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2015 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 5, 2015

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
Reflections on Swan Lake (Stephen Roberts)

Adjudicator(s):
Derek Broadbent, Adrian Morris, Stephen Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Grimethorpe Colliery Dr. Robert Childs 15 -
2 Brighouse & Rastrick Prof. David King 16 -
3 Cory Philip Harper 4 -
4 Leyland Thomas Wyss 11 -
5 Foden's Allan Withington 17 -
6 Black Dyke Prof. Nicholas Childs 8 -
7 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 7 -
8 Brass Band Burgermusik Luzern Michael Bach 18 -
9 Co-operative Funeralcare Allan Ramsay 9-
10 Flowers Paul Holland 2 -
11 Fairey Prof Garry Cutt 1 -
12 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts5 -
13 Milnrow Mark Bentham 14 -
14 Desford Colliery Tom Davoren 13 -
15 Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 12 -
16 Woodfalls Erik Janssen 10 -
17 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Phillip McCann 3 -
18 Kirkintilloch Russell Gray 6 -


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: Dr Robert Childs
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Roger Webster (cornet) — Grimethorpe Colliery
Brian Evans Memorial Trophy as Best Soprano: Kevin Crockford (Grimethorpe Colliery)
Geoffrey Whitham Memorial Trophy for Best Euphonium: Glyn Williams (Cory)

Relegated Bands: Carlton Main Frickley, Kirkintilloch

The Iles Medal was awarded to Goff Richards
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Lee Rigg
 



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