1947 Full Results

1947 West of England Bandsmen's Festival - 19th July 1947

Adjudicator: Frank Wright

Class A Section

Test Piece: Symphonic Poem Les Preludes (Liszt) & Chorus Hymn to Music (Dudley Buck)

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Camborne Town
    Alfred W Parker
    1st / 1st
    190pts / 184pts
  3. St Austell Town
    Charles H Baker
    2nd / 3rd
    181pts / 178pts
  4. Falmouth Town
    Arthur G Richards
    3rd / 2nd
    175pts / 180pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    T Rule
    Soprano
    Camborne Town
  3. Next in order of merit
    M Bunt
    Cornet
    St Dennis Silver

Class B Section

Test Piece: Selection Recollections of Mendelssohn (arranged J. A. Greenwood) & Grand March Triumphant Whitehall (Frank Wright)

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Redruth Town
    Albert S Grant
    1st
    172pts
  3. St Newlyn East Silver
    George William Cave
    2nd / 1st
    168pts / 163pts
  4. Indian Queens Silver
    Ford L Knight
    3rd / 3rd
    163pts / 154pts
  5. Truro
    W E Cuttance
    4th / 4th
    161pts / 150pts
  6. Stenalees Silver
    Charles H Baker
    5th / 2nd
    157pts / 157pts
  7. St Stythians Silver
    Tom Hubbard
    6th
    156pts
  8. Bodmin Town
    W T Lobb
    7th
    154pts
  9. Topsham Local
    C J Bedwell
    8th
    151pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    H Knight
    Trombone
    Indian Queens Silver

Deportment

Adjudicator: Captain E Vercoe

  1. Band
    Placing
    Mark
     
  2. Indian Queens Silver
    1st
  3. Falmouth Town
    2nd

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