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2018 National Championships of Great Britain - Section 1

Date:
Sunday, September 16, 2018

Venue:
The Centaur, Cheltenham

Test piece:
King Arthur - Scenes from a Radio Drama, Benjamin Britten arr. Paul Hindmarsh

Adjudicator(s):
Alan Bourne, David Hirst, John Maines

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins 16 -
2 Staffordshire Leigh Baker 11 -
3 Johnstone Silver Martyn Ramsay 2 -
4 Amersham Paul Fisher 17 -
5 Dunaskin Doon Chris Bradley 12 -
6 Ebbw Valley Brass Gareth Ritter 8 -
7 Chalford Steve Tubb 6 -
8 Sandhurst Silver David Johnson 3-
9 Enderby Simon Oates 7-
10 Freckleton Paul Dalton 9 -
11 Bournemouth Concert Brass Howard Evans 1 -
12 Skelmanthorpe Martin Heartfield 4-
13 Harrogate Dean Jones 10 -
14 Foresters Brass John Davis 13 -
15 Burry Port Town Gareth Robinson 5-
16 Houghton Brass Lee Morris 14 -
17 Strata Brass Jonathan Bates 15-

Best Instrumentalist: Helen Mitchell, soprano, Johnstone Silver 



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