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2014 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
Vita Aeterna Variations (Alexander Comitas)

Adjudicator(s):
John Berryman, Paul Cosh, Stephen Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Black Dyke Prof. Nicholas Childs 13 -
2 Cory Philip Harper 10 -
3 Flowers Paul Holland 5 -
4 Foden's Allan Withington 12 -
5 Desford Colliery Tom Davoren 4 -
6 Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 17 -
7 Brighouse & Rastrick Prof. David King 14 -
8 Grimethorpe Colliery Dr Robert Childs 1 -
9 Fairey Garry Cutt 16 -
10 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 15 -
11 Leyland Michael Bach 6 -
12 Milnrow Mareika Gray 7 -
13 Virtuosi GUS Adam Cooke 8 -
14 Hepworth Mark Peacock 11 -
15 Co-operative Funeralcare Allan Ramsay 2 -
16 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann 9 -
17 Kirkintilloch David Roberts 3 -


No points awarded

Prizes:
1st: £3,000 plus the British Open Challenge Trophy and the Belle Vue Challenge Cup.
2nd: £2,000 plus the Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: £1,500 plus the Harry Mortimer Trophy.
4th: £1,000 plus the Edrich Siebert Memorial Trophy.
5th: £500 plus the John Gladney Trophy.
6th: £400 plus the Bob Kerwick Cup.

Mortimer Maestro Trophy to Winning Conductor: Prof Nicholas Childs
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Zoe Hancock (flugel) — Black Dyke
Brian Evans Memorial Trophy as Best Soprano: Steve Stewart (Cory)
Geoffrey Whitham Memorial Trophy for Best Euphonium: Gary Curtin (Black Dyke)

Relegated Bands: Hepworth, Virtuosi GUS

The Iles Medal was awarded to John McCabe
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Helen Minshall 



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