Zopas werd onze dirigent Bert Van Thienen (als soprano cornet) door 4barsrest.com verkozen in de 'Band of the Year'.

Hieronder vindt u de commentaren van de jury:

Soprano Cornet:
Another year in which picking just one soprano player proved to be a very difficult.
However, when it came down to it, and despite some wonderful performances from players of amazing brilliance, this man was still head and shoulders above the rest.

Bert Van Thienen (Cory)
Even though he didn’t play with Cory at the British Open, his performances with them elsewhere were nothing short of immense. At the Europeans he was simply sensational – producing a stunning display of the soprano player’s craft.