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2012 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 1, 2012

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
Electra (Dr Martin Ellerby)

Adjudicator(s):
Derek Broadbent, Stephen Roberts, Steve Sykes

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Foden's Allan Withington 9 -
2 Black Dyke Dr. Nicholas Childs 10 -
3 Cory Philip Harper 13 -
4 Grimethorpe Colliery Garry Cutt 17 -
5 Brighouse & Rastrick Prof. David King 5 -
6 Leyland Michael Bach 11 -
7 Co-operative Funeralcare Allan Ramsay 4 -
8 Virtuosi GUS John Berryman 7 -
9 Desford Colliery Nigel Seaman 8 -
10 Fairey (Geneva) Russell Gray 16 -
11 Hepworth Michael Fowles 6 -
12 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann 15 -
13 Seindorf Beaumaris Gwyn M Evans 1 -
14 Kirkintilloch Paul Holland 14 -
15 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 12 -
16 Reg Vardy Ray Farr 3 -
17 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 2 -

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 Bob Kerwick Cup.

Mortimer Maestro Trophy to Winning Conductor: Allan Withington
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Stuart Lingard (cornet) — Brighouse & Rastrick
Brian Evans Memorial Trophy as Best Soprano: Steve Stewart (Cory)
Geoffrey Whitham Memorial Trophy for Best Euphonium: Glyn Williams (Foden's)

Relegated Bands: Kirkintilloch, Rothwell Temperance

The Iles Medal was awarded to Stan Kitchen
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Mark Bousie 



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