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2023 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 13, 2023

Venue:
Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Test piece:
The World Rejoicing - Symphonic Variations on a Lutheran Chorale (Edward Gregson)

Adjudicator(s):
Dr Robert Childs & David Hirst

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Whitburn Prof Nicholas Childs 16 -
2 Hepworth Ryan Watkins 10 -
3 Reg Vardy Russell Gray 18 -
4 Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins 19 -
5 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Allan Withington 6 -
6 The GUS Band Dr David Thornton 3-
7 City of Bradford Gareth Brindle 11 -
8 Friary Brass Nigel Taken 12 -
9 NASUWT Riverside Michael Fowles 8 -
10 Wingates Andrea Price 17 -
11 Ratby Co-operative Mareika Gray 20 -
12 Milnrow Lee Skipsey 7 -
13 City of Hull Dean Jones 4 -
14 Camborne Town Ian Porthouse 2 -
15 Skelmanthorpe Martin Heartfield 13 -
16 Rainford Sarah Groarke-Booth 5 -
17 Dalmellington Erik Janssen 1 -
18 Wantage Jonathan Pippen 9 -
19 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon 15 -
20 Ashton under Lyne Martyn Evans 14 -

Whitburn and Hepworth promoted to the British Open

Ashton under Lyne, Pemberton Old Wigan DW, Wantage and Dalmellington relegated to the Senior Cup

Best Instrumentalist: Andrew McMillan (horn) — Whitburn 



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Darren R. Hawken

PGdip, BMus(hons) PGCE, dipABRSM, LRSM
Conductor, Arranger, Teacher, Adjudicator, Band Trainer


               

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