Butlins 2020 Test Pieces Revealed

The set works chosen to test the bands at next year’s Butlins Mineworkers Open Championships have now been released. The festival will be held at the Skegness Resort on the weekend of the 10th-13th January.

Championship Section: Songs of Ascent (Jonathan Bates)
Awaiting Publication

First Section: Symphonic Episodes for Brass Band (Brian Balmages, arr. Mike Kilmartin)
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Second Section: Galdhoppigen (Simon Kerwin)
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Third Section: Gothic Dances (Alan Fernie)
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Fourth Section: A Bournemouth Suite (Benjamin Tubb)
Publication details to be announced soon

The contest is open from Championship to Youth Sections. For an entry pack, bands should contact the contest organiser Brian Eggleshaw – [email protected]