12 contenders take to rostrum for conducting title

A dozen aspiring maestros have made it to the semi-final of the Brass Band Conductors Association Conductors Competition.

The conductors will now progress to the semi-final on Saturday 18th June at Eccles Town Hall near Manchester. Each will rehearse the Hammonds Band on one of two test pieces — 'Contest Music' by Wilfred Heaton or 'The Essence of Time' by Peter Graham.

Rehearsals will be under the watchful eye of adjudicators Paul Hindmarsh and David Thornton, who will be responsible for selecting the six conductors who will go through to the evening's concert final, where they will conduct Eccles Borough Band in concert.