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2012 Norwegian National Championship — The two legged King

No other conductor knows how to win a contest of two halves quite like Professor David King...

The King

No conductor in the banding world has been able to master just what it takes to win a two-legged major contest than David King.

Since he first took to the stage with Black Dyke at the European Championships in 1990 he has competed at 26 twin discipline contests, winning no less than 18 of them.

Of the 52 performances he has conducted he has come out on top 19 times: 10 on the set work and 9 on the own choice.

No other conductor comes close.


European Championship
Year Band Set 
Work
Own 
Choice
Result
1990 Black Dyke 1 1 1
1991 Black Dyke 2 2 1
1995 Manger Musikklag 3 4 4
1996 YBS 1 2 1
1997 YBS 2 3 1
1998 YBS 1 8 4
1999 YBS 4 1 1
2000 YBS 1 2 1
2001 YBS 3 1 1
2002 YBS 1 1 1
2003 YBS 1 2 1
2004 YBS 1 1 1
2006 YBS 4 6 5
2010 Eikanger Bjorsvik 2 2 2

Norwegian Championship
Year Band Set 
Work
Own 
Choice
Result
1993 Manger Musikklag 2 3 2
1994 Manger Musikklag 3 2 1
1995 Manger Musikklag 2 2 1
1996 Manger Musikklag 2 2 1
1997 Manger Musikklag 1 2 1
1998 Manger Musikklag 2 2 2
2003 Stavanger 1 1 1
2004 Stavanger 2 1 1
2005 Stavanger 9 4 6
2011 Eikanger Bjorsvik 2 1 1
2012 Eikanger Bjorsvik 1 1 1
English National Championship
Year Band Set 
Work
Own 
Choice
Result
2011 Brighouse & Rastrick 4 3 3


Regent Hall Concerts - Central Band of the Royal Air Force

Friday 1 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Sunday 3 May • St Alfege Church. Greenwich Church Street SE10 9BJ


Regent Hall Concerts - FiveBy5 Trumpet Quintet

Tuesday 5 May • Charlton House and Gardens. Charlton Road, . London. . SE7 8RE


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Wardle Anderson Brass Band - Wardle Junior Blast

Friday 8 May • Milnrow Parish Church, 16 Westward Ho, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3JX


CLEETHORPES BAND CIO

April 23 • Cleethorpes Band are seeking a Musical Director. The band rehearse on Thursday and Sunday evenings. Placed 3rd in the North of England 4th section contest. We are a registered charity and have a thriving training band.


Leicestershire Co-op Band

April 23 • SOLO HORN Vacancy. The Leicestershire Co-op Band (2nd Section National Finalists & 1st Section from 2027) have a vacancy for Solo Horn. We are an ambitious band with a healthy balance of contests and concerts, always striving for high musical standards.


City of Norwich Brass

April 23 • City of Norwich Brass are seeking a talented and confident solo (tutti) cornet player to join our friendly and ambitious band. We offer a welcoming environment with a diverse and challenging musical repertoire playing at regular concerts and contests


David Hirst

MA, B.Ed (Hons), LTCL
Conductor, adjudicator and arranger


               

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