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2025 Region: Wales - Section 1

Date:
Saturday, March 15, 2025

Venue:
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea

Test piece:
Introduction, Elegy & Caprice (Morley Calvert)

Adjudicator(s):
Dr Robert Childs, David Hirst

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Parc & Dare Dewi Griffiths 7-
2 Tylorstown Robert Westacott 5-
3 Lewis Merthyr Craig Roberts 1-
4 Goodwick Joshua Ruck 6-
5 Burry Port Town Elliot Harrington 3-
6 Usk Jamie Jones 8-
7 Beaumaris Bari Gwilliam 4-
8 Abergavenny Borough Lana Tingay 2-

Parc & Dare and Tylorstown quaified for National Final

Best Instrumentalist: Sol Elmaghur (soprano) — Parc & Dare
C Brian Buckley Memorial Award to Winning Conductor: Dewi Griffiths 



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Ph.D, M.Mus, B.Mus (hons)
Conductor, adjudicator, teacher.


               

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