Newstead Brass consolidated their position amongst the country's leading brass bands with a mid-table finish in the Grand Shield qualifying contest for the 'British Open Brass Band Championships held in Blackpool on May 14th 2012.
Drawn to play second of 20 competitors facing the immense musical challenges of Hermann Pallhuber's 'Titan's Progress' , adjudicators David Read and Frank Renton complemented the band and musical director Duncan Beckley' for 'many good things' in the performance, but in a highly competitive event Newstead were placed 15th overall. The top 2 bands (Reg Vardy and Flowers) gained promotion to the British Open Championships at Birmingham's Symphony Hall in September.
A spokesperson added, "The band played well on a tremendously difficult piece. Although we're disappointed in the final placing, this was a solid performance from the band and confirms our status in the Grand Shield, a fantastic record for a community based band dependent on income from subscriptions and engagements to finance its contest activities."
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