Adjudicator's comments

All recovered?
Adjudicators comments below:
Jupiter (D Grade perf) - Band moves well together, note values well observed, except last pause. 1, 2, hold. Always search for tuning - so every note is centred. It is a lifelong quest but well worth it. Can you sing your parts in tune? Thank you.
Dream Catchers (D Grade perf) - An interesting choice. Demanding on soloists, who all did very well indeed. Try and shorten up syncopation figures, seperate would be a better term to give greater clarity to them. A solid performance. Well prepared, well directed. Thank you.
Liberty Bell (D Grade perf) - Played with much pulse, energy and commitment. keep the 6/8 pulse always going, avoid going into 3/8. Keep it strong weak, strong weak, [leading to] greater flow and less ponderous. Listen to 87 and 88, the rests disappear and you begin to accel! Thanks for a well prepared, interesting programme full of vitality, enthusiasm and lots of musical potential. Thank you.
Jupiter (Youth perf) - Well done, tough ask to repeat your programme but seems more confident this time. Well done. Thank you.
Dream Catchers (Youth perf) - Well done again. Great work soloists. Tough ask *2!!! Some of the scalic passages didn't work as well this time. Work on more seperation of syncopatic figures. Take great care at fff that sound is always nice and full. Give lips room. One of the highlights of the contest, Thanks
Liberty Bell (Youth perf) - Great to see you all out in the open! Same comments as last time. All the very best for your musical futures. So many good things lie ahead for you all. Well done, Nick!
Thanks all.



Well done team!