Weymouth Concert Brass on Weymouth seafront taking part in the 50 Brass Band Marathon. The bands were playing all along the South coast.      Organised by Superact     Sept 2008

Weymouth Concert Band finish 6th in the 2008 West of England Regional Championship

Comments from 4barsrest written by Rob Richardson

Solid                      
Weymouth Concert Brass were easily one of the best bands competing, and this showed with a solid 6th place finish that could, on another occasion, have been a couple of places higher. Weymouth was aided by having possibly the best percussion section on the day. Rodney Newton’s background as a percussionist meant there was a lot for this section to do throughout the piece, and when a section like Weymouth’s pulled it off as they did it made a heck of a difference.

The band’s euphonium and flugel players were easily amongst the best of the whole competition, and the baritone soloist added a touch of class to the proceedings. Tempos were very well chosen by the MD, especially at the beginning of the fourth movement, which was very stately indeed and created just the right sombre mood before the movement shifts into fast, Cossack dancing mode.

One small request would have been for more use of dynamic effect, the band clearly had the players to easily do this, and it would have created even more effect to add to the band’s already accomplished playing. A solid result for a very solid band.