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2010 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Venue:
Symphony Hall Birmingham

Test piece:
On the Shoulders of Giants (Prof. Peter Graham)

Adjudicator(s):
Nigel Boddice MBE, Ronald Holz, William Reltom

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 8 -
2 Fairey (Geneva) Russell Gray 12 -
3 Black Dyke Dr. Nicholas Childs 13 -
4 Foden's Howard Snell 17 -
5 Cory Dr. Robert Childs 1 -
6 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 9 -
7 Desford Colliery Martin Winter 7 -
8 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann 11 -
9 Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington 15 -
10 Brighouse & Rastrick Prof. David King 2 -
11 Co-operative Funeralcare Michael Fowles 16 -
12 Leyland Philip Harper 6 -
13 Virtuosi GUS John Berryman 14 -
14 Tongwynlais Temperance Nigel Seaman 4 -
15 Hepworth (Cookson Homes) Brian Grant 5 -
16 Whitburn Frank Renton 3 -
17 Kirkintilloch Garry Cutt 10 -

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: Ian Porthouse
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Stephen Sykes (Tredegar)
Brian Evans Memorial Trophy as Best Soprano: Paul Duffy (Black Dyke)
Geoffrey Whitham Memorial Trophy for Best Euphonium: Gary Curtin, Fairey (Geneva)

Relegated Bands: Kirkintilloch, Whitburn

The Iles Medal was awarded to Dr Stephen Cobb and Martin Mortimer
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Brian Taylor 



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