2010 National Championships of Great Britain - The David King time line to glory...
12-Oct-20104BR looks at the time line that started in Australia in January 1957 and ended at the Albert Hall in October 2010...
The Major Man: David King becomes the fifth MD to claim a Triple Crown
All photos by Ian Clowes - Goldy Solutions. Go to www.pbase.com/troonly/brass
David King is just the fifth conductor to secure the ‘Triple Crown’ of European, British Open and National titles.
This is how the journey panned out…
1957: Born January 20th
1978: Appointed head of music at Lilydale Academy in Melbourne
1982: Played at British Open with Hawthorn Band
1982: Joins Black Dyke as a player
1983: Conductor of Swinton Concert Band
1983-1985: North of England Solo Champion
1985: Part of the Black Dyke ‘Grand Slam’ winning band
1985: Graduated from Salford College
1985: Directs Swinton Concert to Third Section National Championship title
1987: First of five consecutive British Open Cornet Solo Championship titles
1987: Makes British Open conducting debut with Kennedy Swinton – off the number 1 draw
1987: Makes National Finals conducting debut with Kennedy Swinton
1988: Appointed Head of Performance Studies at Salford University
1988: Directs Swinton Concert to Pontins Championship title
Just at the right time: The watch on the wrist records the triple crown moment...
1989: Appointed Musical Director of Black Dyke Mills Band
1990: Directs Black Dyke to Yorkshire Regional victory
1990: Directs Black Dyke to European title
1991: Directs Black Dyke to European title
1994: Appointed principal conductor of the Yorkshire Building Society Band
1994: Directs YBS to Yorkshire Regional title
1994: Directs Manger Musikklag to first of four consecutive Norwegian National titles
1995: Wins Grand Shield with Yorkshire Building Society
1996: First of eight European titles with Yorkshire Building Society Band
1997: Second European title with Yorkshire Building Society
Stand and deliver for Brighouse and their conductor at the Albert Hall
1997: Wins British Open title for first time with Yorkshire Building Society
1999: Third European title with Yorkshire Building Society
1999: Wins All England Masters title with Yorkshire Building Society
1999: Wins British Open title for second time with Yorkshire Building Society
2000: Wins Yorkshire Regional title for third time
2000: Fourth European title with Yorkshire Building Society
2000: Wins All England Masters title for second time with Yorkshire Building Society
2001: Fifth European title with Yorkshire Building Society
2001: Wins British Open title for third time with Yorkshire Building Society
2002: Sixth European title with Yorkshire Building Society
2003: Directs Stavanger to Norwegian National title
2003: Seventh European title with Yorkshire Building Society
2003: Wins British Open title for fourth time with Yorkshire Building Society
2004: Directs Stavanger to second successive National title
2004: Wins Yorkshire Regional title for fourth
2004: Eighth European title with Yorkshire Building Society
2004: Wins All England Masters title for third time with Yorkshire Building Society
2009: Appointed Musical Director of Brighouse & Rastrick Band
2010: Wins Yorkshire Regional title for fifth time - with Brighouse & Rastrick
2010: Directs Brighouse & Rastrick to win the National Championship of Great Britain
