English Nationals, 23rd Jun 2012

Results
Form Guide
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Test Piece:	Masquerade (Wilby) & Own Choice - Philip Wilby
Adjudicators:	Stephen Roberts, Chris Wormald, Nigel Boddice, David Read
Venue:	Guild Hall, Preston

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Position	Band	Conductor	Test Piece	Set Test Draw	Own Choice Draw	Set Test	Own Choice	Total
1	Black Dyke Band	Nicholas Childs	Revelation	7	3	1	1	2
2	Leyland	Michael Bach	Audivi Media Nocte	5	8	3	2	5
3	Fodens	Allan Withington	Rococo Variations (Gregson)	4	1	2	5	7
4	Fairey	Ian Porthouse	Audivi Media Nocte	2	2	4	3	7
5	Hepworth	Russell Gray	On the Shoulders of Giants	1	6	5	4	9
6	Reg Vardy	Ray Farr	Rococo Variations (Gregson)	6	4	6	8	14
7	Virtuosi GUS	John Berryman	Extreme Make-over	3	5	7	7	14
8	Pemberton Old	Mark Bentham	Harmony Music	8	7	8	6	14

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Best Instrumentalist: Richard Marshall, Cornet (Black Dyke)
Youngest Player: Richard Kay, 14 (Leyland)

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Black Dyke Band

Competed at this contest 4 times prior to 2012, first recorded in 2008. Conductor at this contest is Nicholas Childs.

English Nationals History

2011	1st	Nicholas Childs	Elgar Variations	Vienna Nights
2010	2nd	Nicholas Childs	Eden
2009	1st	Nicholas Childs	Within Blue Empires
2008	2nd	Nicholas Childs	Infinity

Recent Form

5th May 2012: 1st - European Championships, conductor Nicholas Childs.
4th Mar 2012: 1st - Yorkshire Area (Championship Section), conductor Nicholas Childs.
3rd Sep 2011: 2nd - British Open, conductor Nicholas Childs.

Leyland

Competed at this contest 6 times prior to 2012, first recorded in 2006. Conductor at this contest is Michael Bach.

English Nationals History

2011	6th	Richard Evans	Elgar Variations	The Legend of King Arthur
2010	5th	Philip Harper	Eden
2009	5th	Jason Katsikaris	Within Blue Empires
2008	8th	Jason Katsikaris	Infinity
2007	5th	Russell Gray	On Alderley Edge
2006	3rd	Russell Gray	Dances and Alleluias

Recent Form

26th Feb 2012: 1st - North West Area (Championship Section), conductor Michael Bach.
20th Nov 2011: 1st - Brass In Concert, conductor Richard Evans.
3rd Sep 2011: 10th - British Open, conductor Jason Katsikaris.

Fodens

Competed at this contest 6 times prior to 2012, first recorded in 2006. Conductor at this contest is Allan Withington.

English Nationals History

2011	2nd	Allan Withington	Elgar Variations	Vienna Nights
2010	6th	James Gourlay	Eden
2009	3rd	Garry Cutt	Within Blue Empires
2008	5th	Garry Cutt	Infinity
2007	6th	Garry Cutt	On Alderley Edge
2006	1st	Garry Cutt	Dances and Alleluias

Recent Form

26th Feb 2012: 3rd - North West Area (Championship Section), conductor Allan Withington.
20th Nov 2011: 4th - Brass In Concert, conductor Michael Fowles.
15th Oct 2011: 7th - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor Allan Withington.
3rd Sep 2011: 4th - British Open, conductor Allan Withington.

Fairey

Competed at this contest 6 times prior to 2012, first recorded in 2006. Conductor at this contest is Ian Porthouse.

English Nationals History

2011	4th	Russell Gray	Elgar Variations	A Symphony of Colours
2010	1st	Russell Gray	Eden
2009	7th	Philip Chalk	Within Blue Empires
2008	9th	Philip Chalk	Infinity
2007	9th	Peter Parkes	On Alderley Edge
2006	4th	Simon Stonehouse	Dances and Alleluias

Recent Form

26th Feb 2012: 2nd - North West Area (Championship Section), conductor Ian Porthouse.
20th Nov 2011: 6th - Brass In Concert, conductor Steven Sykes.
15th Oct 2011: 2nd - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor Russell Gray.
3rd Sep 2011: 11th - British Open, conductor Russell Gray.

Hepworth

Competed at this contest 5 times prior to 2012, first recorded in 2006. Conductor at this contest is Russell Gray.

English Nationals History

2011	5th	Ian Porthouse	Elgar Variations	Music of the Spheres
2009	2nd	Ian Porthouse	Within Blue Empires
2008	6th	Ian Porthouse	Infinity
2007	2nd	Mark Bentham	On Alderley Edge
2006	7th	Mark Bentham	Dances and Alleluias

Recent Form

12th May 2012: 1st - Grand Shield, conductor Russell Gray.
4th Mar 2012: 10th - Yorkshire Area (Championship Section), conductor Russell Gray.
15th Oct 2011: 9th - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor Michael Fowles.
3rd Sep 2011: 15th - British Open, conductor Michael Bach.

Reg Vardy

Competed at this contest 6 times prior to 2012, first recorded in 2006. Conductor at this contest is Ray Farr.

English Nationals History

2011	8th	Ray Farr	Elgar Variations	Titan's Progress
2010	4th	Ray Farr	Eden
2009	10th	Ray Farr	Within Blue Empires
2008	10th	Steve Malcolm	Infinity
2007	11th	Ray Farr	On Alderley Edge
2006	6th	Ray Farr	Dances and Alleluias

Recent Form

18th Mar 2012: 3rd - North of England Area (Championship Section), conductor Nicholas Childs.
20th Nov 2011: 7th - Brass In Concert, conductor Ray Farr.
15th Oct 2011: 13th - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor Ray Farr.
11th Sep 2011: 2nd - Dr Martin Trust Contest, conductor Ray Farr.
3rd Sep 2011: 13th - British Open, conductor Ray Farr.

Virtuosi GUS

Not competed at this contest before. Conductor at this contest is John Berryman.

English Nationals History

None in last 10 years

Recent Form

27th May 2012: 10th - All England International Masters, conductor John Berryman.
11th Mar 2012: 3rd - Midlands Area (Championship Section), conductor John Berryman.
21st Jan 2012: 2nd - Butlins Mineworkers (Championship Section), conductor John Berryman.
15th Oct 2011: 12th - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor John Berryman.
3rd Sep 2011: 8th - British Open, conductor John Berryman.

Pemberton Old

Competed at this contest 2 times prior to 2012, first recorded in 2010. Conductor at this contest is Mark Bentham.

English Nationals History

2011	9th	Mark Bentham	Elgar Variations	Spiriti
2010	9th	Mark Bentham	Eden

Recent Form

12th May 2012: 11th - Grand Shield, conductor Mark Bentham.
26th Feb 2012: 5th - North West Area (Championship Section), conductor Mark Bentham.
5th Feb 2012: 1st - Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Championship Section), conductor Mark Bentham.
26th Nov 2011: 9th - Scottish Open, conductor Mark Bentham.
15th Oct 2011: 16th - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor Mark Bentham.
11th Sep 2011: 8th - Dr Martin Trust Contest, conductor Mark Bentham.

More details and a map are available for this contest

Band	Distance
Virtuosi GUS	128.3 mi / 206.4 km
Reg Vardy	87.0 mi / 140.0 km
Fodens	43.3 mi / 69.7 km
Hepworth	41.0 mi / 66.0 km
Black Dyke Band	35.8 mi / 57.6 km
Fairey	31.3 mi / 50.3 km
Pemberton Old	15.7 mi / 25.3 km
Leyland	4.1 mi / 6.6 km

Average distance: 48.3 mi / 77.7 km

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