Congratulations to Newstead's musical director Duncan Beckley on leading Horbury Victoria band to first place in section 3 of the Yorkshire regional brass band championships at Bradford's St George's Hall on Sunday March 6th.
Horbury played first of the 12 entrants and stayed in the lead to take first place and qualify for the National finals at Cheltenham in September.
The set piece was 'A Little Night Music' by Philip Wilby. Newstead Brass and Duncan Beckley will be hoping for a repeat next Sunday, March 13th, when they take part in the championship section of the Midlands regional championships on another Philip Wilby piece, 'Paganini Variations.'
