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1997 European Championships - A Section

Date:
Saturday, May 3, 1997

Venue:
Barbican Centre, London

Test piece:
Salamander, John McCabe

Adjudicator(s):
[SW] Tom Brevik, Eric Crees, Jacob Slagter [OC] Nigel Boddice, Yves Illi, David Read

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Yorkshire Building Society
Pageantry
D. King9/1195[2]+95[3]=190
2CWS (Glasgow)
Pageantry
H. Snell6/794[3]+96[2]=190
3Grimethorpe Colliery
Epic Symphony
P. Parkes8/296[1]+92[4]=188
4Tredegar
Freedom
N. Childs2/1290[7]+97[1]=187
5BB Midden Brabant [Belgium]
Pageantry
B. Wiame5/492[5]+91[5]=183
6BB Berneroberland [Switzerland]
Severn Suite
J. Gourlay1/393[4]+89[7]=182
7Manger Musikklag [Norway]
Freedom
R. Farr12/691[6]+90[6]=181
8De Bazuin Oenkerk [Holland]
Pageantry
K. van der Woude3/588[9]+87[8]=175
9Lyngby-Taarbaek [Denmark]
Epic Symphony
J. Sorensen10/989[8]+83[10]=172
10Solna Brass [Sweden]
A Moorside Suite
L. G. Bjorkland11/887[10]+81[12]=168
11Stabane Concert [N. Ireland]
Pageantry
P. Christian7/184[12]+84[9]=168
12BB Conservatoire d'Esch [Luxembourg]
Severn Suite
F. Harles4/1085[11]+82[11]=167

[SW] Set Work
[OC] Own Choice

Prizes:

1st Prize: 3000 ECU's plus The Boosey and Hawkes European Trophy
2nd Prize: 2000 ECU's plus The Besson Salver
3rd Prize: 1500 ECU's plus The Boosey and Hawkes European Cup
4th Prize: 1000 ECU's
5th Prize: 500 ECU's

Seperate individual prizes were awarded to the winners of the Own Choice and Set Test Sections.  



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Chinnor Silver

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Otley Brass Association

May 26 • Otley Brass Band are keen to recruit a new member for their front row cornets (position negotiable).. . This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving band of 30+ players under the leadership of our MD, Martyn Beecham.


Howard J Evans

MA (Dist), Mus.B (hons), ARCM (hons), LRAM, LTCL, PGCE
Conductor, composer, arranger, tutor and pianist


               

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