Variations on Was Lebet was the set-test piece for the Dutch National Brass Band Championships, held at the Tivolo Vredenburg in Utrecht on 25 and 26 October 2024. The piece was chosen as the test piece for the Second Section, which comprised nine bands, with Gereformeerde Brassband Groningen, conducted by Jan Werkman, coming out on top.
To view an interview with Andrew about the piece, produced by CU Brass, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmVz7DctrZE
The results were as follows:
1. Gereformeerde Brassband Groningen (Jan Werkman): 92
2. Brass Band Schoonhoven B (Joop Nijholt): 91
3. Excelsior (Marco Middelberg): 90
4. De Bazuin Oenkerk B (Martin Oostra): 89
5. Looft Den Heer (Gijs Heusinkveld): 88
6. Euphonia (Gerben Pol): 87
7. Martini Brassband (Rieks van der Velde): 86
8. Backum Brass (Dirk Vincken): 85
9. De Lofklank (Koen van der Molen): 84
Adjudicators: Margaret Antrobus, Mark Wilkinson, Klaas van der Woude
Comments