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2022 Region: North West - Section 1

Date:
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
Spectrum, Gilbert Vinter

Adjudicator(s):
Alan Morrison & Glyn Williams

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Ashton-Under-Lyne Martyn Evans1-
2 Accler8 Jef Sparkes8-
3 Longridge Mark Peacock 6-
4 Silk Brass Tony Wyatt 9-
5 Eccles Borough Marieka Gray 10-
6 Manx Concert Brass Ian Clague MBE 15-
7 Flixton Matthew Ryan4-
8 Mossley Duncan Byres14-
9 Haydock Mark Quinn2-
10 Freckleton Matt Shaw11-
11 Bollington Brass Peter Christian12-
12 Marple (Stephen Curtis) 3-
13 Middleton Kevin Gibbs13-
14 Old Hall Brass John North7-
15 Eagley Chris Wormald 5-

Qualifiers:

Ashton-under-Lyne, Accler8,
Best Basses: Accler8, 



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Jonathan Pippen


Conductor, Adjudicator, Trombone Soloist & Clinician


               

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