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2017 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 9, 2017

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
Fraternity (Thierry Deleruyelle)

Adjudicator(s):
Paul Cosh, Ray Farr, Stephen Roberts

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Valaisia Brass Band Arsene Duc 12 -
2 Whitburn Florent Didier 7 -
3 Cory Philip Harper 9 -
4 Brighouse & Rastrick Prof. David King 18 -
5 Foden's Bramwell Tovey 4 -
6 Grimethorpe Colliery Allan Withington 15 -
7 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Erik Janssen 17 -
8 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 8 -
9 Desford Colliery (LMTF) Michael Fowles 10 -
10 Leyland Thomas Wyss 16 -
11 Fairey Prof. Garry Cutt 6 -
12 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 3 -
13 Wingates Paul Andrews 14 -
14 Flowers David Childs 1 -
15 Milnrow Mark Bentham 2 -
16 Co-operative Funeralcare Allan Ramsay 11 -
17 Black Dyke Prof. Nicholas J. Childs 5 -
18 Jaguar Land Rover Dave Lea 13 -


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:
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Roger Webster (cornet) — Grimethorpe Colliery
Brian Evans Memorial Trophy as Best Soprano: Connor Lennon (Carlton Main Frickley Colliery)
Geoffrey Whitham Memorial Trophy for Best Euphonium: Steven Walsh (Desford Colliery LMTF)

Relegated Bands: Jaguar Land Rover, Milnrow

The Iles Medal was awarded to Dr Martin Ellerby
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Anna Hughes-Williams 



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