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2019 Spring Festival - Senior Trophy

Date:
Saturday, May 18, 2019

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Triumphant Rhapsody, Gilbert Vinter

Adjudicator(s):
Ryan Breen & Dave Lea

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Vernon Building Society Poynton Ryan Watkins 14 -
2 City of Bradford Lee Skipsey 15 -
3 Verwood Concert Brass Kevin Smith 13 -
4 Shepherd Group Richard Wilton 7 -
6 Thundersley Brass Melvin White 11 -
7 Easington Colliery Jonathan Fenwick 12 -
8 Marsden Silver Prize Andrew Lofthouse 19 -
9 Unison Kinneil Raymond Tennant 20 -
10 Unite the Union (City of Sheffield) John Davis 8 -
11 Eccles Borough Mareika Gray 3 -
12 East London Brass Jayne Murrill 1 -
13 Burry Port Town Ceri John 10 -
14 Roberts Bakery Paul Lovatt-Cooper 9 -
15 Laganvale (Metal Technology) Keith Anderson 17 -
16 SPAL Automotive Sovereign Brass John Durrant 2 -
17 Ebbw Valley Brass Gareth Ritter 4 -
18 Strata Brass Jonathan Bates 5 -
19 Staffordshire Craig Williams 6 -
20 Drighlington Neil Robinson 16 -

Vernon Building Society Poynton, City of Bradford, Verwood Concert Brass, Shepherd Group, promoted to the Senior Cup

Laganvale (Metal Technology), SPAL Automotive Sovereign Brass, Ebbw Valley Brass, Strata Brass, Staffordshire, Drighlington must reapply to compete

Best Instrumentalist: Kevin Jones (cornet) Tylorstown 



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Alex McGee

MA BMus PGCE
Conductor & Composer


               

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