Long Eaton Silver Prize Bands annual Solo, Duet & Quartet contest, was held recently at the bands club, where adjudicator John Davis enjoyed himself with some wonderful playing to judge.,

The youngest player on the day was 4 year old Hannah Dennis played ‘Hot Cross Buns’.

Results:
Training Band Beginners Solo:

1. Ben Wade (tenor trombone)
2. Ben White (trumpet)
3. Oliver White (cornet)

Training Band Class 2 Solo:
1. Tamara Mohamed (cornet)
2. Chloe Johnson (euphonium)
3. Matthew Micklewright (tenor horn)

Training Band Class 3 Solo:
1. Stuart Measures (baritone)
2. Derek Harper (cornet)
3. Lewis Blackburn (cornet)

Training Band Duet:
1. Stuart Wakefield & Helen Lane (flugel horn & cornet)
2. Rob Burrows & Ben Allen (cornet and tenor horn)
3. Adele Carter & Natalie Colegate (cornets)

Mixed Duet:
1. Lewis Blackburn & Sharon Stansfield* (cornets)
2. Mark Blackburn & Francesca Machin (euphonium & flugel horn)
3. Lewis Blackburn & Adele Carter (cornets)

Open Quartet:
1. Adele Carter, Stuart Wakefield, Natalie Colegate & Helen Lane
2. Francesca Machin, Emma Ramplin, Ben Allen & Natalie Colegate
3= Katie Wade, Sarah Eyre, Helen Lane & Tamara Mohamed
3= Ben Allen, Rob Burrows, Tracey Cooper & Emma Ramplin

Open Duet:
1. Melissa & Emma Ramplin (cornet & euphonium)
2. Emma & Carl Ramplin (euphoniums)
3. Melissa & Carl Ramplin (cornet & euphonium)

Open Slow Melody:
1. James Dennis (cornet)
2. Carl Ramplin (euphonium)
3. Emma Ramplin (euphonium)

Junior Solo Melody:
1. Emma Ramplin (euphonium)
2. Lewis Blackburn (cornet)
3. Rob Burrows (cornet)