The University Brass Band Championships
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UniBrass 2023
The 2023 Contest was hosted by the University of Warwick and was held on Saturday 11th February at the Warwick Arts Centre.
Total scores were calculated taking time penalties into account. In the event of a tie, musicality points were taken over entertainment points.
The full results are as follows:
The Trophy section was adjudicated by Phillip Harper and Sheona White and was won by The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
UniBrass Trophy
Bands with * next to points denotes where musicality points took precedent over entertainment points.
Conductors marked with * were student conductors
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The University of Bristol were deducted 2 points as a time penalty.
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Other prizes were awarded by the adjudicators as follows
The Shield section was adjudicated by Helen Williams and Anri Adachi and was won by the Oxford University.
UniBrass Shield
Bands with * next to points denotes where musicality points took precedent over entertainment points.
Conductors marked with * were student conductors
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The University of Bath were deducted 2 points as a time penalty
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Other prizes were awarded by the adjudicators as follows
Best Student Composition: Undiscovered (Jude Radley) — Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Spirit of UniBrass Award: Hannah Griffin (Royal Holloway University of London)