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UniBrass 2022

The 2022 Contest was hosted by the University of Sheffield and was held on Saturday 5th February at the Octagon Centre and the Drama Studio.


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 Andrea Price and Chris King and was won by The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

"UniBrass Trophy Results table: 
Place 1: 144 Points - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (Matthew Ludford-King*, Alan Gifford*)
Place 2: 142 Points - Salford (Adam Bokaris)
Place 3: 141 Points - Huddersfield (Jonathan Beatty)
Place 4: 134 Points - Chichester (Emma Button)
Place 5: 133 Points - Sheffield (Jack Aitken)
Place 6: 130 Points - Birmingham (Stuart Birnie)
Place 7: 125 Points - Nottingham (Oliver Gordon*, Samuel Boobier)
Place 8: 122* Points - Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan (Ben Attfield*)
Place 10: 115 Points - Bristol (Sam Kail-Dyke*)"

Bands with * next to points denotes where musicality points took precedent over entertainment points.

Conductors marked with * were student conductors


The University of Bristol were deducted 2 points as a time penalty.


Other prizes were awarded by the adjudicators as follows

"UniBrass Trophy Prizes table: 
Best Solo/Feature: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Archie McVicar (Tuba) - Shine (First Movement)
Best March: Sheffield - Star Lake
Most Entertaining: Huddersfield
Best Student Conductor: Matthew Ludford-King - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Best Percussion Section: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire"

The Shield section was adjudicated by Jayne Murrill and Jack Capstaffand was won by the University of Leeds.

"UniBrass Shield Results table: 
Place 1: 142 Points - University of Leeds (Annie Wilkins*)
Place 2: 140 Points - University of York (Brandon Fletcher*)
Place 3: 138 Points - Durham University (Billy Crook*, Alexander Romanec*)
Place 4: 135 Points - Royal Holloway University of London (Matteo Ressa*)
Place 5: 134 Points - King's College London (Will Douglas*)
Place 6: 133 Points - Southampton University
Place 7: 132 Points - Lancaster University (Henry Lay*)
Place 8: 131 Points - University of Cambridge (Josh de Gromoboy)
Place 10: 129 Points - University of Oxford (Reuben Tendler*)
Place 11: 127 Points - Keele University (Katharine Slater)"

Bands with * next to points denotes where musicality points took precedent over entertainment points.


Conductors marked with * were student conductors

Other prizes were awarded by the adjudicators as follows

"UniBrass Shield Prizes table: 
Best Solo/Feature: Royal Holloway - Kerensa Newcombe (Cornet) - Rusalka's Song to the Moon
Best March: York - Centaur
Most Entertaining: Cambridge
Best Student Conductor: Annie Wilkins - Leeds
Best Percussion Section: Royal Holloway"
"UniBrass Prizes table: 
Best Student Composition or Arrangement: Impetus (Jude Radley) — Royal Birmingham Conservatoire"

Other prizes were awarded across both sections as follows:

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