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25th anniversary entries required for Elland

There has been a special Champion of Champions section added to mark the 25th anniversary of the Elland Slow Melody Contest this year.

Elland
 

Fresh from its recent Yorkshire Regional title success, the Elland Band will be holding its 25th Annual Slow Melody on Sunday 11th May (not the 4th as printed in the Yorkshire programme)

There are five Slow Melody sections:

Junior and Senior Duets
Junior & Senior Quartets

To mark the 25th Anniversary there is to be a ‘Champion of Champions’ Section.

Past winners

Kathleen Harrison told 4BR: "We would to see winners from previous years to come along and enter to mark this very special occasion, so please get in touch."

The adjudicator will be John Doyle.

We would to see winners from previous years to come along and enter to mark this very special occasion, so please get in touchKathleen Harrison

Entry forms

Entry forms can be downloaded from: www.ellandsilverband.co.uk/slowmelody or from Kathleen at 01484 717126

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