The five finalists for the BrookWright International Brass Band Composer Competition 2022 (IBBCC) have now been decided by the judges, James Curnow, Dr. Liz Lane and Paul Hindmarsh. A remarkable 64 entries were received from around the world, with composers and arrangers representing 10 different countries. We can now reveal that the finalists are (in alphabetical order):
ANDERS BEIJER (Sweden)
THIBAUT BRUNIAUX (France)
CHRISTOPHER COOK (UK)
FENDALL HILL (Australia)
ALLEN MOLINEUX (USA)
We are now inviting the public to vote for their favourite piece. To do so, please visit www.brookwrightmusic.com/composer-contest-2022 and after listening to all five entries, click ‘like’ on the piece you wish to vote for. Voting will close at noon US Central Standard Time (CST) on Friday 18th November 2022.
The piece with the highest number of ‘likes’ by this time will be awarded the ‘Public Commendation Prize’ and a cash prize of $150 US. The Overall Winner, decided by our judges, will also be announced after this and will receive $500 cash, a download license to the music playback programme NotePerformer, publication of their work through BrookWright Music, and a recording by the North American 1st Section Champion Band, Dallas Brass Band.
Speaking about the competition, BrookWright’s Owner Andrew Wainwright commented: “We have been thrilled to receive so many entries again in this year's competition. The quality of pieces has again been extremely high and the judges had a tough task of narrowing down to the final five. We would like to congratulate all the finalists and thank all the composers and arrangers who took part. We would now invite everyone to view the follow-the-score videos and place their votes.
We would also very much like to thank our sponsors for the competition – Christopher Bond Music, David Daws Financial Services Ltd., Besson, John Lawes, NotePerformer, room4groups, Stratos and World of Brass.”
