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Global entry list for Cory on-line contests

71 bands from every corner of the banding globe have entered Cory's on-line entertainment championships.

Cory
  The championships have attracted entrants from around the globe

Cory Band has announced the line-up of 71 entrants who will compete in its on-line entertainment championship contests.

The event will be broadcast on the weekends of 18th/19th & 25th/26th September 2020 (times and section order to be confirmed) and has attracted entrants from England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Ireland, USA, Australia, Singapore, Norway, Germany, South Korea

There will be podium prizes on offer in each section, plus other awards.

The order of play and the list of adjudicators to be announced nearer the time.

Line-up


Championship Section:


Aldbourne
Brass Band Leieland (Belgium)
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) M1
Easington Colliery
Elland Silver
Enderby
Fountain City Brass Band (USA)
Glenferrie Brass (Australia)
Hitchin Band
Langley
Leyland
Michelmersh Silver
Redbridge Brass
The GUS Band
Whitburn

First Section:


Flixton
1st Old Boys Band
Arkansas Musicworks Brass (USA)
Bollington
Brass Band of Northern Virginia (USA)
BTM
Chiltern Hills Brass
Downshire Brass
Drogheda Band (Ireland)
Freckleton
Kingdom Brass
Lion City Brass Band (Singapore)
Manx Concert Brass
Milton Keynes Brass
Seindorf Arian Deiniolen
Shirley Band

Second Section:


Bearpark & Esh Colliery
Durham Miners' Association
Fjell Brass (Norway)
Gresley Colliery
Lochgelly
Rockingham
Wantage Concert Brass
Wotton-under-Edge

Third Section:


Gwaun Cae Gurwen
Brass Band B10 (Germany)
Brilliante Brass (South Korea)
Cnl Brass Band (Australia)
Dynamic Brass
Gillingham Imperial Silver
Hawk Green
Lostock Hall Memorial
Newcastle PCYC Brass (Australia)
Regent Community Brass
Towcester Studio
Wroughton Silver

Fourth Section/Unregistered:


Abbey Brass (Abingdon)
Amington
Ashover Brass
Askam Town Silver
Blackley
Cross Keys Silver
Dungannon Silver
Fakenham Town
Gresley Colliery Youth
Holmestrand Brass (Norway)
King's Lynn Town
London City Brass
Menai Bridge Band Porthaethwy
Poyntzpass Silver
Royston Town
Simply Brass
The Camping and Caravanning Club Brass Band
University of Bristol Brass Band
Whit Spirit
Woodhouse Prize Band

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