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2011 English National Championship

Date:
Saturday, June 25, 2011

Venue:
The Guild Hall, Preston

Test piece:
Elgar Variations, Martin Ellerby and Own Choice

Adjudicator(s):
Andrew Duncan & Steve Sykes [SW], Derek Broadbent & Ian Brownbill [OC]

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Black Dyke
Vienna Nights
Dr Nicholas Childs 9/5 (1/1) 2
2 Foden's
Vienna Nights
Allan Withington 5/1 (2/4) 6
3 Brighouse & Rastrick
Concerto Grosso
Professor David King 6/4 (4/3) 7
4 Fairey (Geneva)
Symphony of Colours
Russell Gray 4/9 (5/2) 7
5 Hepworth
Music of the Spheres
Ian Porthouse 8/2 (3/7) 10
6 Leyland
Legend of King Arthur
Richard Evans 2/3 (7/6) 13
7 Rothwell
...Dove Descending
David Roberts 7/7 (6/8) 14
8 Reg Vardy
Titan's Progress
Ray Farr 1/6 (9/5) 14
9 Pemberton Old DW
Spiriti
Mark Bentham 3/8 (8/9) 17

Black Dyke qualify for The European Championships in Rotterdam, Holland in 2012

Best Instrumentalist: Richard Marshall, Principal Cornet, Black Dyke
Youngest Player: Keiron Johnson (14), Reg Vardy 



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