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1937 British Open Championships

Date:
Monday, September 6, 1937

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
Academic Festival Overture, Brahms, arr D. Wright

Adjudicator(s):
Herbert Bennett, Charles Ward, James Brier

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Besses o' th' BarnW. Wood15194
2SlaithwaiteN. Thorpe13190
3Black Dyke MillsW. Halliwell4187
4Bickershaw CollieryJ. A. Greenwood14186
5BaxendalesH. Mortimer11184
6LutonH. Mortimer19182
-Barrow ShipyardH. Sutcliffe8-
-Bentley CollieryW. Wormald10-
-Bolsover CollieryS. Jennings12-
-Brighouse & RastrickW. Halliwell6-
-Dove HolesJ. A. Greenwood3-
-Edge HillJ. A. Greenwood7-
-Grimethorpe CollieryW. Halliwell17-
-HanwellJ. C. Dyson18-
-MarsdenJ. A. Greenwood5-
-Metropolitan WorksH. Heyes2-
-Nelson OldC. Smith9-
-Rothwell TemperanceP. Holgate16-
-Wingates TemperanceW. Halliwell1-

Prizes:

1st: £100
2nd: £40
3rd: £35
4th: £25
5th: £20
6th: £10 



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September 13 • Required: An Assistant Principal Cornet. A rare opportunity exists to join our Solo cornet bench and fill this crucial seat. We are an ambitious and friendly 1st section band who rehearse in our own bandroom in Chinnor on Wednesday evenings.


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September 11 • We have a vacancy for soprano cornet, and with lots of exciting engagements coming up we would love to get this seat filled! . As a second section band, we rehearse every Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom in Tintwistle.


Alan Duguid

BA (Hons), PGDipMus, PGCE
Conductor, Composer, Adjudicator (ABBA)


               

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