2023 Full Results

2023 West of England Bandsmen's Festival - 17th June 2023

Adjudicator: Steve Sykes

Championship Section

Test Piece: The Essence of Time & Prelude on Lavenham

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. St Dennis
    Darren R Hawken
    1st / 1st
    192pts / 93pts
    St Dennis 2023
  3. Bodmin Town
    Simon Badge
    2nd / 2nd
    188pts / 91pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    Dewi Griffiths
    Solo Cornet
    St Dennis

First Section

Test Piece: Ballet for Band & The Black Knight

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Lanner & District
    David Johnson
    1st / 3rd
    180pts / 87pts
  3. Forest of Dean
    Martyn Patterson
    2nd / 1st
    179pts / 89pts
  4. Regent Brass
    Alan Duguid
    3rd / 2nd
    178pts / 88pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    Steve Thomas
    Euphonium
    Lanner & District

Second Section

Test Piece: Hollywood! & Gruss an Thuringen

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Mount Charles
    Jeremy Taylor
    1st / 1st
    185pts / 185pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    Simon Taylor
    Flugel
    Mount Charles

Third Section

Test Piece: Own Choice Test Piece

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Verwood Town
    Kevin Smith
    1st
    186pts
  3. Bideford Town
    Mark Durham
    2nd
    183pts
  4. Indian Queens
    Ben Martin
    3rd
    181pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    Steve Rowland
    Solo Cornet
    Verwood Town

Fourth Section

Test Piece: Own Choice Test Piece

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Bugle Silver
    Mark Phillips
    1st
    183pts
  3. Lostwithiel Town
    Norman Pendray
    2nd
    181pts
  4. Indian Queens
    Ben Martin
    3rd
    180pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    Leanne Osborne
    Flugel
    Bugle Silver

Youth Section

Test Piece: Own Choice Programme

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. St Dennis Youth
    Darren R Hawken
    1st
    177pts
    St Dennis 2023
  3. St Austell Youth
    Anna Minear
    2nd
    176pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    Neythan Powell-Jones
    Baritone
    St Austell Youth
  3. Best Cornet Player
    Lia Teague
    Cornet
    St Dennis Youth
  4. Winning Conductor
    Darren R Hawken
    St Dennis Youth

Deportment

Adjudicator: Jonathan Lush Camps

  1. Band
    Placing
    Mark
     
  2. Bugle Silver
    1st
    42pts
  3. Indian Queens
    2nd
    39pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Band
  2. The Jane Family Cup
    Norman Pendray
  3. The Lang Bennetts Trophy
    Phillip Hunt
  4. Best Soprano
    Andrew Julian
    St Dennis
  5. Best Solo Cornet
    Dewi Griffiths
    St Dennis
  6. Best Euphonium
    Kimberley Kenderdine
    St Dennis
  7. Best Solo Horn
    Francesca O'Neill
    St Dennis
  8. Best Set of Basses
    St Dennis

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