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2024 British Open Championships

Date:
Saturday, September 7, 2024

Venue:
Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Test piece:
The Lost Circle (Jan Van der Roost)

Adjudicator(s):
Dr Stephen Cobb, Anne Crookston, Dr Luc Vertommen

Pos Band Conductor Dr Pts
1 Brass Band Treize Etoiles Frederic Theodoloz15-
2 Flowers Paul Holland 4-
3 Black Dyke Prof. Nicholas Childs14-
4 Grimethorpe Michael Bach5-
5 Foden's Russell Gray9-
6 KNDS Fairey Philip Chalk16-
7 Tredegar Ian Porthouse9-
8 the cooperation band Glenn Van Looy 18-
9 Leyland Daniel Brooks8-
10 Carlton Main Frickley Allan Withington1-
11 Cory Philip Harper17-
12 Brighouse & Rastrick Prof. David King12-
13 Hammonds Morgan Griffiths7-
14 Hepworth Ryan Watkins10-
15 Aldbourne Ivan Meylemans2-
16 Northop Silver Erik van de Kolk3-
17 Whitburn Michael Fowles12-
18 Oldham Band (Lees)John Collins13-

No points awarded

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

Prize money: 4th: £500; 5th: £450; 6th: £350; 7th: £300; 8th: £300; 9th: £250; 10th: £200

Mortimer Maestro Trophy to Winning Conductor: Frederic Theodoloz
Stanley Wainwright Memorial Trophy as Best Soloist: Gary Curtin (euphonium) — Foden's
Brian Evans Memorial Trophy as Best Soprano: Richard Poole (Foden's)
Geoffrey Whitham Memorial Trophy for Best Euphonium: Adam Bokaris (Black Dyke)

Relegated Bands: Northop Silver, Hepworth

The Iles Medal was awarded to David Childs
The Mortimer Medal was awarded to Paul Fisher 



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