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2012 English National Championship

Date:
Saturday, June 23, 2012

Venue:
The Guild Hall, Preston

Test piece:
Masquerade, Philip Wilby and Own Choice

Adjudicator(s):
David Read MBE & Nigel Boddice MBE [SW], Stephen Roberts & Chris Wormald [OC]

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Black Dyke
Revelation
Dr Nicholas Childs 7/3 (1/1) 2
2 Leyland
Audivi Media Nocte
Michael Bach 5/8 (3/2) 5
3 Foden's
Rococo Variations
Allan Withington 4/1 (2/5) 7
4 Fairey
Audivi Media Nocte
Ian Porthouse 2/2 (4/3) 7
5 Hepworth
On the Shoulders of Giants
Russell Gray 1/6 (5/4) 9
6 Reg Vardy
Rococo Variations
Ray Farr 6/4 (6/8) 14
7 Virtousi Gus
Extreme Makeover
John Berryman 3/5 (7/7) 14
8 Pemberton Old DW
Harmony Music
Mark Bentham 8/7 (8/6) 14

Black Dyke pre-qualified for The European Championships in Oslo, Norway in 2013
Leyland qualify for The European Championships in Oslo, Norway in 2013

Best Instrumentalist: Richard Marshall, Principal Cornet, Black Dyke
Youngest Player: Richard Kaye (14), Leyland 



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