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Results: Tasmania Championships

The results for the 2008 Tasmania Championships.

Tasmanian Band League
 

The 2008 Tasmania State Band Championships were held in La Trobe last weekend.

The adjudicator was Warwick Tyrell from Sydney.

Points: Hymn + Test + Own Choice + Stage March = Total

A Grade
Test: Partita, Sparke
1. Glenorchy City (Dean Hunt), 45+188+184+46.5=463.5

B Grade
Test: Aeoteoroa, Sparke
1. Hobart City (Simon Cawthorne), 42+172+182+46=442
2. Latrobe Federal (Carolyn Cross), 41.5+168+180+45=434.5
3. Launceston RSL (Simon Partridge), 40+162+176+45.5=423.5
4. Ulverstone Municipal (Christopher Lusted), 44.5+DNS+170+43.5=258

C Grade
Test: Tryptch, Sparke
1. City of Burnie (Robert Bentley), 40.5+166+158+39=403.5
2. Glenorchy City (Dean Hunt), 39.5+162+156+39.5=397

D Grade
Test: Legend in Brass, Curnow
1. Launceston Railway Silver, 37+156+154+36=383
2. Devonport City (Nigel Elliot), 37.5+154+152+36=379.5

Junior B Grade
Test: London River, Heath
1. Hobart City (Simon Cawthorne), 39.5+162+152+37=390.5

Junior C
1. Glenorchy City Concert (Carmen Powell and Susie Gillespie), 37+150+38=225 (Own Choice Test only)


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