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Area Countdown — 4 days to go

Just the 1 — only 1 and no more. There is an impressive list of names who have just the single Regional top section success to their names...

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Major Peter Parkes has 30 to his name, Nicholas Childs 19 and counting.

However, there area whole batch of MDs who over the years have just managed the single sweet taste of Regional success.

One hit wonders

A surprising bunch they are too. So what about this top 10 of 1 hit wonders...

1. Bramwell Tovey — 1987 (GUS)
2. Rex Mortimer — 1964 (Cammel Laird)
3. Elgar Howarth — 1973 (Grimethorpe)
4. Drake Rimmer — 1965 (Tullis Russell Mills)
5. John Childs — 1977 (Tredegar)
6. David Read — 1979 (Cambridge)
7. Derek Bourgeois — 1983 (Sun Life)
8. John Pryce-Jones — 1981 (Yorkshire Imps)
9. Philip McCann — 1999 (Whitburn)
10. Malcolm Brownbill — 1977 (Wingates)

There are in fact 92 conductors since 1945 who have just the one victory to their name — from the great Arthur O Pearce in 1945 with Black Dyke to Andrew Duncan in 2008 with Mount Charles4BR

None too select club

There are in fact 92 conductors since 1945 who have just the one victory to their name — from the great Arthur O Pearce in 1945 with Black Dyke to Andrew Duncan in 2008 with Mount Charles.

Will anymore join the none too select club in 2009 we wonder.

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James McLeod

BMus (hons)
Euphonium Soloist, Teacher and Conductor


               

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