A WOKINGHAM music group is delighted with the results of their first round of competitions this year.
The band, which rehearses at Saint Sebastian’s Primary School, recently entered the Southern Counties Amateur Bands Association (SCABA) competition in Brighton.
Bands gathered from the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, London Boroughs, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex and The Channel Islands.
A prelude to the Regional Championships, this first round is an opportunity for bands to try out their test piece for the judges.
This year, Saint Sebastian Wokingham Band got off to a flying start, winning first place in the second section with their performance of Rodney Newton’s The Pilgrim’s Progress.
First horn player, and band member Amy Wells, says: “If you do well in these initial rounds, then you have a chance to compete further, eventually entering the National Finals.
“The band is very happy with this first result, and our musical director John Watts is pleased with how it went too.
“We are also delighted to have come overall third against all the other bands during this first round, which includes first section bands and championship bands.
“There are things we can improve, but it was a very good first result.
“Now everyone’s working hard, preparing for the next competition round on March 19, in Stevenage.”
The group rehearses on Mondays and Thursdays, between 8pm and 10pm, at St Sebastian’s Primary School, Wokingham.
For information, visit: www.wokinghambrassband.org
