Contest Success
26-June-2008 11:11 AM
In March
Matthew conducted the Hangleton Band into Runners-Up
position at the Regional Contest in Stevenage,
performing The Dark Side of
the Moon by Paul
Lovatt-Cooper. This means that the band have
qualified for the National Finals (see below) for the
first time in 22 years.
Also, in March Matthew entered the National Association of Brass Band Conductors competition and won the Midlands heat conducting Newstead Band in a performance of Paganini Variations by Philip Wilby. In June Matthew competed against the winners of the other heats in the National Final and won, conducting Lowry Sketchbook by Philip Wilby, with the Virtuosi GUS Band. He is the NABBC “Conductor of the Year 2008” and inaugural winner of the Roy Newsome Challenge Shield.
Matthew here receives the Shield from Roy Newsome
Also, in March Matthew entered the National Association of Brass Band Conductors competition and won the Midlands heat conducting Newstead Band in a performance of Paganini Variations by Philip Wilby. In June Matthew competed against the winners of the other heats in the National Final and won, conducting Lowry Sketchbook by Philip Wilby, with the Virtuosi GUS Band. He is the NABBC “Conductor of the Year 2008” and inaugural winner of the Roy Newsome Challenge Shield.
Matthew here receives the Shield from Roy Newsome