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Results: Tilbury Solo & Duet Contest

A fine turn out of players recently took to the stage for the Tilbury Solo & Duet Contest.

Tilbury
 

On Sunday 23rd November, the Tilbury Band held their annual Solo and Duet contest at their Band Hall.

Fun packed day

It was a fun packed day for adjudicator, Melvin White, with seventy entries across ten sections. Melvin was particular impressed by the standard in the youth sections mentioning that “the future of Tilbury Band seems secure”.

Results:

Under 12s:

1. M. Rees Davies
2. V. Nunnery
3. T. Rees Davies

bUnder 14s:
1. H. Bristow
2. L. Wilkes
3. V. Nunnery

Under 16s:
1. E. Middleton
2. H. Bristow
3. K. Fearon

Under 19s:
1. R. Cave
2. H. Bristow
3. E. Middleton

Under 19s Open Slow:
1. R. Cave
2. H. Bristow
3. E. Middleton

Over 19s Open Slow:
1. D. Klein
2. T. Nunnery
3. R. Rees Davies

Under 19s Air Varie:
1. R. Cave
2. S. Hayday
3. K. Fearon

Over 19s Air Varie:
1. R. Rees Davies
2. A. Duguid
3. T. Nunnery

Under 19s Duets:
1. T. Nunnery & H. Bristow
2. K. Wilkes & L. Wilkes
3. T. Nunnery and V. Nunnery

Over 19s Duets:
1. D. Klein & L. Fearon
2. T. Nunnery & A. Hornsby
3. B. Jones & A. Lewis

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