Brass in Concert is currently a two day event that takes place the first weekend in March in the Valley Hotel, Fivemiletown over a Friday and a Saturday.
The Friday night event is an informal concert featuring local brass bands playing a 15 minute programme. There are no player registration rules and no adjudication.
The Saturday in an entertainments contest with adjudicators for both music and entertainments. The music adjudicator marks the bands in terms of their musical quality whereas the entertainments adjudicators marks the bands on their presentation. Each adjudicator awards all the bands a placing – 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. The placings are then converted to points, 1st place = 10 points, 2nd place = 9 points, 3rd place = 8 points etc. If a tie occurs on points then preference is given to the music adjudication.
Prizes for Best March, Best Soloist and Most Entertaining Band are also awarded for each section.
For past contest results, please visit our results page.
History of Brass in Concert
Information to follow soon!
Friday Night Bands
2020: Tempo Silver Band, Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, Ballyreagh Silver Band, Churchill Silver Band, St Mary’s Silver Band, Murley Silver Band
2019: Ballyreagh Silver Band, Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, Tempo Silver Band, Churchill Silver Band, Murley Silver Band
2018: Tempo Silver Band, Lisnaskea Silver Band, Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, Omagh Academy, Ballyreagh Silver Band, Churchill Silver Band, Murley Silver Band
2017: Ballyreagh Silver Band, Churchill Silver Band, Coalisland Silver Band, Murley Silver Band
2016: Churchill Silver Band, Lisnaskea Silver Band, Ballyreagh Silver Band, Coalisland Silver Band, Murley Silver Band
2015: Ballyreagh Silver Band, Churchill Silver Band, Greystone Silver Band, Lisnaskea Silver Band, Murley Silver Band
Perpetual Trophies
There are numerous perpetual trophies given out as awards in each section. Please see below for further information about each of them.
The Vice President’s Trophy
Awarded to the winning band in the Championship Section Band
Further information to follow soon.
The G.R. White and Son Ltd. Trophy
Awarded to the winning band in the 2nd Section Band
Further information to follow soon.
The President’s Trophy
Awarded to the winning band in the 3rd Section Band
Further information to follow soon.
The Valley Hotel Trophy
Awarded to the winning band in the 4th Section Band
Further information to follow soon.
Appeal for Sponsorship
The BBL are seeking sponsorship for our event. Contests are expensive to run and any financial assistance, no matter how little, will be gratefully received. Assistance could be through a contribution towards the overall prize fund, sponsorship of an individual prize or trophy, help with our event running costs or through taking an advert in our programme (£30 for half page, £50 for full page). If you know someone who may be interested, we would be grateful if you could pass on their details.