Scottish Championships Results:

Below represents a brief summary of the results the band has achieved over the years, at the Scottish Area Championships. The band changed from a military style band to a brass band in 1954 and started to compete in the Scottish Area Championships in 1955.

Scottish Championships Results The 2000s

 

Year

Section

Test Piece

Conductor

Position

2008

Ch.

Festival Music

C. McKenzie

5th

2007

Ch.

Isaiah 40

C. McKenzie

6th

2006

Ch.

Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

A. Berryman

8th

2005

Ch.

Rienzi

R. Tennant

6th

2004

Ch.

Tristan Encounters

A. Ramsay

4th

2003

Ch.

Prague

A. Ramsay

3rd

2002

Ch.

Whitsun Wakes

E. Dunlea

5th

2001

Ch.

Jazz

J. Hinckley

8th

2000

Ch.

Variations on an Enigma

A. Hutcheson

2nd

Scottish Championships Results The 1990s

 

Year

Section

Test Piece

Conductor

Position

1999

1st

Kenilworth

A. Hutcheson

1st

1998

Ch.

Montage

R. Tennant

9th

1997

Ch.

Lowry Sketchbook

R. Tennant

8th

1996

1st

Spectrum

R. Tennant

2nd

1995

1st

Land of the Long White Cloud

A. Fernie

7th

1994

1st

Maoriana

A. Fernie

4th

1993

Ch.

Of Men and Mountains

R. Payne

10th

1992

Ch.

Frontier

R. Payne

7th

New First Section Included. Championship section reduced from fifteen to ten bands

1991

Ch.

Journey Into Freedom

R. Payne

9th

1990

Ch.

The Beacons

R. Payne

4th

Scottish Championships Results The 1980s

 

Year

Section

Test Piece

Conductor

Position

1989

Ch.

Prisms

R. Payne

11th

1988

Ch.

Ballet for Band

Major A. Kenney

8th

1987

Ch.

Diversions on a Bass Theme

R. Payne

8th

1986

Ch.

Variations on a Theme by Haydn

R. Payne

2nd

1985

Ch.

Concert Music

John Childs

8th

1984

Ch.

Waverley

John Childs

4th

1983

Ch.

Images

John Childs

8th

1982

Ch.

Essay

P Dickens

6th

1981

2nd

Concertino

P. Dickens

2nd

1980

Ch.

Beatrice and Benedict

A Frayling-Kelly

10th

Scottish Championships Results The 1970s

 

Year

Section

Test Piece

Conductor

Position

1979

Ch.

Variations for Brass Band

A Frayling-Kelly

7th

1978

Ch.

The Belmont Variations

D. James

13th

1977

Ch.

Pageantry

A. Fleming

8th

1976

Ch.

Spectrum

A. Fleming

6th

1975

Ch.

Journey Into Freedom

A. Fleming

2nd

1974

Ch.

Variations on a Ninth

A. Fleming

5th

1973

Ch.

The Plantaganets

A. Fleming

5th

1972

Ch.

Concert Overture for Brass Band

J. Kirkwood

4th

1971

Ch.

A Joyful Noise

Did Not Compete

1970

Ch.

Spectrum

J. Kirkwood

6th

Scottish Championships Results The 1960s

 

Year

Section

Test Piece

Conductor

Position

1969

Ch.

Le Carnival Romain

J. Kirkwood

7th ??

1968

Ch.

Beethovens 8th Symphony

J. Kirkwood

4th

1967

Ch.

Festival Music

J. Kirkwood

1st

1966

Ch.

Blackfriars

A. Fleming

1st

1965

Ch.

Le Roi DYs

A. Mortimer

2nd

1964

Ch.

Symphony of Marches

J. Kirkwood

2nd

1963

Ch.

Rienzi

J. Kirkwood

2nd

1962

Ch.

Salute To Youth

J. Kirkwood

1st

1961

Ch.

Les Preludes

J. Kirkwood

3rd

1960

Ch.

Themes from Tchaikovskys 5th Symphony

J. Kirkwood

????

The Band started competing in the Scottish Brass Band Championships in 1955 after a change from Miltary to Brass style of band in 1954.

 

Year

Section

Test Piece

Conductor

Position

1959

2nd

Yorkshire Ridings Suite

J. Kirkwood

1st

1958

No Contests. Dates moved to March

1957

3rd

A Devon Fantasy

J. Kirkwood

1st

1956

3rd

Spirit Of Progress

J. Kirkwood

3rd

1955

4th

A Summer Day

J. Kirkwood

1st

1954

Did not compete