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Congratulations to all the section winners. Note, highest score of the evening was Dallas Brass Band.

Point spreads were fairly typical except in 3rd section places 3, 4, and 5, all of whom were within less than 2/3 of a point.

OFFICIAL NABBA 2022 RESULTS

Championship Section
1. Fountain City Brass Band - 95.167
2. James Madison University Brass Band - 93.950
3. Atlantic Brass Band - 92.717
4. Georgia Brass Band - 90.917
5. Chicago Brass Band - 89.733
6. Colorado Brass - 86.767

1st Section
1. Dallas Brass Band - 96.800
2. Five Lakes Silver Band - 93.067
3. Oakland University Brass Band - 91.583
4. UGA British Brass Band - 90.767
5. Dublin Silver Band - 88.333
6. Arkansas Musicworks Brass Band - 87.233
7. Illinois Brass Band - 84.633

2nd Section
1. Motor City Brass Band - 91.467
2. Cincinnati Brass Band - 89.267
3. Brass Band of Huntsville - 87.167
4. St. Louis Brass Band - 85.500
5. San Francisco Brass Band - 83.133
6. Tampa Brass Band - 78.433

3rd Section
1. Triangle Brass Band - 94.917
2. Fountain City Youth Brass Academy - 88.900
3. Natural State Brass Band - 84.833
4. Jacksonville State University Brass Band - 84.583
5. Old Crown Brass Band - 84.200
6. ECU Brass Band - 76.283
7. Dublin Metro Brass - 75.400

Open Section
1. Motor City Academy Brass Band - 78.500

Youth Championship Section
1. Watson Brass Band - 91.400

Youth 1st Section
1. Triangle Youth Brass Band - 82.400

Youth Open Section
1. Triangle Youth Academy Brass Band - 74.833

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I did not see the Championship section test pieces and am told that Fountain City really played that piece well.

I did see all the Championship section contestants play their choice pieces. James Madison University was extremely impressive. It was also very encouraging to see a stage full of young folk competing as most other bands have a significant number of older, grey-haired folk like me.

I thought that Fountain City's choice piece was played very well but was missing some extra fire or excitement. The Georgia Brass Band's piece used the players blowing on bottles in the middle section (?) that I found very intriguing, though one could argue that it wasn't very brass-bandy.

The Chicago Brass was also quite good. Their director commanded not only the band but the audience. Many of the directors lead with quite a bit of flair. Atlantic did not impress me. Colorado seemed a bit out of their league.

The last band of the evening was the Youth Championship section Watson Brass Band. Wow! Even though it had been a long day, the crowd really responded to their fantastic performance.

I enjoyed it! I have never played in a Brass Band so I do not necessarily know what to listen for. I just know what I liked. I was only there because my son is in the Brass Band of Huntsville and he invited us to come down. I hope to attend the next 2 years while the championships are in Huntsville. Maybe I'll get hooked!

ProAm wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 6:22 am James Madison University was extremely impressive. It was also very encouraging to see a stage full of young folk competing as most other bands have a significant number of older, grey-haired folk like me.

Agreed. We enjoyed seeing them at the last Army Conference we attended.

ProAm wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 6:22 am ... I was only there because my son is in the Brass Band of Huntsville and he invited us to come down. I hope to attend the next 2 years while the championships are in Huntsville. Maybe I'll get hooked!

The next two years will also be in Huntsville? That's great! It means I can reasonably drive with a tuba instead of trying to fly with one.

For those who missed NABBA or parts of it, this year and 2019 are archived on brasspass.tv, including the interviews with the conductors in the main hall. Sound quality is quite good.

They have yearly, quarterly, and monthly subscriptions, which can be canceled at any time. There is an amazing amount of British Brass Band goodness here going back to 2018, including a number of great bands, British and European championships, festivals, and so on. I paid about £70 for a year, I think quarterly is about £20, and monthly is about £13. In 2019 I listened for a while and then they cheerfully cancelled with no difficulties when I requested.