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Results: 2024 West of England Bandsmens Festival

Camborne celebrate with a victorious Bugle call as they head the prize winners at the famous Cornish contest.

west of England
  Camborne lead the prize winners at the 97th Bugle Contest

Camborne reclaims the famous Royal Trophy at Bugle, with section awards going to Roche Brass, St Austell, Bideford Town, Bugle Silver, St Austell Youth and Soundhouse Brass Academy.

Results:
Championship Section

Test Piece: Paganini Variations (Wilby)

1. Camborne Town (Gareth Churcher): 194
2. St Dennis (Darren R Hawken): 192
3. Bodmin Town (Colin Hudson): 187

March:
The Australasian (Rimmer)

1. Camborne Town: 190
2. St Dennis: 189
3. Bodmin Town: 186

Best Player: Ellie Joy (St Dennis)

First Section:

Test Piece: Prisms (Peter Graham)

1. Roche Brass (Brendan Caddy): 189

Hymn Tune:
The Irish Blessing (arr. Bradnum)

1. Roche Brass: 189

Best Player: Andy Mitchell (flugel) — Roche Brass

Second Section:

Test Piece: Variations on Laudate Dominium (Gregson)

1. St Austell (Adam Glynn): 190
2. Mount Charles (Jeremy Taylor): 185
3. St Pinnock (Jane Whitehead): 184

Hymn Tune:
Mid all the Traffic (arr. Ballantine)

1. St Austell: 188
2. Mount Charles: 186
3. St Pinnock: 185

Best Player: Hannah Hawken (cornet) — St Austell

Third Section:

Own Choice

1. Bideford Town (Mark Durham): 188
2. St Stythians (James Burns): 186
3. Pendennis Brass (Harry Weir): 185

Best Player: George Watts (cornet) — Bideford Town

Fourth Section:

Own Choice

1. Bugle Silver (Mark Phillips): 186
2. Illogan Sparnon (Shaun Marsden): 184

Best Player: Wendy Chidgey (cornet) — Illogan Sparnon

Youth Section:

Own Choice Programme

1. St Austell Youth (Anna Minear)
2. St Dennis Youth (Darren R Hawken)

Best Player: Callum Pascoe (euphonium) — St Dennis Youth
Best Cornet Player: Violet Margetts (St Austell Youth)

Training Section:

Own Choice Programme

1. Soundhouse Brass Academy (Paul Norley)

Deportment:
1. Bodmin Town
2. St Dennis

Special Awards:

Best Soprano: Les Kneebone (Camborne Town)
Best Cornet: Luke Barker (St Dennis)
Best Horn: Jo Scott (Camborne Town)
Best Euphonium: John Hitchens (Camborne Town)
Best Basses: Camborne Town

David Jane Awards
Player Award: Hannah Hawken

Administrator Award: Tony Mansell

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