1968 Full Results

1968 West of England Bandsmen's Festival - 15th June 1968

Adjudicator: Geoffrey Brand

Class A Section

Test Piece: Symphonic Prelude Automation (Peter Yorke) & Introduction, Act III Lohengrin (Wagner, arranged Denis Wright)

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. St Dennis Silver
    Edwin J Williams Jnr
    1st / 1st
    189pts / 85pts
  3. St Austell Silver
    Arthur G Richards
    2nd / 5th
    185pts / 76pts
  4. St Agnes Silver
    Frank E Moore
    3rd / 3rd
    184pts / 78pts
  5. St Stythians Silver
    Edgar Floyd
    4th / 2nd
    183pts / 80pts
  6. Bodmin Town
    W D Lawton
    5th / 4th
    181pts / 77pts

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    R J Dunstan
    Euphonium
    St Dennis Silver
  3. Next in order of merit
    R Richards
    Soprano
    St Dennis Silver

Class B Section

Test Piece: Little Suite No. 2 for Brass Band (Op. 93) (Malcolm Arnold) & March, own choice

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Indian Queens Silver
    Harold Trethewey
    1st / 1st
    175pts / 83pts
    Own Choice Music: Flying Squad
  3. Bugle Silver
    Hugh Camps
    2nd / 3rd
    173pts / 80pts
    Own Choice Music: Castell Coch
  4. Lostwithiel Silver
    Joe Armstrong
    3rd / 4th
    171pts / 77pts
    Own Choice Music: Punchinello
  5. Gweek Silver
    Roy Cottam
    4th / 2nd
    170pts / 82pts
    Own Choice Music: Old Regiment
  6. St Pinnock Silver
    Joe Armstrong
    5th
    169pts
    Own Choice Music: Pompous Mein
  7. Mount Charles Silver
    Alan C Jenkin
    6th
    168pts
    Own Choice Music: Castell Coch
  8. St Keverne Silver
    Gordon Harris
    7th
    166pts
    Own Choice Music: Dawn of Freedom

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    L Boundy
    Cornet
    Indian Queens Silver
  3. Next in order of merit
    J Trevenna
    Cornet
    Bugle Silver

Class C Section

Test Piece: Fowey River Suite (Eric Ball) & March, own choice

  1. Band
    Conductor
    Placing
    Marks
     
  2. Plymouth Silver
    David J Carthew
    1st / 1st
    174pts / 79pts
    Own Choice Music: Castell Coch
  3. Helston Town
    Edward Ashton
    2nd / 3rd
    168pts / 74pts
    Own Choice Music: Kenilworth
  4. Lanner & District
    Tom Martin
    3rd / 2nd
    163pts / 76pts
    Own Choice Music: Old Regiment

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Instrument
    Band
  2. Best Player
    V J Willcock
    Euphonium
    Plymouth Silver

Deportment

Adjudicator: R S M Dunster

  1. Band
    Placing
    Mark
     
  2. Bodmin Town
    1st
  3. St Dennis Silver
    2nd

Special Awards

  1. Award
    Name
    Band
  2. Best Set of Basses
    St Dennis Silver

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