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9 A.M. EDT, April 7, 2008


GEORGIA BRASS BAND WINS SECOND INTERNATIONAL AWARD

Louisville, KY, March 30, 2008: The Georgia Brass Band traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to participate in the 2008 North American Brass Band Association Championships and came home with another first place finish. After winning their division by the largest margin of victory ever in their first outing in 2006, the band moved into a higher division in 2007 and placed second by three points. This year the band performed “Journey Into Freedomâ€

They were definitely on. When they click, they are as tight as any US brass band I've ever heard.

The gap between second and third place was around 15 points. I would have like to have heard the second place band (Central Ohio), too, since the scores were fairly close.

The only band with a higher score in any class was the Fountain City Brass Band, who won the Championship section.

I would hate to be a championship section judge. In the test piece, it's not that difficult to rank the bands. With the optional pieces at the Gala Concert, I couldn't begin to distinguish between the top 4. They were all so superb that I could only sit there in awe.

By the way, if you've never heard Extreme Make-Over by de Meij, it's really ingenious. The tuned water bottle chords (sounds like a calliope) under a monstrous mallet solo is a hoot, as are the twists and turns on well-known orchestral themes.

GC wrote:They were definitely on. When they click, they are as tight as any US brass band I've ever heard.

The gap between second and third place was around 15 points. I would have like to have heard the second place band (Central Ohio), too, since the scores were fairly close.

Here's hoping that they will move up to the Championship Section next year. I'll bet that the other Honors section bands would appreciate it if they did move up!

Bill Anderson

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