1948 Full Results

1948 West of England Bandsmen's Festival - 17th July 1948

Adjudicator: George Hawkins

Class A Section

Test Piece: Themes from Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven, arranged Denis Wright) & Grand March Tannhauser (Wagner)

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Camborne Town
    Alfred W Parker
    1st / 1st
  3. St Dennis Silver
    Charles H Baker
    2nd / 3rd
  4. Kingswood Evangel Silver Mission
    W Stanley Smith
    3rd / 2nd
  5. Falmouth Town
    Arthur G Richards
    4th / 4th

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    S P Roberts
    Soprano
    Camborne Town
  3. Next in order of merit
    S Oliver
    Euphonium
    Camborne Town

Class B Section

Test Piece: Selection Recollections of Meyerbeer (arranged J. A. Greenwood) & Paraphrase 'O God Our Help' St. Annes (Croft)

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Newquay Town
    William E Moyle
    1st
  3. St Newlyn East
    George William Cave
    2nd / 3rd
  4. Truro
    Alfred W Parker
    3rd / 1st
  5. Indian Queens Silver
    Ford L Knight
    4th / 2nd
  6. Stenalees Silver
    Charles H Baker
    5th / 4th
  7. Bodmin Town
    W T Lobb
    6th
  8. Mount Charles
    Albert S Grant
    7th
  9. Topsham Silver
    R W Davison
    8th

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    P Smith
    Soprano
    Newquay Town
  3. Next in order of merit
    R Gilbert
    Euphonium
    Stenalees Silver

Class C Section

Test Piece: March Follow the Flag (Vincent Turner)

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Newquay Town
    1st
  3. Mount Charles
    2nd
  4. Topsham Silver
    3rd
  5. Bodmin Town
    4th

Deportment

Adjudicator: Captain E Vercoe

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

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