Welsh Area (Championship Section), 26th Feb 1966

Results
Form Guide

Test Piece:	The Force of Destiny [arr. F. Wright] - Giuseppe Verdi arr. Frank Wright
Adjudicators:	Eric Ball
Venue:	Penyrheol Community Centre, Caerphilly

I Played At This Contest

	Welsh Area (Second Section) 1966
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Position	Band	Conductor	Draw	Points
1	Cory Workmen's	S. Williams	3	181
2	Parc & Dare Workmen's	Ieuan Morgan	1	180
3	Markham & District Colliery	Don Hendy	5	174
	Rhymney Youth Silver Band	Richard Nash	2
	Excelsior Ropes Works Band	Haydn White	4
	Mid-Rhondda Workmen's	Fred Prior	6
	Ynyshir-Wattstown Colliery	H. Morgan	8
	Lewis Merthyr Workmen's	Oliver Jones	7

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Cory Workmen's

Competed at this contest 19 times prior to 1966, first recorded in 1945. Conductor at this contest is S. Williams.

Welsh Area History

1965	1st	John Harrison	Themes from the First Symphony (Beethoven)
1964	1st	John Harrison	Symphony of Marches
1963	3rd	Walter Hargreaves	Overture to Rienzi (arr. Johns)
1962	1st	Walter Hargreaves	Salute to Youth
1961	1st	Thomas James Powell	Les Preludes (Rimmer)
1960	1st	Thomas James Powell	Themes from Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky)
1959	3rd	Thomas James Powell	Wuthering Heights
1958	Unknown Result		The Moor of Venice
1957	Unknown Result		Themes from Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
1956	1st	Stan Brown	Orion
1955	3rd	Stan Brown	The Severn Suite

Recent Form

6th Nov 1965: 1st - West Wales BBA Contest (Class A), conductor John Harrison.
16th Oct 1965: - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor John Harrison.
24th Apr 1965: 1st - South Wales & Monmouthshire Brass Band Association (A Section), conductor John Harrison.

Parc & Dare Workmen's

Competed at this contest 19 times prior to 1966, first recorded in 1945. Conductor at this contest is Ieuan Morgan.

Welsh Area History

1964	Unknown Result		Symphony of Marches
1963	Unknown Result		Overture to Rienzi (arr. Johns)
1962	3rd	Harry Nuttall	Salute to Youth
1961	3rd	Harry Heyes	Les Preludes (Rimmer)
1960	2nd	Harry Nuttall	Themes from Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky)
1959	Unknown Result		Wuthering Heights
1958	1st	Harry Nuttall	The Moor of Venice
1957	1st	Harry Nuttall	Themes from Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
1956	Unknown Result		Orion
1955	1st	L. M. Brown	The Severn Suite

Recent Form

6th Nov 1965: 3rd - West Wales BBA Contest (Class A), conductor Ieuan Morgan.

Markham & District Colliery

Competed at this contest 7 times prior to 1966, first recorded in 1954. Conductor at this contest is Don Hendy.

Welsh Area History

1965 (Second Section)	3rd	Don Hendy	Old English Suite: Three Castles
1964 (Second Section)	2nd	Unknown, do you know?	Suite: The Great City
1963 (Second Section)	3rd	Don Hendy	Spring Song
1961	Unknown Result		Les Preludes (Rimmer)
1959	Unknown Result		Wuthering Heights
1955 (Second Section)	3rd	T. S. Collinson	Thames Valley Suite

Recent Form

6th Nov 1965: 1st - West Wales BBA Contest (Class B), conductor T. Jones.
2nd Oct 1965: 4th - National Mineworkers (Second Section), conductor Don Hendy.
24th Apr 1965: 2nd - South Wales & Monmouthshire Brass Band Association (B Section), conductor Don Hendy.

Excelsior Ropes Works Band

Competed at this contest 14 times prior to 1966, first recorded in 1947. Conductor at this contest is Haydn White.

Welsh Area History

Recent Form

6th Nov 1965: 2nd - West Wales BBA Contest (Class A), conductor Haydn White.
16th Oct 1965: - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor Haydn White.
2nd Aug 1965: - National Eisteddfod of Wales (Class A), conductor Haydn White.
2nd Aug 1965: - National Eisteddfod of Wales (Championship Section), conductor Unknown, do you know?

Lewis Merthyr Workmen's

Competed at this contest 15 times prior to 1966, first recorded in 1949. Conductor at this contest is Oliver Jones.

Welsh Area History

1965	Unknown Result		Themes from the First Symphony (Beethoven)
1963	1st	Oliver Jones	Overture to Rienzi (arr. Johns)
1962	Unknown Result		Salute to Youth
1961	Unknown Result		Les Preludes (Rimmer)
1960	3rd	Oliver Jones	Themes from Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky)
1959	2nd	Oliver Jones	Wuthering Heights
1958	3rd	Oliver Jones	The Moor of Venice
1957	3rd	Oliver Jones	Themes from Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
1956	2nd	Oliver Jones	Orion
1955	Unknown Result		The Severn Suite

Recent Form

None

Rhymney Youth Silver Band

Competed at this contest 7 times prior to 1966, first recorded in 1954. Conductor at this contest is Richard Nash.

Welsh Area History

1965	Unknown Result		Themes from the First Symphony (Beethoven)
1964	Unknown Result		Symphony of Marches
1963 (Second Section)	1st	Richard Nash	Spring Song
1961 (Third Section)	1st	Richard Nash	Salzburg Suite
1959 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		English Folk Song Suite
1957 (Fourth Section)	1st	Richard Nash	The Black Prince

Recent Form

None

Mid-Rhondda Workmen's

Competed at this contest 11 times prior to 1966, first recorded in 1954. Conductor at this contest is Fred Prior.

Welsh Area History

1965	2nd	Fred Prior	Themes from the First Symphony (Beethoven)
1964	Unknown Result		Symphony of Marches
1963	Unknown Result		Overture to Rienzi (arr. Johns)
1962	Unknown Result		Salute to Youth
1961	2nd	Fred Prior	Les Preludes (Rimmer)
1960	Unknown Result		Themes from Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky)
1959	Unknown Result		Wuthering Heights
1958	Unknown Result		The Moor of Venice
1957	Unknown Result		Themes from Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
1956	5th	Unknown, do you know?	Orion

Recent Form

16th Oct 1965: - National Championship of Great Britain (Championship Section Final), conductor Fred Prior.
2nd Aug 1965: - National Eisteddfod of Wales (Championship Section), conductor Unknown, do you know?
24th Apr 1965: 2nd - South Wales & Monmouthshire Brass Band Association (A Section), conductor Fred Prior.

Ynyshir-Wattstown Colliery

Competed at this contest 13 times prior to 1966, first recorded in 1949. Conductor at this contest is H. Morgan.

Welsh Area History

1965	Unknown Result		Themes from the First Symphony (Beethoven)
1964 (Second Section)	1st	Unknown, do you know?	Suite: The Great City
1963 (Second Section)	Unknown Result		Spring Song
1962 (Third Section)	2nd	T. Trotman	Three Characteristic Pieces
1961 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		Salzburg Suite
1959 (Third Section)	Unknown Result		English Folk Song Suite
1957 (Second Section)	1st	Unknown, do you know?
1955 (Second Section)	Unknown Result		Thames Valley Suite

Recent Form

24th Apr 1965: 3rd - South Wales & Monmouthshire Brass Band Association (A Section), conductor H. Morgan.

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