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2001 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 15, 2001

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
Les Preludes (Liszt, transcribed Bram Gray)

Adjudicator(s):
James Scott, James Williams, John C. Iveson

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1Yorkshire Building SocietyDavid King10-
2Black DykeNicholas Childs14-
3Buy As You View CoryRobert Childs20-
4Grimethorpe CollieryGarry Cutt13-
5WhitburnPhilip McCann9-
6Williams FaireyHoward Snell2-
7Foden'sBramwell Tovey3-
8Brighouse & RastrickAllan Withington8-
9LeylandBrain Grant5-
10Travelsphere HolidaysFrank Renton1-
11Todmorden OldDennis Hadfield18-
12Ever ReadyRay Farr11-
13TredegarSteve Bastable17-
14DUT Yorkshire Imerial RothwellDavid Evans16-
15CWS GlasgowJames Gourlay4-
16KirkintillochAllan Ramsey19-
17Carlton Main FrickleyJohn Hinckley6-
18MarpleDuncan Beckley21-
19Desford CollieryPeter Parkes12-
20Glossop OldGareth Pritchard7-
21FlowersPhilip Harper15-

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: David King
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: John Doyle (flugel) — Black Dyke

Relegated Bands: Flowers, Desford Colliery, Marple

The Iles Medal was awarded to Allan Withington
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Colin Duxbury 



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