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1991 European Championships - A Section

Date:
Saturday, April 27, 1991

Venue:
De Doelen Hall, Rotterdam

Test piece:
A London Overture, Philip Sparke

Adjudicator(s):
Bram Gay, Henk Van Linschooten, William Relton

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Black Dyke Mills
Diversions on a Bass Theme
D. King7/296[2]+97[2]=193
2BBS Foden
English Heritage
H. Snell3/497[1]+94[5]=191
3Tredegar
Essence of Time
N. Weeks9/1291[4]+96[3]=187
4BB Willebroek [Belgium]
Variations on an Enigma
F. Violet6/1186[6]+98[1]=184
5Soli de Gloria [Holland]
Brass Metamorphosis
J. de Haan5/982[11]+95[4]=177
6Krohnengen [Norway]
Journey Into Freedom
H. Haukås1/793[3]+83[10]=176
7BB Berneroberland [Switzerland]
Connotations
M. Bach4/884[9]+90[6]=174
8De Waldsang [Holland]
Harmony Music
R. van de Velde10/185[7]+88[8]=173
9CWS [Glasgow]
Partita
J. Hudson8/387[5]+85[9]=172
10Kirkintilloch
Blitz
F. Renton11/1083[10]+89[7]=172
11BB Rijnmond [Holland]
Year of the Dragon
A. Appelo12/585[7]+80[11]=165
121st Old Boys [N. Ireland]
James Cook - Circumnavigator
W. Shields2/677[12]+77[12]=154

[SW] Set Work
[OC] Own Choice

Prizes:

1st Prize: 6000 Guilders plus The Boosey and Hawkes European Trophy
2nd Prize: 5000 Guilders plus The Besson Salver
3rd Prize: 4000 Guilders plus The Boosey and Hawkes European Cup
4th Prize: 3000 Guilders plus the North Midlands Committee Trophy
5th Prize: 2000 Guilders plus the North Midlands Association's Shield

The highest placed Dutch band won an extra prize from the City of Rooterdam 



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