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Filton 1st Horn wins Best Horn at The Great Brummie Solo Contest

1/2/2021

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We are proud to announce that our 1st Horn player Samantha Ford won 2nd place in the Birmingham Conservatoire's The Great Brummie Solo Contest, Open Slow Melody category, adjudicated by Ian Porthouse. Samantha was also awarded the Highest Placed Horn Player award for the overall contest. The contest took place in January 2021 and had 60 entries from 9 different countries and raised over £300 for Cancer Research UK.

Samantha was awarded for her performance of Martin Ellerby's Elegy, the 2nd Movement from his Tenor Horn Concerto. 
The results and podium placed performances were showcased in the video below. The Open Slow Melody category starts at 31.27.
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Filton Horn and Euphoniums win at GBBA Virtual Festival

2/1/2021

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We are very proud of our horn player Samantha Ford and Euphonium players Anthony Smith and Thomas Dunne for their awards at the GBBA Virtual Festival - a solo and ensemble contest held online in December 2020. The contest was adjudicated by Dr Brett Baker.

The results were released on New Years Day and heralded our 1st Horn, Samantha, and Principal Euphonium, Anthony, who won first and second prizes in the Open Slow Melody class. Samantha and Thomas received first prize for their duet in the Open Ensemble class, which was up against duets, a quintet, a sextet, and band ensembles. Thomas was also awarded second prize for his performance in the Air Varie and Technical Solo class. The showcase of performances will be premiered in the coming weeks. 
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Samantha Ford plays 1st Horn in Filton Concert Brass, having joined the band in 2019. In the GBBA Virtual Festival, Samantha won first prize in the Open Slow Melody class for her rendition of Martin Ellerby's Elegy, the 2nd Movement from his Tenor Horn Concerto.

Samantha and Thomas also won the Open Ensemble class with the duet Sonata in Canon, No. 1, Movement 3 ​by Telemann, arranged by Thomas for Eb and Bb instrumentation.

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Photo taken at Wychavon Entertainments Contest 2019
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Photo taken at Wychavon Entertainments Contest 2019, where Anthony Smith won Best Soloist
Thomas Dunne, Filton's Second Euphonium, also received second place in the Air Varie and Technical Solo class with Hummingbrrd, ​a contemporary piece with electronic accompaniment by Steven Bryant.

Anthony Smith is Filton's Principal Euphonium and has received many musical accolades across his banding career. Anthony came second in the Open Slow Melody class with Candlelight Carol by John Rutter, arranged by David Griffiths.
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Photo taken at Wychavon Entertainments Contest 2019
We want to congratulate all prize winners in the contest and to all those who entered, and to thank the GBBA for running the solo and ensemble contest online. A very good start to 2021!
GBBA Virtual Festival Results
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Adjudicator Overall Comments
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