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Re: Adjudication correct?

Krismleech wrote:
> 
> Concerning the recent area contest for the Midlands area, First Section
> Contest, performing Purcell Variations...
> 
> James Scott adjudicated the section at Nottingham, and it may seem that his
> views, and resulting allocation of points, were very narrow minded. Upon
> receiving our results (which coincidentally were not very pleasing, but I have
> convinced myself I would claim an unfair result even if we had won) we were/I
> was dismayed and fairly disgusted to learn that the only factor that Mr. Scott
> was interested in was the quality and interpretation of the Allegretto
> Grazioso movement, primarily featuring a beautiful horn duet. The rest of the
> piece was apparently discarded in his eyes, and this, in my opinion, is a
> musical blasphemy. The whole piece, no matter what piece you take as an
> example, is supposed to tell a story: a musical tale; and taking one part
> disjointed from the other movements is ruining this concept.
> 
> May I say that one of the top four bands played the Andante con espress
> (Cornet solo movement) with absolutely no feeling or emotion whatsoever, and
> any 'musical' listener I spoke to agreed that this, and their similar
> treatment of the majority of the piece, should have gained them a lowly
> position. Am I wrong or is technical quality more important nowadays than a
> musical quality?
> 
> Also, I found it interesting that Langley Band changed their conductor at the
> last minute, resulting in their usual conductor, who is also a cracking horn
> player, sitting in the horn seat. Was this because they got word of James
> Scott's judging criteria?    :)
> 
> Alan Hope, adjudicator of the 2nd Section, said that he was hoping to hear a
> story told throughout the piece of Culloden Moor, and the winning band did
> this. Surely this is a much more appropriate way to judge a contest than that
> which James chose. Obviously adjudication will always be partly down to
> personal interpretation, but if you don't even listen to 5/6ths of the piece
> then you cannot even begin to judge it fairly.
> 
> Any comments, or am I just being a sore loser? Sorry, I don't mean to be, but
> it gets right on my tits when this apparently mindless judging occurs
> 
> :)   :)   :)   :)
> 
> Kris Leech, Shirley Band, Birmingham, UK.
> 
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Same story with Mr McCann and the 1st at Basildon. He even had a running
car waiting!


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