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2011 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 14, 2011

Venue:
The Opera House, Winter Gardens

Test piece:
Titan's Progress, Hermann Pallhuber

Adjudicator(s):
David Read MBE and Frank Renton

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Reg Vardy Dr Nicholas Childs 9 -
2 Kirkintilloch Garry Cutt 3 -
3 Redbridge Jeremy Wise 17 -
4 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Mark Bentham 16 -
5 Flowers Paul Holland 18 -
6 B T M Tom Davoren 10 -
7 Wingates Philip Harper 12 -
8 Co-operative Milnrow Mareika Gray 15 -
9 Thoresby Colliery Ian McElligot 4 -
10 Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea 19 -
11 Staffordshire Nigel Seaman 7 -
12 Exchange Communications Whitburn Ian Porthouse 20 -
13 Freckleton Paul Dalton 14 -
14 Mount Charles Russell Gray 5 -
15 Newstead Brass Duncan Beckley 2 -
16 Skelmanthorpe John Roberts 6 -
17 Woodfalls Gareth Pritchard 1 -
18 Dalmellington Raymond Tennant 13 -
19 Kingdom Brass Andrew Duncan 11 -
20 Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 8 -

Soloist Prize:
Soprano Cornet — Kirkintilloch: Steve Stewart

Top 2 bands qualify for British Open
Bottom four bands relegated to The Senior Cup 



Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION

Saturday 16 May • St Andrew's Methodist Church. The Stow. Harlow. CM20 3AF


Sherborne Town Band - Free-Music in the park

Sunday 17 May • Dorchester- Park Bandstand DT1 1RG


Newstead Brass - Mansfield MVC - Brass and Voices

Sunday 24 May • Forest Town Arena. Clipstone Road West,. Mansfield NG19 0EE


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Cambrian Brass

May 16 • We're always happy to hear from anyone interested in joining a friendly and supportive band, whether you're returning to banding or looking for a new challenge.


Delph Band

May 15 • We are seeking an enthusiastic and musically skilled Associate Conductor to lead and develop our band alongside our current Musical Director Phil Goodwin. . Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays, 8-10pm at Delph Band Club.


Tintwistle Band

May 15 • We have a vacancy for a soprano cornet, and with lots of exciting engagements coming up we would love to get this seat filled!. We rehearse every Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom in Tintwistle, under the baton of our superb MD, Jim Henson.


Ian Porthouse


Cornet soloist, clinician, conductor and adjudicator


               

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