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2004 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 18, 2004

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton), Montage (Peter Graham), St. Magnus (Kenneth Downie)

Adjudicator(s):
Philip Sparke, Michael Ball, David Read

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Foden's Richardson
Contest Music
Garry Cutt 12 -
2 Buy As You View
St. Magnus
Dr. Robert Childs 2 -
3 Scottish Co-op
St. Magnus
Ian McElligott 18 -
4 Kirkintilloch
Montage
Steve Bastable 16 -
5 Sellers International
Montage
Phillip McCann 13 -
6 Black Dyke
Montage
Dr. Nicholas Childs 6 -
7 Desford Colliery
Contest Music
Major Peter Parkes 17 -
8 Reg Vardy (Ever Ready)
St Magnus
Ray Farr 19 -
9 Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal
Contest Music
Frank Renton 9 -
10 Dalewool Auckland (NZ)
Montage
Nigel E. Weeks 4 -
11 Brighouse & Rastrick
Contest Music
James Gourlay 5 -
12 Fairey FP (Music)
Contest Music
Allan Withington 11 -
13 Whitburn
Contest Music
Andrew Duncan 10 -
14 Yorkshire Building Society
Contest Music
David King 8 -
15 Rothwell Temperance
Contest Music
David Roberts 8 -
16 Cwmaman Institute Silver (Tower Colliery)
Montage
John Hudson 1 -
17 Yorkshire Imperial Urquhart Travel
Contest Music
John Hinckley 3 -
18 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
Contest Music
Brian Grant 7 -
19 Tredegar
St Magnus
Russell Gray 15 -

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 William Rimmer Trophy.

Mortimer Maestro Trophy to Winning Conductor: Garry Cutt
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Raf Van Looveren (cornet) — Sellers International

Relegated Bands: Carlton Main Frickley Colliery, Cwmamman Institute Silver (Tower Colliery)

The Iles Medal was awarded to Philip Wilby
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Paul Fensom 



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