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2005 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 17, 2005

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
The Night to Sing (Bramwell Tovey)

Adjudicator(s):
Nigel Boddice, Derek Broadbent, William Relton

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Black Dyke Dr. Nicholas Childs 13 -
2 Buy As You View Band Dr. Robert Childs 16 -
3 YBS Band Prof. David King 14 -
4 Fairey FP (Music) Band Simon Stonehouse 9 -
5 Rothwell Temperance David Roberts 12 -
6 Fodens Richardson Garry Cutt 18 -
7 Brighouse & Rastrick James Gourlay 6 -
8 Hepworth (Persimmon Homes) Mark Bentham 2 -
9 Reg Vardy Ray Farr 17 -
10 Scottish Co-op Frank Renton 15 -
11 Whitburn Andrew Duncan 3 -
12 Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Allan Withington 4 -
13 Kirkintilloch Steve Bastable 8 -
14 Sellers International Philip McCann 7 -
15 Brass Band of Central Florida Michael J. Garasi 11 -
16 Desford Colliery Major Peter Parkes 1 -
17 Ashton under Lyne Philip Chalk 9 -
18 Tredegar Thomas Wyss 5 -

No points awarded

Prizes:
1st: £3,000 plus the British Open Challenge Trophy and the Belle Vue Challenge Cup.
2nd: £2,000 plus the Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: £1,500 plus the Harry Mortimer Trophy.
4th: £1,000 plus the Edrich Siebert Memorial Trophy.
5th: £500 plus the John Gladney Trophy.
6th: £400 plus the William Rimmer Trophy.

Mortimer Maestro Trophy to Winning Conductor: Dr Nicholas Childs
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: David Thornton (euphonium) — Black Dyke

Relegated Bands: Tredegar, Sellers International

The Iles Medal was awarded to Paul Hindmarsh
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Alun F Williams  



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