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18th April 2010
45th National Band Championships of Ireland
The 45th National Band Championships of Ireland were held at the superb University Concert Hall Limerick on the weekend of April 17th & 18th 2010. Competing in the Section 1 Brass competition, the Stedfast Band performed 2 demanding pieces of music; the set Test-piece, Partita (Postcards From Home) by Philip Wilby and Overture Henry V by Ralph Vaughan-Williams as our own-choice Test-piece.
Preparation for these Championships began early in 2010 and the hard work of the whole band paid off as it was announced that we had finished in joint 1st place in the Own-choice section, scoring a fantastic 48 points from a possible 50. In addition, the band were placed in joint 2nd position overall by the adjudicator for the competition, Mr Timothy Reynish.
We now look forward to the remainder of our engagements for 2010 before we begin preparations for the 2011 Championships early next year.