23rd West of England Bandsmen’s Festival

19/07/1947

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Adjudicator: Frank Wright

Class: Class A / Championship Section

Test Piece: Symphonic Poem Les Preludes (Liszt)

Test Piece: Chorus Hymn to Music (Dudley Buck)

			Test Piece		Chorus
Band	Conductor	Test Piece (if choice)	Place	Marks	Place	Marks
Camborne Town	A. W. Parker		1st	190pts	1st	184pts
Falmouth Town	A. G. Richards		3rd	175pts	2nd	180pts
St. Austell Town	C. H. Baker		2nd	181pts	3rd	178pts

Special Awards

Award	Name	Band
Best Player	T. Rule (Soprano)	Camborne Town
Next in order of merit	M. Bunt (Cornet)	St. Dennis

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Adjudicator: Frank Wright

Class: Class B / First Section

Test Piece: Selection Recollections of Mendelssohn (arranged J. A. Greenwood)

Test Piece: Grand March Triumphant Whitehall (Frank Wright)

			Test Piece		March
Band	Conductor	Test Piece (if choice)	Place	Marks	Place	Marks
Bodmin Town	W. T. Lobb		7th	154pts	---	---
Indian Queens Silver	F. L. Knight		3rd	163pts	3rd	154pts
Redruth Town	A. S. Grant		1st	172pts	---	---
Stenalees Silver	C. H. Baker		5th	157pts	2nd	157pts
St. Newlyn Silver	G. W. Cave		2nd	168pts	1st	163pts
St. Stythians Silver	T. Hubbard		6th	156pts	---	---
Topsham Local	C. J. Bedwell		8th	151pts	---	---
Truro	W. E. Cuttance		4th	161pts	4th	150pts

Special Awards

Award	Name	Band
Best Player	H. Knight (Trombone)	Indian Queens

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Adjudicator: E. Vercoe

Class: Deportment

Band	Conductor	Test Piece (if choice)	Place	Marks
Indian Queens			1st	---
Falmouth			2nd	---