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1981 European Championships - A Section

Date:
Sunday, October 4, 1981

Venue:
Royal Albert Hall, London

Test piece:
Caliban - Scherzo Malevolo (Arthur Butterworth)

Adjudicator(s):
Jean Ballisat, Arthur Butterworth, Per Ohlsson

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Brighouse & Rastrick
Fantasy for Brass Band
James Scott9177
2Manger Musikklag [Norway]
Connotations
Michael Antrobus1176
3De Waldsang [Holland]
Triumphant Rhapsody
Tjeerd Brouwer8170
4Whitburn
Journey Into Freedom
Major Peter Parkes5167
5Eikanger Bj�rsvik Musikklag [Norway]
The Plantagenets
Helge Hauk�s2159
6Cory
Connotations
Denzil Stephens7157
7Musikgesellschaft Mumpf [Switzerland]
John O'Gaunt
Albert Brunner6150
7BB Berneroberland [Switzerland]
High Peak
Markus Bach4150
9Hjorreng Blaesorkester [Denmark]
Fantasy for Brass Band
Herbert Moller3139
10BB Midden Brabant [Belgium]
A Moorside Suite
Jean Pierre Leveugle10135

[SW] Set Work
[OC] Own Choice

Prizes:
1st Prize: £1000 plus The Boosey & Hawkes European Trophy
2nd Prize: £750 plus The Hammond's Sauce European Trophy
3rd Prize: £500 plus The Boosey and Hawkes European Cup
4th Prize: £300
5th Prize: £150

A Banner of Honour was presented to the winning band
A presentation score was awarded to the winning conductor

The new European Trophy was first presented. It was designed by Christopher Milton Stevens in Gold and Silver.

 



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