1. Fountain City BB (Joseph Parisi) - 293.0 points
2. James Madison University BB (Kevin Stees) - 289.4 points
3. Illinois BB (Ryan Nelson) - 282.0 points
4. BB of Central Florida (Michael Garasi) - 280.0 points
5. Atlantic BB (Salvatore Scarpa) - 264.1 points
6. Chicago BB (Colin Holman) - 260.8 points
7. BB of the Western Reserve (Keith Wilkinson) - 256.2 points

Honors

1. Central Ohio BB (Jessica Sneeringer) - 272.2 points
2. Georgia BB (Joe Johnson) - 269.0 points
3. Prairie BB (Dallas Niermeyer) - 267.0 points
4. Cincinnati BB (Anita Cocker Hunt) - 256.0 points
5. New England BB (Douglas Yeo) - 250.8 points
6. Princeton BB (Stephen Arthur Allen) - 247.6 points
7. Triangle BB (Robert C. Hunter) - 243.0 points

Challenge

1. Massanutten BB (Kevin Stees) - 281.2 points
2. Natural State BB (Rusty Morris) - 264.2 points
3. Spires BB (John Slezak) - 259.2 points
4. Derby City BB (John R. Jones, Jr.) - 254.8 points
5. Sunshine BB (Jim Cheyne) - 244.6 points
6. Chesapeake BB (Charles E. Hockersmith) - 242.0 points
7. Commonwealth BB (J. Jerome Amend/Anita Cocker Hunt) - 237.8 points

Explorer

1. BB of the Tri-State (Gary Clarke) - 265.0 points
2. Bend in the River BB (Mark Kersting) - 255.6 points
3. All-Star Brass And Percussion (Eric Aho) - 250.2 points

Youth

1. Triangle Youth Brass Band (Tony Granados) - 265.0 points
2. Cincinnati Honors Brass Band (A. Greg Mills) - 247.6 points

Youth Open

1. Triangle Youth Brass Ensemble (Paul Pietrowski) - 254.0 points
2.Junior Varsity All-Star Brass Band (Chad McGee) - 239.0 points

Adult High Brass Slow Melody

1. Kevin Maloney - NEBB
2. Alex Bender - JMUBB
3. Jack Deal - ABB

Adult High Brass Technical

1. Raquel Rodriquez - FCBB
2. Alvin Bernard - BBCF
3. Stephen Cross - NSBB

Adult Low Brass Slow Melody

1. Kevin Elkins - JMUBB
2. Roger Menning – Chicago BB
3. Kevin Cramer – BBCF

Adult Low Brass Technical

1. David Heinsen - JMUBB
2. TJ Menges – Fountain City
3. Chip Gue – BBTS

Adult Percussion

1. Jameson Carr - JMUBB
2. Suzie Berndt - JMUBB
3. Jake Brandyberry – Cincinnati BB

Youth Percussion Solo

1. Matt Adair – ASB&P
2. Mark Claffey – ASB&P
3. Jenni Morrison – JV All-Stars

Youth Brass Solo

1. Terri Williams - TYBB
2. Joel Collier - Atlantic BB
3. Justin Crawford – TYBB

Adult Percussion Ensemble

1. JMU Percussion Quartet
2. New England Brass Band Percussion Quartet

Adult Brass Ensemble

1. James Madison University Brass Ensemble
2. Twisted Steel
3. Lexington Brass Ensemble

Youth Brass Ensemble

1. Triangle Youth Brass Band (Ensemble)

Youth Percussion Ensemble

1. Triangle Youth Percussion Ensemble
2. All-Star Percussion
3. Junior Varsity Percussion

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Adjudicators:
David Read, Geoffrey Whitham and William Relton

Results:

1. Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal, Allan Withington, 16, 196
2. Black Dyke, Dr. Nicholas Childs, 8, 194
3. YBS Band, Professor David King, 4, 193
4. Buy As You View, Dr. Robert Childs, 7, 192
5. Fodens Richardson, Gary Cutt, 15, 191
6. Leyland, Russell Gray, 20, 190
7. Fairey Band, Simon Stonehouse, 6, 189
8. Kirkintilloch, Steve Bastable, 19, 188
9. Mount Charles, Nigel Weeks, 17, 187
10. Scottish Co-op, Alan Ramsay, 12, 186
11. Staines, Ian McElligott, 3, 185
12. Fishburn, Richard Evans, 18, 184
13. Camborne Town, Frank Renton, 14, 183
14. Rothwell Temperance, David Roberts, 11, 182
15. Jaguar (Coventry), Dave Lea, 2, 180
16. Reg Vardy , Ray Farr, 10, 177
17. Newstead Welfare, Duncan Beckley, 1, 175
18. Aveley and Newham, Nigel Taken, 9, 173
19. Parc & Dare, Peter Parkes, 13,171
20. Burry Port Town, Michael Thorne, 5, 170

Best instrumentalist: Bert Van Thienen, Soprano, YBS

2006 U.S. Open Brass Band Championships
Saturday, November 4th
St. Viator High School
Arlington Heights, IL

U.S. Open Brass Band Championships

Test piece:
Paganini Variations, Philip Wilby

Adjudicators:
John Berryman, David Read, Geoffrey Whitham

Best soloist:
Rothwell Temperance, Euphonium

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McComish March Award 2006 Composition Competition

The McComish Fund for Brass Music has been established at Trinity College, the University of Melbourne, to promote the creation of new music for brass instruments, encourage composers’ interest in brass music, and enrich the repertoire of brass music.

The McComish March Award has been established to encourage the composition of music for Brass Bands.

The first McComish March Award will awarded for a composition of ‘The Great Australian March’ – a march/patriotic song.

TWO PRIZE CATEGORIES

* March Prize $5,000 AUD
* Slow March Prize $5,000 AUD

Criteria:

This competition is open to all composers, regardless of age, nationality and professional status.

The marches are to be composed specifically for this competition, having been neither published nor previously performed.

The marches are to be 5–8 minutes in length.

The march is to be composed for brass band, suitable for wider community use.

Entries will be adjudicated by a judging panel of musicians with relevant experience. In an initial round, a committee of professional musicians comprising representatives of the Melbourne International Festival of Brass will evaluate the submitted pieces, preparing a shortlist of 6 in each category to be assessed by the panel of judges.

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1. Brass Band Willebroek, Frans Violet, 7/10, 96+95=191
2. Brass Band Fribourg, Arsene Duc, 5/6, 95/96=191
3. Buy As You View, Dr. Robert Childs, 10/3, 94+97=191
4. Black Dyke, Dr. Nicholas Childs, 1/8, 92/94=186
5. YBS Band, Professor David King, 9/7, 93+90=183
6. Leyland Band, Russell Gray, 8/2, 91+91=182
7. Eikanger–Bjorsvik Musikklag, Bjorn Sagstad, 2/1, 90+88=178
8. Soli Brass, Frans–Aeart Burghgraef, 3/5, 88+87=175
9. Newtongrange Band, Allan Ramsay, 6/9, 89+84=173
10.Brass Band Lyngby Taarbaek, Ray Farr, 4/4, 87+83=170

*Points Set Work/Own Choice

Results: B Section

1. Oberoesterreich Brass Band – Austria, 4, 97
2. Torshavn Brass Band – Faroe Islands, 2, 92
3. Laganvale Band – Northern Ireland, 3, 90
4. Arklow Shipping Silver Band – Ireland, 1, 86

Results: Championship - Set Work

1. Brass Band Willebroek, Frans Violet, 7/10, 96
2. Brass Band Fribourg, Arsene Duc, 5/6, 95
3. Buy As You View, Dr. Robert Childs, 10/3, 94
4. YBS Band, Professor David King, 9/7, 93
5. Black Dyke, Dr. Nicholas Childs, 1/8, 92
6. Leyland Band, Russell Gray, 8/2, 91
7. Eikanger–Bjorsvik Musikklag, Bjorn Sagstad, 2/1, 90
8. Newtongrange Band, Allan Ramsay, 6/9, 89
9. Soli Brass, Frans–Aeart Burghgraef, 3/5, 88
10.Brass Band Lyngby Taarbaek, Ray Farr, 4/4, 87

Results: Championship - Own Choice

1. Buy As You View, Dr. Robert Childs, 10/3, 97
2. Brass Band Fribourg, Arsene Duc, 5/6, 96
3. Brass Band Willebroek, Frans Violet, 7/10, 95
4. Black Dyke, Dr. Nicholas Childs, 1/8, 94
5. Leyland Band, Russell Gray, 8/2, 91
6. YBS Band, Professor David King, 9/7, 90
7. Eikanger–Bjorsvik Musikklag, Bjorn Sagstad, 2/1, 88
8. Soli Brass, Frans–Aeart Burghgraef, 3/5, 87
9. Newtongrange Band, Allan Ramsay, 6/9, 84
10.Brass Band Lyngby Taarbaek, Ray Farr, 4/4, 83