2008 All England Masters International - The Statistics and Records [1989-2008]

4BR has updated all the records you need to know about the Masters contest since it first started in 1989.

The Winners:

1989: Leyland DAF  
1990: BBS Fodens     
1991: BBS Fodens  
1992: BNFL Leyland  
1993: Brighouse and Rastrick
1994: BBS Fodens  
1995: BBS Fodens  
1996: Williams Fairey  
1997: Williams Fairey 
1998: Brighouse and Rastrick
1999: Yorkshire Building Society
2000: Yorkshire Building Society
2001: Brighouse and Rastrick
2002: Fodens
2003: Leyland
2004: Yorkshire Building Society
2005: Scottish Co-op
2006: Rothwell Temperance
2007: Fodens Richardson 

Most Wins:

6 – Fodens Richardson
3 – Brighouse and Rastrick
3 - Leyland
3 – Yorkshire Building Society
2 – Williams Fairey
1 – Scottish Co-op
1 – Rothwell Temperance 
 

Winning Conductors:

1989: Richard Evans
1990: Howard Snell  
1991: Howard Snell
1992: Richard Evans
1993: Alan Withington
1994: Howard Snell
1995: Howard Snell
1996: James Gourlay
1997: James Gourlay
1998: Alan Withington
1999: David King
2000: David King
2001: Alan Withington
2002: Russell Gray
2003: Garry Cutt
2004: David King
2005: Nicholas Childs
2006: David Roberts
2007: Garry Cutt

Most Wins:

4 – Howard Snell
3 – Allan Withington
3 – David King
2 – Garry Cutt
2 – Richard Evans
2 – James Gourlay
1 – Russell Gray
1 – Nicholas Childs
1 – David Roberts
 

The Judges:

1989: Kenneth Dennison, David Read, William Relton
1990: Kenneth Dennison, Philip Jones, William Relton
1991: Kenneth Dennison, David Read, Sir David Willcocks
1992: Philip Jones, David Read, James Scott
1993: William Relton, James Scott, Philip Sparke
1994: Eric Crees, David Read, James Scott
1995: Trevor Green, William Relton, Philip Sparke
1996: Philip Jones, David Read, William Relton
1997: Geoffrey Brand, Barry Forgie, David Read
1998: Eric Crees,* Geoffrey Brand, William Relton
1999: James Scott,* David Read, William Relton,
2000: James Scott,* David Read, William Relton,
2001: James Scott,*  Dr. Roy Newsome, Geoffrey Whitham
2002: Eric Crees,* David Read, James Scott
2003: Eric Crees*, David Read, John Berryman
2004: Roy Newsome, David Read, James Scott
2005: John Miller, David Read, William Relton
2006: John Berryman, David Read, Geoffrey Whitham
2007: John Miller, Alan Morrison, David Read

*Senior Judge – in an event of a tie this judges mark would prevail
 
Most Appearances: (to 2007)
14 – David Read
9 – William Relton
8 – James Scott   

The Test Pieces:

1989: Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe)
1990: Blitz   (Derek Bourgeois)
1991: Harmony Music (Philip Sparke)
1992: Cambridge Variations (Philip Sparke)
1993: English Heritage (George Lloyd)
1994: Montage  (Peter Graham)
1995: Paganini Variations (Philip Wilby)
1996: Hymn at Sunrise (Robert Redhead)
1997: Jazz   (Philip Wilby)
1998: Dances and Arias (Edward Gregson)
1999: Tristan Encounters (Martin Ellerby)
2000: Contest Music  (Wilfred Heaton)
2001: Pageantry  (Herbert Howells)    
2002: Atlantic   (Philip Wilby)
2003: Chivalry (Martin Ellerby)
2004: Harrison's Dream (Peter Graham)
2005: Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe)
2006: Paganini Variations (Philip Wilby)
2007: In Memoriam RK (Elgar Howarth)
2008: Malcolm Arnold Variations (Martin Ellerby) 

All England Masters Dedicated Service Award:

1993: James Shepherd
1994: Bud Fisher
1995: Ieuan Morgan
1996: David Read
1997: Charlie Southern
1998: Geoffrey Whitham
1999: Gordon Higginbottom
2000: Dr. Roy Newsome
2001: Bandmaster James Williams
2002: Derek Garside
2003: Phillip McCann
2004: John Berryman
2005: Ted Griffiths
2006: Robert Howard
2007: Elgar Howarth
2008: Trevor Groom

4BarsRest Winning Soloist: 

2002: Morgan Griffiths (Yorkshire Building Society) - Euphonium
2003: Stuart Lingard (Yorkshire Building Society) - Cornet
2004: Stephen Miles (Brighouse and Rastrick) – Euphonium
2005: Paul Robinson (Reg Vardy) - Euphonium
2006: Andrew Marsh (Rothwell Temperance) – Euphonium
2007: Les Neish (Fodens Richardson) – Eb Tuba
 

Highest points awarded to a Winning Band:
199 points – BBS Fodens 1995 on 'Paganini Variations' 

Lowest points awarded to a Winning Band:
195 points – Williams Fairey 1997 on "Jazz"
 
Lowest Aggregate Points awarded to a Winning Band (since 1998):
4 – Fodens 2002 (1st, 1st. 2nd)
4 – Yorkshire Building Society 2000 (1st, 1st, 2nd)
4 – Yorkshire Building Society 1999 (1st, 1st, 2nd)

Highest points awarded to a Winning Band (since 1998):
10 – Leyland Band on ‘Chivalry' in 2003  (2nd, 3rd, 5th)

Highest aggregate points score awarded to a band (since 1998):
63 points – Rhodian Brass in 1998 (21st, 21st, 21st)
 
All 3 judges agreeing:
Since 1998 on only two occasions have all three judges agreed on one bands performance.

Sellers International 1999 (19th, 19th, 19th)
Rhodian Brass 1998 (21st, 21st, 21st)