Oldham brass bands at the Rochdale Festival of Brass 2017

Rochdale Festival of Brass

Oldham Music Centre Youth, Dobcross Silver, Greenfield, Delph, Uppermill and Oldham (Lees) Bands are all set to take part in the North West Area Brass Bands Association’s popular contest at Rochdale Town Hall.

The list of bands to take part in the senior contest on the 29 October includes bands from across the North of England, the Midlands, North Wales and for the first time Scotland.

”With bands travelling from other countries we considered calling this the Rochdale International Festival of Brass” said Richard Milton the contest organiser, “We are delighted that the contest has now established a reputation amongst bands from near and far’ he continued.

Thirty-four bands will take to the stage on the Sunday at Rochdale Town Hall to try and impress adjudicators Alan Widdop and Andrew Warriner.

The Youth Contest that takes place the day before has had fewer entries than normal. This in part is due to the half term holidays having an impact on player availability. The three local bands taking part will now compete at the Rochdale Salvation Army Hall which is two-minute walk from the town hall in the centre of Rochdale.

The festival has continued to attract the support of local businesses to whom the organisers are very grateful.

The full list of bands taking part is as follows

Youth Contest, 2pm, Saturday 28 October, Rochdale Salvation Army Hall

1. Oldham Music Centre Youth Ban
2. Rochdale Borough Youth Ban
3. Whitworth Vale and Healey Youth Band

Rochdale Contest 29 October

Adjudicators Alan Widdop (3rd and 4th Sections) Andrew Warriner (2nd, 1st and Championship Sections)

4th Section

1 Blackley
2 Cadishead Public
3 Denton
4 Lostock Hall
5 Parr St Helens
6 Sale Brass
7 Stockport Silver

3rd Section

1 BD1 Brass
2 Dobcross Silver
3 Farnworth and Walkden
4 Greenfield
5 Ifton Colliery
6 Littleborough
7 Skelmersdale

2nd Section

1 Besses Boys
2 Delph
3 Flixton
4 Golborne Brass
5 Horwich RMI
6 Middleton
7 Pemberton Old DW Wigan B
8 Royal Buckley Town
9 Uppermill
10 Whitworth Vale & Healey

1st Section

1 Annan Town
2 Freckleton
3 Hade Edge
4 Haslingden and Helmshore
5 Marsden Silver Prize
6 Oldham (Lees)
7 Silk Brass
8 Skelmanthorpe

Championship Section

1 Derwent Brass
2. Milnrow