Bedworth Silver Prize Band
Also/previously known as: Bedworth (De Courcey), Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Bedworth Parish Church Silver Band, Wesleyan Reform Church Band
| This band no longer exists. | |
| Region: | Midlands |
|---|---|
| Years active: | 1927 - 1985 |
| Descendants: | Bedworth Brass |
Contest Results
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th May 1982 |
 Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
6 | Essay [Gregson] | 5 | Phil Lewsey |
| 12th Apr 1982 |
Pontins Hemsby (Championship Section)
|
Spectrum [Vinter] | Phil Lewsey | ||
| 21st Nov 1981 |
Reading Contest (Second Section)
|
Tournament for Brass | 4 | Phil Lewsey | |
| 31st Oct 1981 |
Pontins (Second Section)
|
8 | Honour and Glory [Bath] | 14 | Phil Lewsey |
| 3rd Oct 1981 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
3 | Froissart Overture | 19 | Phil Lewsey |
| 2nd May 1981 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
1 | Concertino [Lane] | 3 | Phil Lewsey |
| 19th Apr 1981 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Second Section)
|
5 | The Aeronauts | 2 | Phil Lewsey |
| 21st Mar 1981 |
Southampton Open Contest (Second Section)
|
2 | Phil Lewsey | ||
| 8th Feb 1981 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
|
2 | 1 | Phil Lewsey | |
| 16th Nov 1980 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Second Section)
|
3 | Land of the Mountain and the Flood | Phil Lewsey | |
| 15th Nov 1980 |
Reading Contest (Second Section)
|
The Severn Suite | Phil Lewsey | ||
| 27th Sep 1980 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (B Section)
|
4 | Scheherazade | 8 | Phil Lewsey |
| 27th Sep 1980 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (Open Section)
|
12 | Triumphant Rhapsody | 13 | Phil Lewsey |
| 26th Apr 1980 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
Concert Overture for Brass Band | 14 | Phil Lewsey | |
| 6th Apr 1980 |
Pontins Hemsby (Second Section)
|
6 | Scheherazade | 6 | Phil Lewsey |
| 2nd Feb 1980 |
Wembley Contest (Second Section)
|
Concert Overture for Brass Band | Phil Lewsey | ||
| 18th Nov 1979 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Second Section)
|
2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 18th Nov 1979 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Open section)
|
3 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 29th Sep 1979 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (2nd Section)
|
5 | Labour and Love | 6 | Phil Lewsey |
| 29th Sep 1979 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (Open Section)
|
8 | Prince Igor Overture | 7 | Phil Lewsey |
| 19th May 1979 |
Senior Cup
|
Sinfonietta [Horovitz] | 11 | Phil Lewsey | |
| 5th May 1979 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
Introduction, Elegy and Caprice | 8 | Philip Cooper | |
| 31st Mar 1979 |
Nottingham Championship (Second Section)
|
Rhapsody in Brass | 1 | Phil Lewsey | |
| 4th Feb 1979 |
Hammersmith Contest (Second Division)
|
4 | Phil Lewsey | ||
| 26th Nov 1978 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (2nd Section)
|
W | Essay [Gregson] | ||
| 19th Nov 1978 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Second Section)
|
2 | Resurgam | Phil Lewsey | |
| 30th Sep 1978 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (2nd Section)
|
1 | The Three Musketeers | 6 | Phil Lewsey |
| 30th Sep 1978 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (Open Section)
|
6 | Labour and Love | 9 | Phil Lewsey |
| 22nd Apr 1978 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
The Three Musketeers | John Talbot | ||
| 22nd May 1977 |
Grand Shield
|
Land of the Mountain and the Flood | Ray Stuttard | ||
| 30th Apr 1977 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
Morning Rhapsody | Wilfrid Scholes | ||
| 19th Mar 1977 |
Nottingham Championship (Second Section)
|
Academic Festival Overture | 7 | Ray Stuttard | |
| Dec 1976 |
West Midlands Brass Bands Association Section A
|
3 | Entertainments | R. Stultard | |
| 1st Dec 1974 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section A)
|
3 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 24th Nov 1974 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Championship Section)
|
Rhapsody in Brass | Philip Cooper | ||
| 15th Sep 1974 |
Leamington Spa Contest (Open Section)
|
6 | Kenilworth | 10 | Philip Cooper |
| 4th May 1974 |
Grand Shield
|
7 | Prince Igor Overture | 21 | Philip Cooper |
| 28th Apr 1973 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
W | The Plantagenets | ||
| 21st Jan 1973 |
Wills Regional Championships - Wolverhampton (Championship Section)
|
Prometheus Unbound | 3 | Philip Cooper | |
| 10th Sep 1972 |
Leamington Spa Contest (Open Section)
|
Prometheus Unbound | 12 | Philip Cooper | |
| 13th May 1972 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Concert Overture for Brass Band | 3 | Philip Cooper | |
| 7th Nov 1971 |
Wills Regional Championships - Wolverhampton (Championship Section)
|
4 | Essay [Gregson] | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 9th Oct 1971 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
Celebration [Ball] | 16 | Philip Cooper | |
| 1st May 1971 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
1 | Suite Gothique | 11 | Philip Cooper |
| 4th Apr 1971 |
Loughborough Festival Contest (Section A)
|
3 | Philip Cooper | ||
| 1st Nov 1970 |
Wills Regional Championships (2nd Section)
|
Promenade | 3 | Philip Cooper | |
| 23rd May 1970 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert] | 11 | Philip Cooper | |
| 11th Jan 1970 |
Wills Regional Championships (2nd Section)
|
Othello | 11 | Glyn Lewis | |
| 11th Oct 1969 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
3 | The Water Carrier | Glyn Lewis | |
| 22nd Jun 1969 |
Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (3rd Section)
|
2 | Chorale and Variations [Lucas] | 4 | Glyn Lewis |
| 22nd Jun 1969 |
Leamington Spa Contest (Open Section)
|
5 | Labour and Love | 1 | Glyn Lewis |
| 17th May 1969 |
Senior Cup
|
Coriolanus | 8 | Glyn Lewis | |
| 3rd May 1969 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
3 | Chorale and Variations [Lucas] | 10 | Glyn Lewis |
| 6th Jul 1968 |
Cirencester Brass Band Festival (Class 1 March)
|
W | |||
| 6th Jul 1968 |
Cirencester Brass Band Festival (Class 1)
|
W | Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals | ||
| 4th May 1968 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Fowey River Suite | 5 | Glyn Lewis | |
| 19th Nov 1967 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
1 | G. Johnson | ||
| 22nd Apr 1967 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | 12 | Cyril Yorath | |
| 28th May 1966 |
Senior Trophy
|
Egmont [arr. Ball] | Bernard Springett | ||
| 16th Oct 1965 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
Music for a Brass Band | Bernard Springett | ||
| 24th Apr 1965 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
3 | Brass Triptych: Old Westminster | 10 | Bernard Springett |
| 3rd Oct 1964 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section A)
|
Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals | 1 | Bernard Springett | |
| 25th Apr 1964 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Old Palace Yard | Bernard Springett | ||
| 29th Feb 1964 |
Nottingham Championship (Third Section)
|
2 | Rufford Abbey | Bernard Springett | |
| 29th Feb 1964 |
Nottingham Championship (Second Section)
|
Snowdon Fantasy | 3 | Bernard Springett | |
| 7th Dec 1963 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 7th Dec 1963 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 19th Oct 1963 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
6 | The Ancient Mariner | 17 | Bernard Springett |
| 6th Jul 1963 |
Cirencester Brass Band Festival (Class 1)
|
Rufford Abbey | 2 | Bernard Springett | |
| 27th Apr 1963 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
3 | The Rivals | 3 | Bernard Springett |
| 20th Oct 1962 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
Four Preludes | 18 | Bernard Springett | |
| 28th Apr 1962 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
2 | Three Characteristic Pieces | Bernard Springett | |
| 14th Apr 1962 |
Leicestershire BBA Entertainment Contest (Section 2)
|
1 | Bernard Springett | ||
| 14th Apr 1962 |
Leicestershire BBA Entertainment Contest (Section 1)
|
3 | Bernard Springett | ||
| 4th Mar 1962 |
Birmingham BBA v. Gloucester BBA Contest (Class B)
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 16th Dec 1961 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
1 | Suite Ancienne | Bernard Springett | |
| 19th Nov 1961 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
3 | 4 | Bernard Springett | |
| 19th Nov 1961 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Championship Section)
|
4 | Bernard Springett | ||
| 29th Apr 1961 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Salzburg Suite | Bernard Springett | ||
| 1st Oct 1960 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
9 | Indian Summer | 9 | Ralph Tarn |
| 1st Oct 1960 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section C)
|
W | Suite Ancienne | ||
| 30th Apr 1960 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
The Princess and the Poet | 2 | Ralph Tarn | |
| 18th Apr 1959 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
4 | The Merry Monarch | 6 | Ralph Tarn |
| 15th Mar 1958 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
The Joy of Youth | 7 | Ralph Tarn | |
| 5th Oct 1957 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
7 | Sailors' Songs [F. Wright] | 13 | W. Smith |
| 5th Oct 1957 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section A)
|
17 | Moments with Mozart | 15 | W. Smith |
| 16th Mar 1957 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
The Black Prince | 12 | H. A. Smith | |
| 15th Dec 1956 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
4 | Indian Summer | H. A. Smith | |
| 6th Oct 1956 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
11 | In Switzerland | 20 | G. Johnson |
| 6th Oct 1956 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section A)
|
21 | Echoes of the Opera | 17 | G. Johnson |
| 25th Aug 1956 |
Chipping Norton Contest (March on the march)
|
2 | 1 | H. A. Smith | |
| 25th Aug 1956 |
Chipping Norton Contest (March on the stand)
|
2 | 2 | H. A. Smith | |
| 25th Aug 1956 |
Chipping Norton Contest
|
7 | H. A. Smith | ||
| 14th Jul 1956 |
Fairford Contest (Section 3)
|
3 | A Summer Day | H. A. Smith | |
| 14th Jul 1956 |
Fairford Contest (Section 2)
|
Normandy | H. A. Smith | ||
| 3rd Mar 1956 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
A Summer Day | 9 | H. A. Smith | |
| 24th Sep 1955 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section C)
|
3 | The Joy of Youth | 15 | H. A. Smith |
| 24th Sep 1955 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
Crown Cavalcade | 17 | H. A. Smith | |
| 20th Aug 1955 |
Chipping Norton Contest (March on the march)
|
1 | H. A. Smith | ||
| 20th Aug 1955 |
Chipping Norton Contest (March on Stand)
|
2 | H. A. Smith | ||
| 20th Aug 1955 |
Chipping Norton Contest
|
3 | The Joy of Youth | H. A. Smith | |
| 9th Jul 1955 |
Fairford Contest (Section 3)
|
1 | The Joy of Youth | 2 | H. A. Smith |
| 21st May 1955 |
Spring Festival (Junior Cup)
|
Midsummer Eve | 9 | H. A. Smith | |
| 5th Mar 1955 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
3 | Midsummer Eve | H. A. Smith | |
| 25th Sep 1954 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
Beautiful Britain | H. A. Smith | ||
| 10th Jul 1954 |
Fairford Contest (Section 3 March)
|
H. A. Smith | |||
| 10th Jul 1954 |
Fairford Contest (Section 3)
|
W | Beautiful Britain | ||
| 3rd Jul 1954 |
Cirencester Brass Band Festival (Class 2)
|
Beautiful Britain | H. A. Smith | ||
| 22nd May 1954 |
Spring Festival (Junior Trophy)
|
3 | Beautiful Britain | 16 | H. A. Smith |
| 19th Apr 1954 |
Leicester Brass Band Festival (3rd Section)
|
Beautiful Britain | H. A. Smith | ||
| 20th Mar 1954 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
Beautiful Britain | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 7th Mar 1953 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
Country Sketches | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 10th Sep 1949 |
Coventry Parks Contest
|
Unknown, do you know? |
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