Stretford Band
Also/previously known as:
St Matthews Church Band,
Stretford Old,
Stretford Prize
| Website: | http://www.stretfordband.co.uk/ |
|---|---|
| Region: |
North West
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| Rehearsals: | Tuesday Thursday |
Formed originally in July 1877 as Stretford Church band. James Rogerson was conductor from 1897 to 1949. (Info from 'The Bandsman's Everything Within' published 1950.
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1974 |
Buxton Festival (Section A)
|
Othello | 1 | Kevin Bolton | |
| 13 Jun 1971 |
Buxton Festival (Section A)
|
W | From the New World [arr. D. Rimmer] | E. R. Harris | |
| 18 Apr 1971 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
3 | Suite Gothique 1970 | 2 | W. Stopford |
| 28 Mar 1971 |
Manchester District Contest (Second Section)
|
2 | E. R. Harris | ||
| 21 Feb 1971 |
NWABBA Contest (Second Section)
|
4 | Lorenzo 1928 | 2 | E. R. Harris |
| 29 Nov 1970 |
Tyldesley Contest (Section A)
|
E. R. Harris | |||
| 25 Oct 1970 |
Skelmersdale Contest (Section A)
|
Resurgam
1950
|
8 | E. R. Harris | |
| 09 May 1970 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
10 | Norwegian Artists' Carnival | 5 | E. R. Harris |
| 12 Apr 1970 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert] 1921 | 6 | E. R. Harris | |
| 17 May 1969 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
12 | Peddars Way 1944 | 9 | E. R. Harris |
| 20 Apr 1969 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
4 | Second Suite in F | 2 | E. R. Harris |
| 27 Oct 1968 |
Skelmersdale Contest (Section A)
|
2 | E. R. Harris | ||
| 25 May 1968 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Les Preludes [arr. Rimmer] | 2 | E. R. Harris | |
| 12 May 1968 |
Buxton Festival (Second Section)
|
Les Preludes [arr. Rimmer] | 2 | E. R. Harris | |
| 20 Apr 1968 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Vizcaya 1967 | 5 | E. R. Harris | |
| 28 May 1966 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Main Street 1961 | H. Aldcroft | ||
| 15 May 1965 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
The Shipbuilders 1960 | 6 | G. T. Shawcross | |
| 10 Apr 1965 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Old English Suite: Three Castles | G. T. Shawcross | ||
| 28 Nov 1964 |
Colne Contest
|
1 | Unknown | ||
| 31 May 1964 |
Buxton Festival (Section B)
|
W | The Great City (Suite) 1963 | H. Aldcroft | |
| 09 May 1964 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Jodrell Bank | Unknown | ||
| 18 Apr 1964 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
3 | The Great City (Suite) 1963 | 1 | H. Aldcroft |
| 15 Dec 1963 |
NWABBA Contest (Second Section)
|
2 | Unknown | ||
| 25 May 1963 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Leidzen] 1955 | 9 | H. Aldcroft | |
| 20 Apr 1963 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
3 | Spring Song | H. Aldcroft | |
| 20 Oct 1962 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
Tchaikovsky [arr. W. Rimmer] | 14 | H. Aldcroft | |
| 26 May 1962 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
4 | Carnival [Perkin] | 1 | H. Aldcroft |
| 03 Mar 1962 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
2 | Peter Schmoll 1961 | 7 | H. Aldcroft |
| 13 May 1961 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Symphonic Suite for Brass 1960 | 12 | L. Davies | |
| 22 Apr 1961 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
4 | Symphonic Suite for Brass 1960 | 3 | L. Davies |
| 29 Oct 1960 |
Leigh Contest
|
8 | H. Aldcroft | ||
| 28 May 1960 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
The Tempest 1944 | 10 | H. Aldcroft | |
| 23 Apr 1960 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
4 | Galleons Reach 1959 | 3 | H. Aldcroft |
| 24 Oct 1959 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
Romeo & Juliet [Gounod arr. Hawkins] | H. Aldcroft | ||
| 09 May 1959 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Cordell Suite 1959 | H. Aldcroft | ||
| 07 Mar 1959 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
3 | Yorkshire Ridings Suite 1958 | H. Aldcroft | |
| 18 Oct 1958 |
Bury Contest
|
Recollections of Mendelssohn | 6 | H. Aldcroft | |
| 26 Apr 1958 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Venus and Adonis | H. Aldcroft | ||
| 18 May 1957 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Tintagel (Symphonic Suite) 1930 | 16 | H. Aldcroft | |
| 30 Mar 1957 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Land of the Ever Young 1946 | 10 | H. Aldcroft | |
| 06 Feb 1955 |
Manchester District Contest (Open Section)
|
Thames Valley Suite
|
Unknown | ||
| 13 Feb 1954 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Call of the Sea 1953 | 2 | Ronald Yarwood | |
| 26 Sep 1953 |
Altrincham Borough Band Brass Band Contest
|
Recollections of England | 9 | Ronald Yarwood | |
| 21 Mar 1953 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
King Lear | 4 | Ronald Yarwood | |
| 11 Oct 1952 |
Bury Contest
|
W | Medea | Ronald Yarwood | |
| 17 May 1952 |
British Open Spring Festival (Grand Shield)
|
Pride of Race 1935 | 14 | Ronald Yarwood | |
| 22 Mar 1952 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
3 | Springtime 1931 | Ronald Yarwood | |
| 22 Sep 1951 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
The English Maiden 1948 | 2 | Ronald Yarwood | |
| 28 Apr 1951 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
1 | The English Maiden 1948 | Ronald Yarwood | |
| 09 Sep 1950 |
Cadishead Contest
|
4 | Ronald Yarwood | ||
| 04 Feb 1950 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Three Brass Band Studies | Unknown | ||
| 15 Oct 1949 |
Greenfield Contest
|
5 | J. Henshaw | ||
| 10 Sep 1949 |
Cadishead Contest
|
3 |
Oberon [arr. Round]
|
Ronald Yarwood | |
| 26 Feb 1949 |
North West Area (Second Section)
|
Sirius [Wright] 1948 | 9 | Elgar Clayton | |
| 06 Nov 1948 |
Wigan Contest
|
Cosi Fan Tutte [arr. Godfrey] 1905 | 19 | James Rogerson | |
| 04 Sep 1948 |
British Open
|
Music for Brass 1948 | 12 | James Rogerson | |
| 18 Oct 1947 |
Rochdale Contest
|
Recollections of Mendelssohn | Unknown | ||
| 06 Sep 1947 |
British Open
|
Henry V [Maldwyn Price] 1938 | 15 | L. Davies | |
| 26 Jul 1947 |
Whitefield Contest
|
Recollections of Mendelssohn | 1 | L. Davies | |
| 10 May 1947 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class A)
|
Normandy (Symphonic Ode) | 10 | L. Davies | |
| 05 Apr 1947 |
Lancashire B.B.Association Contest (Section 1)
|
1 | Life Divine 1921 | L. Davies | |
| 11 May 1946 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class A)
|
A Northern Rhapsody 1935 | James Rogerson | ||
| 29 Oct 1938 |
Stalybridge Contest
|
3 | Recollections of Balfe | James Rogerson | |
| 08 May 1937 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class B)
|
Operatic Bouquet No. 1 | 11 | Walter Eastwood | |
| 12 Sep 1936 |
Salford (Windsor Institute) Contest
|
3 | Autumn Echoes | Walter Eastwood | |
| 05 Sep 1936 |
Hollingworth Lake Contest
|
1 | Autumn Echoes | Unknown | |
| 29 Sep 1934 |
Crystal Palace (Junior Shield - A)
|
5 | Gems of Wagner No. 2 | 8 | James Rogerson |
| 09 Dec 1933 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
|
1 | Echoes of Spring | James Rogerson | |
| 06 May 1933 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class A)
|
Coriolanus 1914 | 3 | Arthur Brownbill | |
| 05 Dec 1931 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
|
4 | Il Bravo [arr. Godfrey] 1889 | James Rogerson | |
| 05 Sep 1931 |
Gatley Contest
|
The Golden Age | 3 | Unknown | |
| 20 Jun 1931 |
Chorlton-cum-Hardy Contest
|
1 | Unknown | ||
| 06 Dec 1930 |
Farnworth Contest
|
3 | Gems of Old England | James Rogerson | |
| 27 Sep 1930 |
Crystal Palace (Junior Shield - A)
|
In Old Vienna | Joseph Jennings | ||
| 03 May 1930 |
Belle Vue May Contest
|
Songs of England [Bath] | Unknown | ||
| 07 Dec 1929 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
|
2 | Recollections of Schubert [arr. Rimmer] | James Rogerson | |
| 22 Jun 1929 |
Manchester and District Association
|
A Souvenir of the Opera | Unknown | ||
| 08 Dec 1928 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
|
Der Freischütz [arr. Round] 1898 | 8 | James Rogerson | |
| 03 Dec 1927 |
Manchester and District Association
|
Recollections of Verdi [arr. Rimmer] | Unknown | ||
| 17 Sep 1927 |
Milnrow Contest
|
A Garland of Classics | Unknown | ||
| 13 Aug 1927 |
Cadishead Contest
|
5 | A Garland of Classics | James Rogerson | |
| 30 Jul 1927 |
Salford Contest
|
2 | A Garland of Classics | James Rogerson | |
| 11 Jun 1927 |
Douglas (Isle of Man) Contest
|
A Garland of Classics | Unknown | ||
| 04 Dec 1926 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
|
A Garland of Classics | Unknown | ||
| 01 May 1926 |
Belle Vue May Contest
|
Carmen | Unknown | ||
| 02 Apr 1926 |
Eccles Contest
|
Melodious Gems | Unknown | ||
| 05 Dec 1925 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
|
1 | Melodious Gems | James Rogerson | |
| 27 Jun 1925 |
Douglas (Isle of Man) Contest
|
Echoes of the Opera | Unknown | ||
| 13 Dec 1924 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
|
Echoes of the Opera | Unknown | ||
| Aug 1924 |
Walkden Contest
|
1 | Unknown | ||
| 18 Apr 1924 |
Eccles Contest
|
Gems of Italian Opera 1916 | Unknown | ||
| 01 Dec 1923 |
Manchester and District Association (Class A)
|
1 | Gems of Italian Opera 1916 | James Rogerson | |
| 04 Aug 1923 |
High Lane Contest
|
Felicity | Unknown | ||
| 12 Jul 1913 |
Belle Vue July Contest (Second Division)
|
Don Giovanni [arranged Godfrey] 1913 | Unknown | ||
| 28 Jul 1900 |
New Mills Contest
|
5 | Fred Durham | ||
| 14 Apr 1900 |
Compstall Contest
|
Oberon [arr. Round]
|
3 | Fred Durham | |
| 16 Sep 1899 |
Altrincham Contest
|
Sunny Spain
|
6 | W. H. Brophy | |
| 15 Aug 1885 |
Openshaw Contest
|
3 | Unknown |