Cooke)
Silver Award:
Llwydcoed Juniors (Richard Davies)
Rhondda Fach Youth (Angela Westacott)
Bronze Award:
City of Cardiff Beginners (M4) (Rebecca Cale)
Vale of Glamorgan Training Band (Ron Westacott)
Newport Borough Training Band (Hayley Giles)
Best Instrumentalist, Scarlett Norman (horn) — Ebbw Valley Academy
Best Cornet: Graham Middleton (Newport Borough Training Band)
Best Percussion: City of Cardiff Youth (M3)
Youngest Tuba Player: Annie Duque (aged 11) — Newport Borough Training Band
Youngest Player: Sebastian Nader-Humphries (aged 7) — Newport Borough Training Band
2018 Welsh League Champions 2018
Conductor of the Year: Gareth Ritter
Championship Section:
Champion Band: Ebbw Valley
Runner-up: Pontardulais
First Section:
Champion Band: Burry Port
Runner-up: Abergavenny Borough
Second Section:
Champion Band: Newport Borough
Runner-up: Seindorf Arian Crwbin
Third Section:
Champion Band: Taff Vale Brass
Runner-up: Crosskeys
Fourth Section:
Joint Champions: Ogmore & Gwaun Cae Gurwen
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