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2019 Brass in Concert Championships

Date:
Sunday, November 17, 2019

Venue:
Sage Gateshead

Test piece:
Entertainment Programme

Adjudicator(s):
Ian Bousfield & Nick Grace, Jeremy Wise, Chris Jeans & Mike Lovatt, Les Neish

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Cory Philip Harper 2 60/57/40/20/20=197
2 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Dr David Thornton7 54/60/32/19/19=184
3 Flowers Paul Holland8 45/54/38/14/17=168
4 Brighouse & Rastrick Russell Gray 10 57/51/28/18/13=167
5 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 1 51/45/36/17/11=165
6 Brass Band Schoonhoven Robbert Vos 9 39/48/30/16/15=148
7 Friary Chris King 5 42/39/34/15/18=148
8 NASUWT Riverside David Roberts 11 48/33/20/13/12=126
9 City of Hull Stig Maersk 6 36/42/24/10/14=126
10 Hammonds Morgan Griffiths 3 33/36/22/12/10=113
11 Reg Vardy John Roberts 4 33/30/26/11/11=108

Individual Awards:
Don Lusher Trombone Award: Isobel Daws, Friary
Harry Mortimer Best Principal Cornet Award: Tom Hutchinson, Cory
The Fesa Trophy for Best Flugel Award: Danny Winder,Tredegar
The Gateshead MBC Trophy for Best Soprano Award: Steve Stewart,Cory
The Louis and Colin Johnson Trophy for Best Percussion Section: Cory
Best Euphonium: Chris Robertson, Brighouse & Rastrick
Best Baritone: Ben Stratford, Tredegar
Best Horn: Zoe Wright, Hammonds
John Fletcher Best Basses Award: Brighouse & Rastrick
Best Entertainment and Presentation: Cory
Audience Entertainment Prize: Friary
Best Programme Content: Cory
Quality of Performance: Cory
Best Soloist: Kirsty Abbotts (cornet) Carlton Main
New Composition/Arrangement Award : Philip Harper, La Surrey de los Tontes
Winning MD: Philip Harper
Youngest Player: Harry Porthouse, Tredegar, aged 15

Quality of Performance points take precedence in order of tied placings 



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