The Burry Port Town Band enjoyed a highly successful day last Saturday hosting the 2015 West Wales Brass Band Association Festival of Brass. The event attracted 29 brass bands and around 1,400 visitors to the seaside town for the second leg of the Welsh League Championship. Despite not performing to its full potential the band achieved a very credible Third Prize in the Championship Section Contest. The band were also delighted to see their very own Christopher Smith awarded Best Instrumentalist Prize for his virtuosic efforts on Solo Euphonium. Please see below for full results:
Championship Section:
Adjudicator: Steve Sykes
1. Goodwick (Matthew Jenkins) – 193
2. Llwydcoed (Chris Turner) – 191
3. Burry Port (Michael Thorne) – 189
4. Pontardulais (Paul Jenkins) – 188
5. Tylorstown (Glyn Williams) – 187
Best Instrumentalist: Chris Smith (Euphonium) – Burry Port
Best Soprano: Gemma Davies – Pontardulais
First Section:
Adjudicator: Steve Sykes
1. Markham & District (Craig Roberts) – 188
2. Lewis Merthyr (Craig Roberts) – 187
3. Parc & Dare (Andrew Jones) – 186
4. City of Cardiff Melingriffith 2 (Robin Hackett) – 185
5. Ammanford (Glyn Davies) – 183
6. RAF St Athan (Alan Bourne) – 182
Best Instrumentalist: Rhodri Ward (Horn) – Parc & Dare
Second Section:
Adjudicator: Dean Wright
1. Ebbw Valley (Gareth Ritter) – 196
2. Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda (Alan Gibbs) – 195
3. Crwbin (Lynne Turner) – 193
4. Ynyshir (Dean Evans) – 192
5. Briton Ferry (Jeff Pearce) – 190
6. Penclawdd (Tony Small) – 189
7. Crosskeys Silver (Ben Atkinson) 188pts
Best Instrumentalist: Bob Burnett (Euphonium) – Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda
Third/Fourth Section:
Adjudicator: Dean Wright
1. Abertillery & District (Josh Ruck) – 194
2. Gwaun Cae Gurwen (Jeff Hutcherson) – 192
3. Ogmore Valley (Alice Jones) – 190
4. Upper Rhondda (Jake Pritchard) – 189
5. Newport Borough (Robin Hackett) – 188
6. Oakdale Silver (Keri Bowden) – 187
7. Ystradgynlais (Dr Christian Jenkins) – 186
Best Placed Fourth Section Band: Ystradgynlais
Best Instrumentalist: David Rees (Flugel) – Abertillery & District
Junior/Youth Section:
Adjudicator: Steve Sykes
Gold Award: Rhondda Fach
Silver Award: BTM Youth: Pontardulais Junior
Bronze Award: Pontardulais Beginners, St Athan & The Vale Youth
Best Section: BTM Percussion Section