Championship Section
This is the section containing the very best bands in the United Kingdom, which are usually the most famous. Bands such as Black Dyke, Brighouse and Rastrick, and Grimethorpe are placed in here. An elite few of these have professional players, but they mostly consist of semi-professional players.
The test pieces set for or commissioned by this section are extremely difficult and use techniques such as complex time signatures, fast semiquaver runs, and slow, quiet quartet interludes. Music composed for this section in recent years has included "Eden" by John Pickard and "Music of the Spheres" by Philip Sparke.
Many of the top Championship section bands contain well-known brass band figures such as Roger Webster (former principal cornet of Grimethorpe Colliery Band) and Brett Baker (principal trombone of Black Dyke).
There are a range of different competitions for this section, from the Regional Qualifying Contests (also known as "Areas") to the European Brass Band Championships.
Read more about this topic: Brass Band Sections In The United Kingdom
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