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Report & Results: 2015 Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Solo, Duet & Quartet

There was plenty of fine playing to enjoy at every competitive level in the heart of Chesterfield.

Ireland Colliery Chesterfield
 

The 4th annual Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Band Solo, Duet & Quartet contest was recently held in the heart of Chesterfield at Parkside Community School.

This year the contest moved to a larger venue that offered more access and warm up areas, with adjudicator John Davis, commenting that throughout the day he heard some great playing from the youngest to the oldest and thanked all players and supporters who came and listened.

Thanks

Event organiser Ian Knapton told 4BR: "This year we moved venues and we would like to thank Parkside School and their staff and our sponsor Raw Brewery.

Also we would like to thank all entries and supporters. We were down on numbers from previous years but we only booked the date in February so we were expecting this.

Next year's event has already been booked so we hope to see you all on Saturday 11th June."

Results:

Adjudicator: John Davis

Section A: Junior Slow Melody: 10 years and under
1. Fleur Moakes
2. Edward Culpin
3. Eli Shaw
4. Ben Slater
5. Daniel Garland

Section B: Junior Slow Melody: 11, 12, 13 & 14 years
1. Joe Heartfield
2. Luke Newborough
3. Georgia Fletcher
4. Gabrielle Moakes
5. Barney Shaw
6. Louise Hinchcliffe
7. Natalie Poulter
8. Lizzy Lumley

Section C: Junior Slow Melody: 15, 16, 17 & 18 years
1. Daniel Morris
2. Heather Moakes
3. Harry Beach
4. Tommy Tynan
5. Jack Newborough

Section D: Junior Air Varie: 18yrs & under
1. Tommy Tynan
2. Joe Heartfield

Section G: Junior Duets: 16yrs & under
1. Natalie Poulter & Fleur Moakes
2. Gabrielle Moakes & Luke Newborough
3. Heather Moakes & Jack Newborough
4. Georgia Fletcher & Fleur Moakes

Section I: Junior Quartet & Hymn Tune: 14yrs & under
1. Shirland A
2. Shirland B

Section J: Junior Quartets: 18yrs & under
1. Shirland A
=2. Shirland B
=2. Shirland C

Section E: Open Slow Melody
1. Becky Stonehouse
2. Stephen Lomas
3. Geoff Hawley
4. Wanita Hutchinson
5. Tommy Tynan

Section F: Open Air Varie
1. Stephen Lomas
2. Geoff Hawley
3. Tommy Tynan
4. Karen Varley
5. Becky Stonehouse

Section H: Open Duets
1. David Morris & Daniel Morris
2. Geoff Hawley & Ann Keegan
3. Harriet Warren & Wanita Hutchinson
4. Lynne Dennis & Karen Varley

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