Sovereign Brass 1987-
Also/previously known as:
SPAL Automotive Sovereign Brass,
Spal Sovereign Brass,
Woolley Pritchard Sovereign Brass
Current
ConsTest: Birmingham
Champions
Current
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
Champions
| Section: | Championship |
|---|---|
| Website: | http://www.sovereignbrass.co.uk/ |
| Region: |
Midlands
|
| Rehearsals: | Tuesday Friday |
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 2024 |
ConsTest: Birmingham
|
1 |
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1992
|
5 | Alan Gifford |
| 03 Mar 2024 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
4 | Variations on an Enigma 1986 | 11 | Alan Gifford |
| 04 Nov 2023 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
11 | 11 | Alan Gifford | |
| 04 Nov 2023 |
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
|
1 | 6 | Alan Gifford | |
| 16 Sep 2023 |
National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final)
|
2 | St. James’s – A New Beginning 2023 | 12 | Alan Gifford |
| 01 Apr 2023 |
ConsTest: Birmingham
|
1 |
Diversions on a Bass Theme
1986
|
14 | Alan Gifford |
| 25 Feb 2023 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
1 | A Day in the Life of a Knight | 13 | Alan Gifford |
| 29 Oct 2022 |
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
|
5 | 14 | Alan Gifford | |
| 02 Oct 2022 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
7 | 7 | Alan Gifford | |
| 07 May 2022 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
16 | Life Divine 1921 | 8 | Stephen Roberts |
| 26 Feb 2022 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
7 | Spectrum [Vinter] 1968 | 13 | Simon Jones |
| 03 Oct 2021 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Championship Section)
|
W | Unknown | ||
| 03 Oct 2021 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
W | Unknown | ||
| Mar 2021 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
Neil Samuel | |||
| 07 Mar 2020 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
8 | Legacy 2019 | 1 | Neil Samuel |
| 23 Feb 2020 |
Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (First Section)
|
5 |
Legacy
2019
|
8 | Neil Samuel |
| 18 May 2019 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
16 | Triumphant Rhapsody 1965 | 2 | John Durrant |
| 10 Mar 2019 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
7 | Seascapes 1988 | 3 | Trevor Jones |
| 12 May 2018 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
11 | A Kensington Concerto 1972 | 12 | Trevor Jones |
| 11 Mar 2018 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
D | Odyssey [Norbury] 1999 | 8 | Trevor Jones |
| 13 May 2017 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
9 | Salute to Youth 1960 | 5 | Trevor Jones |
| 12 Mar 2017 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
7 | Pageantry 1934 | 2 | Trevor Jones |
| 29 Oct 2016 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
11 | 13 | Trevor Jones | |
| 14 May 2016 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
11 | James Cook, Circumnavigator 1969 | 20 | Trevor Jones |
| 13 Mar 2016 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
7 | Cambridge Variations 1992 | 6 | Trevor Jones |
| 09 May 2015 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
11 | Tallis Variations 1999 | 4 | David Maplestone |
| 08 Mar 2015 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
9 | The Torchbearer 2009 | 2 | David Maplestone |
| 30 Nov 2014 |
Milton Keynes Open (Section A)
|
6 |
Partita [Sparke]
1989
|
11 | David Maplestone |
| 26 Apr 2014 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
9 | The Judges of the Secret Court (Les Francs Juges) 1961 | 15 | David Maplestone |
| 09 Mar 2014 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
4 | St. Magnus 2004 | 4 | David Maplestone |
| 26 May 2013 |
All England International Masters
|
W | A Kensington Concerto 1972 | Unknown | |
| 11 May 2013 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
6 | Journey into Freedom 1967 | 9 | David Maplestone |
| 10 Mar 2013 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
4 | Harmony Music 1987 | 3 | David Maplestone |
| 27 May 2012 |
All England International Masters
|
19 | Comedy Overture 1934 | David Maplestone | |
| 12 May 2012 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Trophy)
|
5 | Chivalry 2003 | 19 | David Maplestone |
| 11 Mar 2012 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
5 | The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 1992 | 2 | David Maplestone |
| 27 Nov 2011 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Open Section)
|
8 |
Blitz
1980
|
10 | Michael Howley |
| 29 May 2011 |
All England International Masters
|
14 | Gemini 2011 | 13 | Stan Lippeatt |
| 14 May 2011 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Cup)
|
18 | Prisms 1986 | 1 | Unknown |
| 13 Mar 2011 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
7 | Paganini Variations 1991 | 4 | Graham O'Connor |
| 30 May 2010 |
All England International Masters
|
8 | An Epic Symphony 1926 | 2 | Peter Parkes |
| 15 May 2010 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
18 | Rococo Variations [Gregson] 2008 | 2 | Stephen Cooper |
| 14 Mar 2010 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
3 | English Heritage 1988 | 7 | Peter Parkes |
| 25 Oct 2009 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
7 | Montage 1994 | 2 | David Hirst |
| 24 May 2009 |
All England International Masters
|
13 | Masters of Space and Time | 17 | Jason Glynn |
| 09 May 2009 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
8 | Contest Music 1973 | 4 | Trevor Jones |
| 15 Mar 2009 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
7 | Salute to Youth 1960 | 3 | Peter Parkes |
| 08 Feb 2009 |
Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Championship Section)
|
3 |
Diversions on a Bass Theme
1986
|
Trevor Jones | |
| 26 Oct 2008 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
1 | Cloudcatcher Fells 1985 | 8 | Peter Parkes |
| 10 May 2008 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
12 | Vienna Nights 2006 | 13 | David Maplestone |
| 09 Mar 2008 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
3 | Festival Music (Symphonic Suite) 1956 | 1 | David Maplestone |
| 02 Feb 2008 |
Yeovil Entertainment
|
11 | 3 | Stephen Roberts | |
| 04 Nov 2007 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
3 | Partita [Sparke] 1989 | 10 | Peter Parkes |
| 16 Sep 2007 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
3 | 3 | Mark Vause | |
| 19 May 2007 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
16 | The Night to Sing | 4 | Trevor Jones |
| 11 Mar 2007 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
3 | Isaiah 40 1996 | 4 | Trevor Jones |
| 10 Feb 2007 |
Yeovil Entertainment
|
7 | 6 | Stephen Roberts | |
| 01 Jul 2006 |
English Nationals
|
14 | Dances and Alleluias 2006 | 2 | Stephen Roberts |
| 13 May 2006 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
14 | Whitsun Wakes 1997 | 3 | Stephen Roberts |
| 12 Mar 2006 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
4 | Journey to the Centre of the Earth 2005 | 7 | Peter Parkes |
| 04 Feb 2006 |
Yeovil Entertainment
|
3 | 13 | Stephen Roberts | |
| 15 Oct 2005 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
12 | Eden 2005 | 10 | Steve Bastable |
| 07 May 2005 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Cup)
|
3 | Montage 1994 | 13 | Trevor Jones |
| 06 Mar 2005 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
1 | Overture to Rienzi [arr. Lorriman] 2005 | 9 | Trevor Jones |
| 08 May 2004 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Cup)
|
15 | Journey into Freedom 1967 | 9 | Trevor Jones |
| 07 Mar 2004 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
3 | Tristan Encounters 1998 | 11 | Trevor Jones |
| 03 May 2003 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Cup)
|
11 | Paganini Variations 1991 | 10 | Wayne Ruston |
| 02 Mar 2003 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
4 | Prague | 6 | Wayne Ruston |
| 27 Oct 2002 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
19 | Ballet for Band 1983 | 9 | Bryan Hurdley |
| 11 May 2002 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Cup)
|
14 | Le Carnaval Romain [arr. Wright] 1966 | 1 | John Hinckley |
| 03 Mar 2002 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
10 | Whitsun Wakes 1997 | 1 | Steve Bastable |
| 02 Feb 2002 |
Yeovil Entertainment
|
12 | 9 | Stephen Roberts | |
| 02 Dec 2001 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
2 |
Tristan Encounters
1998
|
1 | Steve Bastable |
| 28 Oct 2001 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
20 | Diadem of Gold 1953 | 4 | Steve Bastable |
| 05 May 2001 |
British Open Spring Festival (Senior Cup)
|
10 | Prometheus Unbound 1933 | 2 | Duncan Beckley |
| 04 Mar 2001 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
5 | Jazz 1996 | Stephen Cooper | |
| 03 Dec 2000 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
W | Stephen Cooper | ||
| 29 Oct 2000 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
16 | Paganini Variations 1991 | 4 | Steve Parsons |
| 24 Sep 2000 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
7 | 3 | Stephen Cooper | |
| 05 Mar 2000 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
5 | Variations on an Enigma 1986 | 12 | Stephen Cooper |
| 13 Feb 2000 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
|
W | 4 | Stephen Cooper | |
| 05 Feb 2000 |
Yeovil Entertainment
|
6 | Stephen Cooper | ||
| 05 Dec 1999 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
1 |
Cloudcatcher Fells
1985
|
6 | Stephen Cooper |
| 24 Oct 1999 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
4 | Cloudcatcher Fells 1985 | Stephen Cooper | |
| 30 May 1999 |
All England International Masters
|
19 | Tristan Encounters 1998 | 2 | Frank Renton |
| 08 May 1999 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
13 | Comedy Overture 1934 | 5 | Stephen Roberts |
| 07 Mar 1999 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
7 | Blitz 1980 | 3 | Stephen Roberts |
| 06 Feb 1999 |
Yeovil Entertainment
|
2 | Stephen Roberts | ||
| 06 Dec 1998 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
W | Unknown | ||
| 25 Oct 1998 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
11 | Contest Music 1973 | 8 | David Maplestone |
| 24 May 1998 |
All England International Masters
|
9 | Dances and Arias 1984 | 15 | Philip Bailey |
| 08 Mar 1998 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
7 | Montage 1994 | 2 | David Maplestone |
| 07 Feb 1998 |
Yeovil Entertainment
|
12 | 7 | Philip Bailey | |
| 07 Dec 1997 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
1 |
Isaiah 40
1996
|
3 | Philip Bailey |
| 15 Nov 1997 |
Reading Contest (Championship Section)
|
4 | Isaiah 40 1996 | 5 | Philip Bailey |
| 26 Oct 1997 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
7 | Pageantry 1934 | Philip Bailey | |
| 25 May 1997 |
All England International Masters
|
17 | Jazz 1996 | 13 | David Maplestone |
| 10 May 1997 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
15 | Festival Music (Symphonic Suite) 1956 | 15 | David Maplestone |
| 01 Mar 1997 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
5 | A Lowry Sketchbook 1992 | 9 | David Maplestone |
| 26 Jan 1997 |
Rochdale Contest (Championship Section)
|
1 | David Maplestone | ||
| 01 Dec 1996 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
1 |
Paganini Variations
1991
|
2 | Wayne Ruston |
| 16 Nov 1996 |
Reading Contest (Championship Section)
|
2 | Paganini Variations 1991 | 20 | David Maplestone |
| 27 Oct 1996 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
1 | Diversions for Brass Band 1985 | 7 | David Maplestone |
| 16 Jun 1996 |
West Midlands Brass Bands Association Section A
|
W | David Maplestone | ||
| 11 May 1996 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
7 | Variations on a Ninth 1964 | 18 | David Maplestone |
| 02 Mar 1996 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
3 | Sounds | 7 | David Maplestone |
| 03 Feb 1996 |
Yeovil Entertainment
|
11 | David Maplestone | ||
| 03 Dec 1995 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
2 |
Harmony Music
1987
|
6 | David Maplestone |
| 05 Nov 1995 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
6 | Salute to Youth 1960 | David Maplestone | |
| 17 Sep 1995 |
Burtonwood Brewery Brass Band Championships (Championship Section)
|
1 | David Maplestone | ||
| 13 May 1995 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
7 | Pageantry 1934 | 4 | David Maplestone |
| 12 Mar 1995 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) 1975 | 8 | Barry Pope | |
| 19 Feb 1995 |
Stroud Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
|
5 | Unknown | ||
| 04 Dec 1994 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
2 |
Journey into Freedom
1967
|
5 | Barry Pope |
| 19 Nov 1994 |
Reading Contest (Championship Section)
|
3 | Journey into Freedom 1967 | Barry Pope | |
| 23 Oct 1994 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
11 | The Judges of the Secret Court (Les Francs Juges) 1961 | 15 | Barry Pope |
| 18 Sep 1994 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
6 | 4 | Barry Pope | |
| 07 May 1994 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
6 | Spectrum [Vinter] 1968 | 16 | Barry Pope |
| 05 Mar 1994 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
5 | Partita [Sparke] 1989 | 12 | Barry Pope |
| 05 Dec 1993 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Open section)
|
2 |
Dances and Arias
1984
|
6 | Barry Pope |
| 24 Oct 1993 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
3 | Diversions on a Bass Theme 1986 | 16 | Barry Pope |
| 30 May 1993 |
All England International Masters
|
11 | English Heritage 1988 | 1 | Harold McNeil |
| 08 May 1993 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
12 | The Year of the Dragon 1984 | 6 | Harold McNeil |
| 21 Mar 1993 |
Midlands (South) Area (Championship Section)
|
3 | Of Men and Mountains 1990 | 4 | Harold McNeil |
| 22 Nov 1992 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Open section)
|
1 | Harold McNeil | ||
| 25 Oct 1992 |
Pontins (Championship Section)
|
10 | Life Divine 1921 | 1 | Harold McNeil |
| 17 Oct 1992 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final)
|
12 | The New Jerusalem 1989 | 6 | Harold McNeil |
| 24 May 1992 |
All England International Masters
|
16 | Cambridge Variations 1992 | 20 | Harold McNeil |
| 20 Apr 1992 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Championship Section)
|
3 | Symphony of Marches 1963 | 19 | Harold McNeil |
| 15 Mar 1992 |
Midlands (South) Area (Championship Section)
|
1 | Frontier! 1984 | Harold McNeil | |
| 09 Feb 1992 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
|
8 | Harold McNeil | ||
| 27 Oct 1991 |
Pontins (Second Section)
|
4 | Tournament for Brass 1954 | 7 | Harold McNeil |
| 05 Oct 1991 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
1 | Chorale | 24 | Harold McNeil |
| 15 Sep 1991 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
1 | Harold McNeil | ||
| 15 Sep 1991 |
Wychavon Contest (Championship Section)
|
6 | Harold McNeil | ||
| 31 Mar 1991 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Second Section)
|
1 | On the Cornish Coast 1924 | 1 | Harold McNeil |
| 10 Mar 1991 |
Midlands (South) Area (Second Section)
|
1 | Masque [Devreese] | Harold McNeil | |
| 18 Nov 1990 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Open section)
|
3 |
Prisms
1986
|
9 | Harold McNeil |
| 18 Nov 1990 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Third Section)
|
2 |
A Celtic Suite
1985
|
7 | Harold McNeil |
| 27 Oct 1990 |
Pontins (Third Section)
|
1 | A Celtic Suite 1985 | 3 | Harold McNeil |
| 06 Oct 1990 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
2 | Music for a Festival [Sparke] 1985 | 24 | Harold McNeil |
| 20 May 1990 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Entertainment Contest
|
1 | Harold McNeil | ||
| 14 Apr 1990 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Third Section)
|
1 | Call of the Sea 1953 | 1 | Harold McNeil |
| 25 Mar 1990 |
Midlands (South) Area (Third Section)
|
1 | Divertimento [Barry] 1989 | 6 | Harold McNeil |
| 11 Feb 1990 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
1 | 2 | Harold McNeil | |
| 11 Feb 1990 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
|
1 | 10 | Harold McNeil | |
| 28 Oct 1989 |
Pontins (Fourth Section)
|
1 | Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street] 1967 | Harold McNeil | |
| 07 Oct 1989 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
|
1 | Contrasten | 2 | Barry Pope |
| 14 May 1989 |
West Midlands Brass Bands Association Section B
|
1 | Harold McNeil | ||
| 14 May 1989 |
West Midlands Brass Bands Association Section A
|
1 | Harold McNeil | ||
| 09 Apr 1989 |
Midlands (South) Area (Fourth Section)
|
1 | Suite for Brass [Davis] | Harold McNeil | |
| 24 Mar 1989 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Fourth Section)
|
1 | Partita [Gregson] 1970 | 1 | Harold McNeil |
| 12 Feb 1989 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
1 | Prelude to a Festival | 1 | Harold McNeil |
| 12 Feb 1989 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
1 | Wheatlands 1982 | 11 | Harold McNeil |
| 18 Sep 1988 |
Burtonwood Brewery Brass Band Championships (Fourth Section)
|
1 | 11 | Harold McNeil |