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2016 Action Medical Research - Youth Contest

Date:
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Entertainment Programme

Adjudicator(s):
Mareika Gray (Music): Paul Duffy (Entertainment)

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Youth Brass 2000 Chris Jeans 3 (1/2)3
2Elland Silver Youth Samantha Harrison 9 (2/3)5
3Houghton Area Youth Brian Adams 4 (5/1)6
4Enderby Youth Trevor Hounsome 7 (3/4)7
5Wardle Academy Junior Gwen Smith 1 (4/6)10
6Rochdale Borough Youth Ben Dixon 2 (7/5)12
7Macclesfield Youth Louise Renshaw 6 (6/7)13
8Lions Youth Brass Nigel Birch 5 (8/8)16
9Egglescliffe School Brass Matthew Haworth 8 (9/9)18

Outstanding Soloist: Xylophone (Macclesfield Youth)
Most Entertaining Item: Youth Brass 2000 (Indian Daybreak)
Best March: Wardle Academy Junior (1914)
Best Soprano: Lions Youth
Best Basses: Enderby Youth
Best Euphonium: Macclesfield Youth
Best Stage Deportment: Enderby Youth
Band with Most Potential: Wardle Academy Junior
Winning Conductor: Chris Jeans 



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