We had a great weekend in Torquay. Nearly the whole band (both A and B) stayed in the same hotel and we were very well looked after.
Verwood B Band was in the second half of the 4th Section draw and played 15th. We had a disappointing result, coming only 19th, but actually played much more confidently than last year. Unfortunately our intonation let us down. The band is just 18 months old and Adrian Clarke has only been MD for four months so we have much work to do and look forward to the challenge.
The A Band was drawn 12th in the First Section. We all thought Ian Harris’ euphonium solo was brilliant and the band gave a great performance. We would have preferred a higher result than 10th but considering Steve has only been A Band MD for 6 weeks and we had a very demanding concert in February, nobody could be that disappointed.
The remarkable thing about our weekend in Torquay was the great atmosphere and friendliness that existed amongst all the players, conductors and families. The results weren’t great on paper but we showed the world that Verwood can survive the set back of losing two MDs at once and grow stronger as a result. We really enjoyed our weekend and the Saturday evening curry was first rate!
