Youth Brass Success at Traralgon!
The Wonthaggi Youth Brass Band are the Junior Brass Band Champions!
Following on from their recent success at the State Band Championships, Wonthaggi Youth Brass took out the title of Junior Brass Champion Band at the 2023 Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod this weekend.
The band, conducted by Nick Beale, is made up of current and former students from local schools including Bass Coast, Korumburra, and Foster Secondary Colleges, and scored 132 points out of a possible 150 to take home the trophy.
Wonthaggi musicians also had success in the solo and duet sections on Saturday, with Noah Robertson, Alex and Nick Beale and Anthony Foon placing across eight different sections. In addition to her section placings, Alex Beale was also awarded the Merv Leitch Memorial Trophy (for most promising junior cornet player), the Carole Ingwerson Junior Encouragement Award, and the Robert Hentschel
Memorial Trophy (presented to the most promising junior bands person in Gippsland).
The next major performance for these musicians will be the Wonthaggi Citizens Band Annual Concert at the WUCAC on Saturday October 14. Tickets are now on sale at www.wonthaggiartscentre.com.au. Follow the band on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WoniCitzBand to find out more about all upcoming performances.
