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2010 Spring Festival - Grand Shield

Date:
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Venue:
The Opera House, Winter Gardens

Test piece:
Rococo Variations, Edward Gregson

Adjudicator(s):
Stephen Roberts & William Relton

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Tredegar Ian Porthouse 9 -
2 Tongwynlais Temperance Philip Harper 3 -
3 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Mark Bentham 16 -
4 Redbridge Jeremy Wise 15 -
5 BTM Tom Davoren 6 -
6 Flowers Garry Cutt 11 -
7 Bactiguard Wire Brass Paul Andrews 8 -
8 Wingates Alan Morrison 10 -
9 Newstead Brass Duncan Beckley 7 -
10 Reg Vardy Dr Nicholas Childs 5 -
11 Hammonds Saltaire Morgan Griffiths 14 -
12 Jaguar (Coventry) Dave Lea 17 -
13 Thoresby Colliery Melvin White 4 -
14 Freckleton Paul Dalton 18 -
15 Kingdom Brass Andrew Duncan 12 -
16 Mount Charles Philip McCann 13 -
17 Skelmanthorpe John Roberts 19 -
18 Sovereign Brass Stephen Cooper 2 -
19 Marsden Silver Glyn Williams 1 -
w Burry Port Town Craig Roberts - -

Soloist Prize:
Solo Cornet — Tredegar: Dewi Griffiths

Top 2 bands qualify for British Open 



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John Maines

BA (Hons)
Presenter, compere and conductor


               

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