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2009 US Open

Date:
Saturday, November 7, 2009

Venue:
Norris Cultural Arts Centre, St Charles, Illinois

Test piece:
Entertainment Programme

Adjudicator(s):

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Fountain City J. Parisi - 368
2 Brass Band of Central Florida M. J. Garasi - 361
3 Weston Silver L. Shields - 345
4 Ohio Brass Band T. Zilincik - 340
5 Eastern Iowa C. Thomas - 337
6 Motor City C. Strain - 324
7 Prairie Brass Band D. Niermeyer - 317
8 Madison Brass Band C. Mason - 309.5
9 Milwaukee Festival Brass P. Backhaus - 285

Most Entertaining: Fountain City
Best Featured Soloist: Theo Musick, Fountain City, Xylophone
Best Percussion Section: Central Florida
Best Performance of a March: Central Florida
Best Cornet: Kim Dekay (soprano), Ohio Brass Band
Best New Arrangement/Compoistion: Lee Harrelson, Fountain City, Foggy Day

 



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MA, B.Ed (Hons), LTCL
Conductor, adjudicator and arranger


               

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