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Result: 2012 Long Eaton Solo, Duet & Quartet

There was a fine turn out of performers at the Long Eaton recent Solo, Duet & Quartet Contest.

Long Eaton
 

The Long Eaton Silver Prize Band recently held its annual Solo, Duet & Quartet contest at their band club where a fine turn out of players tried to catch the ear of the respected adjudicator Graham Jacklin.


Results:

Training Band Beginners Solo:
1. William Dennis
2. Oliver White
3= Hannah Dennis & Ben White


Training Band Solo:
1. Rachel Onions
2. Tamara Mohamed
3. Stuart Wakefield

Training Band Duet:
1. Rachel Onions & Natalie Colegate
2. Zoe Corden & Natalie Colegate
3. Adele Carter & Natalie Colegate

Open Quartet:
1. Fred Aram, Ben Allen, Adele Carter & Sarah Measures
2. Pete Thomas, Carol Thomas, Helen Driscoll & Robert Stansfield
3. James Dennis, Lewis Blackburn, William Dennis & Hannah Dennis

Open Duet:
1. Rachel Onions & Melissa Ramplin
2. James Dennis & Lewis Blackburn
3. Lisa Balsom & Deborah Redpath

Open Solo:
1. Victor Henton
2. James Dennis
3. Zoe Corden

Junior Solo:
Ben Allen

Special adjudicator’s award for most potential:
Lewis Blackburn

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