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Pontins Results

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Subject: Pontins Results
From: Don Cooper <cardpc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 02:05:17 +0000
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Organization: Paterson Institute
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Here are the results from the first, third and fourth sections at the
recent Pontins Brass Band Championships, Saturday October 26th.


FIRST SECTION
*************

Test piece:     A London Overture by Philip Sparke
Adjudicators:   Denis Wilby & Colin Hardy

     BAND		       CONDUCTOR    DRAW   POINTS 
1    United Co-op Crewe	 J Sparkes     19    189
2    Glossop Old		G Cutt	 7    187
3    Ratby Co-op		K Steward     17    185
4    Hepworth		   N C Law       16    184
5    Beaumaris & District       G Evans	5    182
6    Berisfords & Cardway plc   H Megarrell    3    180


The test piece was just a little too difficult for the standard of the
competing bands.  Only a handful of the 20 bands got anywhere near
playing the piece which made the contest a bit boring.  Crewe Co-op were
worthy winners with all four soloists playing excellent cadenzas; they
were the only band who managed the trebble fortes with reasonable
balance and tuning.  Many performances were ruined by poor balance,
particularly by PAINFULLY LOUD solo horn players (I've never liked
Sovereign tenor horns) who ought to know better.


THIRD SECTION
*************

Test piece:    Music from Kantara by Kenneth Downie
Adjudicators:  Geoffrey Whitham & Dennis Masters

     BAND		     CONDUCTOR    DRAW  POINTS
1    Milnrow		   D Morris     6    180
2    Marsden Silver	    A Widdop    12    178
3    Deinoilen		 R Wyatt     13    177
4    Frickley/South Elmshall   L K Price    3    176
5    Hoover Band (Bolton)      A Warriner   7    175
6    Eatons Farnworth	  P Heyes      9    174
7    Normid 2000	       D Newton     5
8    Rhyl Silver	       G Thomas     1
9    Wotton-under Edge	 R Carr      11
10   Greenfield		D Chapman    8
11   Tideswell		 P W Chapman  2
12   Horbury Victoria	  D Neil      10
13   Malvern Hills Brass       M Caveney    4


FOURTH SECTION
**************

Test piece:    Stantonbury Festival by Ray Steadman-Allen
Adjudicators:  David Read & John Berryman

1    Bream Silver	  B James      180
2    St John's (Mossley)   S Corbett    178
3    Stape Silver	  M Breckon    176
4    Dobcross Youth	T Griffiths  174


I was only there for the Saturday and so I haven't got the results for
the Second and Championship sections which were competing today
(Sunday).  I did hear a rumour that Woolley Pritchard's won the
Champioship section.


Don Cooper,
Glossop Old Band,
cardpc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Don_Cooper/


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