*
banner

1974 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 4, 1974

Venue:
Belle Vue, Manchester

Test piece:
Prince Igor Overture, Borodin/Glazounov, arr. R. Barsotti

Adjudicator(s):
Roy Newsome

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1WoodfallsC. Bosanko19184
2Brodsworth CollieryK. Johnson11183
3British VitaH. Parry4180
4PoyntonG. T. Shawcross1178
5Agnes Street SilverE. Rudduck17-
6AveleyC. Suckling5-
7BedworthP. Cooper--
8BrindleR. Evans10-
9Coventry School of MusicL. Pepper6-
10GoodshawH. Howarth--
11Kippax OldM. Simpson2-
12LaganvaleH. Brittain14-
13LinthwaiteG. Pulleyn3-
14MossleyE. Vint20-
151st Old Boys AssociationA. G. Burch9-
1655th Old BoysJ. E. Anderson15-
17Pelton FellG. Holden18-
18StalybridgeL. Hine16-
19StedfastS. W. Dyke8-
20ShirlandD. Carlin12-
21St. StythiansE. Floyd12-
22WiganE. Gray13-
23Yorkley OnwardF. Cockroft7-

Prize:

1st: £100 Plus The Daily Express Challenge Shield
2nd: £ 50 Plus The Belle Vue 100 Guineas Challenge Trophy
3rd: £ 30
4th: £ 15 



Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION

Saturday 16 May • St Andrew's Methodist Church. The Stow. Harlow. CM20 3AF


Sherborne Town Band - Free-Music in the park

Sunday 17 May • Dorchester- Park Bandstand DT1 1RG


Newstead Brass - Mansfield MVC - Brass and Voices

Sunday 24 May • Forest Town Arena. Clipstone Road West,. Mansfield NG19 0EE


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Cambrian Brass

May 16 • We're always happy to hear from anyone interested in joining a friendly and supportive band, whether you're returning to banding or looking for a new challenge.


Delph Band

May 15 • We are seeking an enthusiastic and musically skilled Associate Conductor to lead and develop our band alongside our current Musical Director Phil Goodwin. . Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays, 8-10pm at Delph Band Club.


Tintwistle Band

May 15 • We have a vacancy for a soprano cornet, and with lots of exciting engagements coming up we would love to get this seat filled!. We rehearse every Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom in Tintwistle, under the baton of our superb MD, Jim Henson.


Morgan Griffiths

Dip. Performance
Conductor, Peripatetic Music Teacher, Lower brass specialist


               

 © 2026 4barsrest.com Ltd