Welsh Open Result

The band started its 2024 contesting season with an appearance at the Welsh Open Entertainment Contest, held at The Riverfront in Newport on February 17^th 2024.

Welsh Open 2024 — Pontardulais Town Band
Photo credit: Welsh Open Brass Band Entertainment Championship Facebook

Fourteen Championship and First Section bands competed, with adjudicator Sheona White tasked with selecting a winner. The band was pleased with its performance, which was narrated by the event’s compère, David Hayward, and were placed 8^th. The band choose to present the following ‘Peter Pan’ themed programme:

The Flight to Neverland, John Williams arr. Sofie Brems Sørensen
A Motley Crew, Trad arr. Philip Harper
Tango, Gavin Higgins
Beneath the Stars, Jonathan Bates
Main Theme from Cutthroat Island, John Debney arr. Philip Harper

Full results for the contest are shown below.

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Ebbw Valley Brass	Gareth Ritter	8	196
2	Wantage Silver Band	Chris King	9	195
3	Parc & Dare Band	Dewi Griffiths	14	194
4	Llwydcoed Band	Joshua Ruck	11	193
5	City of Cardiff (M1) Band	Daniel Hall	3	192
6	Tongwynlais Temperance Band	Owen Farr	13	190
7	Tylorstown Band	Rob Westacott	4	189
8	Pontardulais Town Band	Paul Jenkins	7	188
9	Milton Keynes Brass	Matthew Brown	10	186
10	Filton Concert Brass	Gary Davies	6	185
11	Forest of Dean Brass	Martyn Patterson	2	184
12	B. T. M. Band	Jeff Hutcherson	1	183
13	Lympstone Band	Nigel Seaman	5	182
14	Chapeltown Silver Prize Band	Colum O’Shea	12	181