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2016 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 10, 2016

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
The Triumph of Time (Prof. Peter Graham)

Adjudicator(s):
Dr Michael Ball, Rob Wiffen, Allan Withington

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Cory Philip Harper 16 -
2 Brighouse & Rastrick Prof David King 13 -
3 Black Dyke Prof. Nicholas J. Childs 15 -
4 Brass Band Willebroek Frans Violet 7 -
5 Grimethorpe Colliery Dr Robert Childs 11 -
6 Desford Colliery (LMTF) Michael Fowles 4 -
7 Leyland Thomas Wyss 14 -
8 Co-operative Funeralcare Allan Ramsay 12 -
9 Fairey Prof. Garry Cutt9 -
10 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 6 -
11 Flowers Paul Holland 9 -
12 Milnrow Mark Bentham 17 -
13 Woodfalls Howard Evans 5 -
14 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Erik Jannsen 1 -
15 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 19 -
16 Wellington Brass David Bremner 18 -
17 Foden's Bramwell Tovey 2 -
18 Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 3 -
19 Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea 10 -


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: Philip Harper
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Helen Williams (flugel) — Cory
Brian Evans Memorial Trophy as Best Soprano: Steve Stewart (Cory)
Geoffrey Whitham Memorial Trophy for Best Euphonium: Glyn Williams (Cory)

Relegated Bands: Hammonds Saltaire, Woodfalls

The Iles Medal was awarded to Russell Gray
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Samantha Harrison 



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