Carrick With Ashgrove Brass

'Making Music'

A Christmas Concert

with

Carrickfergus With Ashgrove Brass Band

in

Whitehouse Presbyterian Church

on

Thursday 10th December 2009 at 7:45pm

Tickets £5

available at door

Saturday 31st October 2009

Armagh Market Place Theatre

Ajudicator Mr Peter Bassano

Grade 5 / Unaffiliated Brass

1st Prize Greystone Silver 92 points

2nd Prize Hamiltonsbawn Silver 91 points

Aughnaskeagh Silver 89 points

Banbridge Silver 87 points

Junior Band Playing for adjudication only 1st Old Boys (Juniors) .

Junior Band Playing for adjudication only 3rd Carrickfergus (Juniors) .

Grade 4 Brass

1st Prize St Mary's Silver 93points

2nd Prize Poyntzpass Silver 90points

Dungannon Silver 89 points

Warrenpoint Silver 88 points

Maguiresbridge Silver 87 points

Championship Concert

1st Prize Ardee Concert 93 points

Mullingar Town 91 points

Grade 3 Brass

1st Prize Newtownards Silver 93 points

2nd Prize St Mark's Silver 92 points

3rd Prize Wellington Memorial Silver 91 points

Comber Silver 90 points

C.W.A. Brass 89 points

Magheramorne Silver 87 points

Grade 2 Brass

1st Prize Drogheda Brass 93 points

2nd Prize 3rd Carrickfergus 92 points

3rd Prize Downshire Brass 91 points

Roughan Silver 90 points

Lourdes Brass 88 points

Ballyduff Silver 87 points

Best Cornet Section 3rd Carrickfergus

Best Bass Section Drogheda Brass

Championship Brass

1st Prize Laganvale (Metal Technology) 93 points

2nd prize 1st Old Boys' Silver 92 points

Murley Silver 91 points

Arklow Shipping Silver 89 points

Best Instrumentalist . Clive McBride,1st Trombone,Laganvale (Metal Technology) .

Irish Tourist Board Trophy for best performance of the day's championships Laganvale (Metal Technology) .

Good Luck to all bands in all sections entering the competition in the Armagh Market Place Theatre.  This will be the first contest for Carrickfergus With Ashgrove Brass so wish us luck!

Congratulations to David & Stephanie Hamilton on the birth of their daughter Hollie!

All the very best from everyone in the band!

The Officers and members of Carrick with Ashgrove brass band were saddened to hear of the sudden death of their esteemed colleague Sam Johnston and wish to extend their sympathy to the family circle.

The Band members have now decided on the new name for the band.  They will now be known as Carrick With Ashgrove Brass (C.W.A. Brass).  Hopefully the band can now move forward and work on the up coming Contest and the series of winter concerts they have lined up.

Sun 30th Aug

Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park

3:00 - 4:00pm

- Red Uniforms -

The Summer is drawing to a close which means the end of the seasonal park concerts for another year.  The band however 

will be performing at some autumn / winter concerts as well as preparing for the NIBA contest, this year being held in Armagh. As always the band have a busy schedule and are already taking bookings for next years events.  This summer has been enjoyed by all and we look forward to more of the same next year!

All the members of Ashgrove and C.W.A. wish Davy all the very best and congratulations on his Wedding Day!! 

The next concert on the Summer engagement list is

Sunday 16th Aug

Carrickfergus Castle

3:00 - 4:00pm

This is a C.W.A. gig - Red uniforms needed!

NIBA Championship of Ireland Contest

The 92nd Championship of Ireland Contest for Brass will be held in the Market Place Theatre, Armagh on Saturday 31st October 2009. (Adjudicator Peter Bassano).

There test pieces for Brass are:

Championship  Section: ...............Life Devine by Cyril Jenkins

2nd Section:....................................Resurgam by Eric Ball

3rd Section:.....................................Shipbuilders by Peter Yorke

4th Section:......................................Four Little Maids by John Carr