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Re: National Finals - Disqualification

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Subject: Re: National Finals - Disqualification
From: David Buckley <davebuckley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 14:50:46 -0400
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Speaking from this side of the pond, I can only agree with David that serving on
committees is a thoroughly thankless task. Having said that, anytime rules are
stretched, not applied uniformly, or changed arbitrarily, you get on very tenuous
ground. I certainly recognise how seriously you take your contests but can't help
but reiterate that a dedication to getting better music and better srrangements
would be of greater service to the brass band world than all this rules
discussion. I have just had a tape playing in my office of Malcolm Arnold
arrangements and compositions and listened to all at once, it is a pretty dreary
mishmash of technical flourishes with very infrequent passges of interesting
music. Lets face it, most of us in brass bands play for the challenge of the music
with little concern for the quality. The music of the SA is in general much more
appealing and accessible, at least to me. YBS Essays I and II are the prime
examples. Also the great reception Spiritual to the Bone is getting all over the
world.

My rant for the month.

Dave Buckley.

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