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CURRENT EVENTS |
 | Murley Band for European Brass Band Championships |
Murley Silver Band will be representing Northern Ireland at the European Brass Band Championships being held in Stavanger in Norway from the 2nd to the 5th May 2008. Best wishes from the NIBA, its Officers and all member bands in the association to Murley band and their conductor Mr Keith Anderson for a sucessful and enjoyable trip.
The line up for the B section at the EBBA Championships is as follows:
Also best wishes to Ruth and Michael Montgomery from 3rd Carrickfergus band who will be representing the NIBA in the European Youth Brass Band in Stavanger.
| NIBA Annual General Meeting 2008 |
At the Annual General Meeting held on Saturday 15th March 2008 the Following Notices of Motion were passed.
1.To amend Contest Rule 09 by replacing the words 'Grade 4 'with the words 'Melody Plus'.
2. New Contest Rule - 'Bands will be allowed to play a maximum of two guest players at a contest. The guest players must be registered members of the North of Ireland Bands' Association . Guest players can only be from a band of the same type and must be in the same or lower grade as the band intending to use the guest players on the day of the contest'.
| NIBA Contest 2008 - 91st Championship of Ireland |
The 91st Championship of Ireland Contest will be held in the Market Place Theatre, Armagh on Saturday 25th October and Saturday 1st November 2008. The ajudicator on the 25th October will be Mr. Sandy Hay MA, PG Dip, BA Hons, LGSM, (Schools Concert Bands, Flutes and Accordions) and Mr. Markus Bach on the 1st November (Brass and Championship Concert Bands).
| NIBA Championship Contest 2007 - Results |
Saturday 13th October 2007 - Results
| Grade 5 / Unaffiliated Brass | 1st Prize |
Maguresbridge Silver (174points) |
| 2nd Prize | Hamiltonsbawn Silver (173points) | |
| Grade 4 Brass | 1st Prize | H.F.C. Brass (New Ross) (175 Points) |
| Grade 3 Brass | 1st Prize | St.Joseph's Brass (183 points) |
| 2nd Prize | Roughan Silver (180points) | |
| 3rd Prize | Newtownards Silver (175 points) | |
| Grade 2 Brass | 1st Prize | Downshire Brass (185 points) |
| Best Cornet Section | Downshire Brass | |
| Best Bass Section | Downshire Brass | |
| Grade 3 Accordion | 1st Prize - Test Piece | Blaris Accordion (177 points) |
| Grade 2 Accordion | 1st Prize - Own Choice | George Dummigan (179 points) |
| Championship Accordion | 1st Prize - Test Piece | St John's Independent Accordion(190points) |
| Championship Accordion | 1st Prize - Own Choice | St John's Independent Accordion(189points) |
| Championship Brass | 1st Prize and Irish Tourist Board Trophy for best performance of the day's championships | Murley Silver (190 points) |
| 2nd prize | 1st Old Boys' Silver (189 points) | |
| Best Instrumentalist | Euphonium - 1st Old Boys Silver |
Saturday 20th October 2007 - Results Adjudicator Mrs Hughina Naylor
| Melody Flute | 1st Prize | Wm. King Memo' Flute (97points) |
| Grade 4 Flute | 1st Prize | Wm. King Memo' Flute (95points) |
| Grade 3 Flute | 1st Prize | Ballywillan Flute (97points) |
| Grade 2 Flute | 1st Prize & Interpretation Prize | Kellswater Flute (95points) |
| Percussion Prize | Cahard Flute | |
| Schools Junior Brass / Concert | 1st Prize | Cambridge House Grammar School (98points) |
| Schools Senior Brass / Concert | 1st Prize | Cambridge House Grammar School (94points) |
| Championship Concert | 1st Prize | Dublin Concert (92points) |
| Championship Flute | 1st Prize, Interpretation prize, Percussion Prize, best Piccolo Prize and City of Dublin International Festival Trophy for the best overall band performance of the day's Championships. | Ballylone Flute (97points) |
| 2nd Prize | Ballygowan Flute (95points) | |
| 3rd Prize | Lord Londonderry's Own C.L.B. Flute (93points) |
