West Bromwich Borough
Also/previously known as: West Bromwich Borough Prize, West Bromwich Borough Silver, West Bromwich Silver
| This band no longer exists. | |
| Region: | Midlands |
|---|---|
| Years active: | 1899 - 1987 |
| Descendants: | Black Country Brass Band |
Contest Results
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Apr 1987 |
 Midlands (South) Area (Second Section)
|
4 | The Margam Stones | 9 | Duncan Conner |
| 4th Oct 1986 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
4 | Fanfare and Variations | 9 | Bryan Hurdley |
| 19th Apr 1986 |
Midlands (South) Area (Third Section)
|
2 | Suite in Bb [Jacob] | Bryan Hurdley | |
| 29th Mar 1986 |
Pontins Brean Sands (Third Section)
|
1 | Sunset Rhapsody | 17 | Bryan Hurdley |
| 9th Feb 1986 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
2 | 7 | Bryan Hurdley | |
| 9th Feb 1986 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
|
4 | Bryan Hurdley | ||
| 17th Nov 1985 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Open section)
|
1 | The Three Musketeers | 1 | Bryan Hurdley |
| 17th Nov 1985 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (3rd section)
|
1 | 1 | Bryan Hurdley | |
| 16th Nov 1985 |
Reading Contest (Third Section)
|
2 | The Three Musketeers | Bryan Hurdley | |
| 22nd Sep 1985 |
West Midlands Police Brass Band Entertainment Contest
|
1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 2nd Mar 1985 |
Midlands (South) Area (Third Section)
|
4 | A Barchester Suite | Bryan Hurdley | |
| 10th Feb 1985 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
2 | 4 | Bryan Hurdley | |
| 2nd Dec 1984 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Third Section)
|
3 | Bryan Hurdley | ||
| 1st Jul 1984 |
Dudley Zoo Brass Band Festival
|
11 | Music [Miles arr. Sparke] | 5 | Bryan Hurdley |
| 17th Mar 1984 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
9 | A Spa Suite | 24 | A. G. Wills |
| 20th Nov 1983 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (3rd section)
|
2 | 2 | A. G. Wills | |
| 19th Mar 1983 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
15 | Wheatlands | 19 | A. G. Wills |
| 21st Nov 1982 |
West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Third Section)
|
3 | A. G. Wills | ||
| 8th May 1982 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Land of the Ever Young | 12 | A. G. Wills | |
| 2nd May 1981 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Hinemoa | C. Lovell | ||
| 4th Oct 1980 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
Concertante Music | C. Lovell | ||
| 4th May 1980 |
Buxton Festival (Section B)
|
Main Street | 8 | C. Lovell | |
| 26th Apr 1980 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
2 | Main Street | C. Lovell | |
| 5th May 1979 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Introduction and Allegro | 3 | C. Lovell | |
| 27th Mar 1976 |
Nottingham Championship (Second Section)
|
Scheherazade | 6 | A. Doyle | |
| 19th Apr 1975 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
Rhapsody in Brass | 2 | G. A. Morris | |
| 1st Dec 1974 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Open Section)
|
3 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 24th Nov 1974 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (2nd Section)
|
Gallions Reach | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 28th Oct 1973 |
Walsall Brass Band Festival (Open)
|
The Force of Destiny (La Forza del Destino) - Overture [arr. F. Wright] | 4 | G. A. Morris | |
| 28th Apr 1973 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
4 | The White Company | 2 | G. A. Morris |
| 21st Jan 1973 |
Wills Regional Championships - Wolverhampton (Championship Section)
|
Prometheus Unbound | 5 | G. A. Morris | |
| 13th May 1972 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
Sinfonietta [Horovitz] | G. A. Morris | ||
| 1st May 1971 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
4 | Suite Gothique | 5 | G. A. Morris |
| 22nd Nov 1970 |
Wills Regional Championships - Cheltenham (Championship Section)
|
Embassy Suite | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 23rd May 1970 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert] | 4 | G. A. Morris | |
| 22nd Mar 1970 |
Wills Championships Grand Finals (2nd Section)
|
Promenade | 6 | G. A. Morris | |
| 11th Jan 1970 |
Wills Regional Championships (2nd Section)
|
Othello | 1 | G. A. Morris | |
| 3rd May 1969 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
Second Suite in F | 14 | G. A. Morris | |
| 12th Oct 1968 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
Third Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals | G. A. Morris | ||
| 25th May 1968 |
Grand Shield
|
Les Preludes [arr. Rimmer] | 4 | G. A. Morris | |
| 4th May 1968 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
2 | Vizcaya | 8 | G. A. Morris |
| 30th Mar 1968 |
Excelsior Festival of Music
|
2 | G. A. Morris | ||
| 19th Nov 1967 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Open Section)
|
1 | 5 | G. A. Morris | |
| 22nd Apr 1967 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
4 | Kenilworth | 8 | Albert Chappell |
| 20th Nov 1966 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Open Section)
|
3 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 15th Oct 1966 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
The Moor of Venice | Albert Chappell | ||
| 23rd Apr 1966 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
2 | Tchaikovsky [arr. W. Rimmer] | 10 | G. A. Morris |
| 20th Mar 1966 |
Midland Band Association - 2nd Section
|
3 | Main Street | 3 | G. T. Davies |
| 4th Sep 1965 |
British Open
|
Saga of the North | 15 | G. A. Morris | |
| 24th Apr 1965 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
9 | Themes from the First Symphony [Beethoven] | 2 | G. A. Morris |
| 5th Sep 1964 |
British Open
|
22 | Lorenzo | 21 | G. A. Morris |
| 9th May 1964 |
Grand Shield
|
1 | Jodrell Bank | G. A. Morris | |
| 25th Apr 1964 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Symphony of Marches | 9 | G. A. Morris | |
| 17th Nov 1963 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Open Section)
|
2 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 17th Nov 1963 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Championship Section)
|
3 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 8th Sep 1963 |
Lincolnshire BBA Contest
|
1 | 7 | G. A. Morris | |
| 25th May 1963 |
Grand Shield
|
2 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Leidzen] | 10 | G. A. Morris |
| 27th Apr 1963 |
Midlands Area (Championship Section)
|
Overture to Rienzi [arr. Johns] | 10 | G. A. Morris | |
| 18th Nov 1962 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Open Section)
|
3 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 20th Oct 1962 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
1 | Tchaikovsky [arr. W. Rimmer] | 18 | G. A. Morris |
| 8th Sep 1962 |
Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Championship)
|
Wuthering Heights | G. A. Morris | ||
| 26th May 1962 |
Grand Shield
|
Carnival [Perkin] | 2 | G. A. Morris | |
| 28th Apr 1962 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
1 | Peter Schmoll | G. A. Morris | |
| 3rd Feb 1962 |
Nottingham Championship (Second Section)
|
4 | Salzburg Suite | 4 | G. A. Morris |
| 3rd Feb 1962 |
Nottingham Championship (Championship Section)
|
Main Street | 7 | G. A. Morris | |
| 19th Nov 1961 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Championship Section)
|
Main Street | 6 | G. A. Morris | |
| 19th Nov 1961 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Open Section)
|
Eroica Symphony | 7 | G. A. Morris | |
| 28th Oct 1961 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
Eroica Symphony | 6 | G. A. Morris | |
| 9th Sep 1961 |
Chesterfield Rural District Council Invitation Contest (Grade Two)
|
1 | G. A. Morris | ||
| 13th May 1961 |
Grand Shield
|
3 | Symphonic Suite for Brass | 1 | G. A. Morris |
| 29th Apr 1961 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
3 | Symphonic Suite for Brass | G. A. Morris | |
| 20th Nov 1960 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
1 | G. A. Morris | ||
| 20th Nov 1960 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section A)
|
G. A. Morris | |||
| 1st Oct 1960 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section A)
|
1 | Land of the Ever Young | 4 | G. A. Morris |
| 28th May 1960 |
Grand Shield
|
The Tempest | 6 | G. A. Morris | |
| 31st Jan 1960 |
Birmingham BBA v. Gloucester BBA Contest (Class B)
|
1 | G. A. Morris | ||
| 12th Dec 1959 |
Bletchley Brass Band Contest (Championship Section)
|
2 | Sunset Rhapsody | G. A. Morris | |
| 3rd Oct 1959 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section A)
|
3 | Ballet Music from William Tell [arr. D. Wright] | 2 | G. A. Morris |
| 9th May 1959 |
Grand Shield
|
Cordell Suite | G. A. Morris | ||
| 18th Apr 1959 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
Yorkshire Ridings Suite | G. A. Morris | ||
| 16th Nov 1958 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section A)
|
2 | G. A. Morris | ||
| 4th Oct 1958 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section A)
|
1 | Recollections of Mendelssohn | 1 | G. A. Morris |
| 4th Oct 1958 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
2 | Three Songs without Words | 12 | G. A. Morris |
| 17th May 1958 |
Spring Festival (Junior Shield)
|
2 | Devon Fantasy | 2 | G. A. Morris |
| 15th Mar 1958 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
The Joy of Youth | 23 | G. A. Morris | |
| 9th Nov 1957 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
3 | Recollections of Beethoven [arr. Greenwood] | G. A. Morris | |
| 5th Oct 1957 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
2 | Sailors' Songs [F. Wright] | 5 | G. A. Morris |
| 5th Oct 1957 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section A)
|
12 | Moments with Mozart | 18 | G. A. Morris |
| 4th May 1957 |
Daily Herald Midlands Festival (Fourth Section)
|
1 | Recollections of Beethoven [arr. Greenwood] | G. A. Morris | |
| 16th Mar 1957 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
The Black Prince | 13 | G. A. Morris | |
| 15th Dec 1956 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
2 | Indian Summer | G. A. Morris | |
| 25th Nov 1956 |
Newbury Contest [1950s] (Section 2)
|
W | In Switzerland | ||
| 25th Nov 1956 |
Newbury Contest [1950s] (March Section)
|
W | |||
| 6th Oct 1956 |
Oxford Annual Contest (Section B)
|
4 | In Switzerland | 5 | G. A. Morris |
| 16th Feb 1952 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Rufford Abbey | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 26th Aug 1951 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section A)
|
5 | Othello | H. Emery | |
| 17th Jun 1951 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
3 | H. Emery | ||
| 21st Oct 1950 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
1 | Indian Summer | George Allen | |
| 11th Mar 1950 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Indian Summer | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 3rd Dec 1949 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
1 | Recollections of Beethoven [arr. Greenwood] | George Allen | |
| 12th Feb 1949 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Petite Suite de Ballet | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 25th Nov 1948 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
2 | George Allen | ||
| 25th Oct 1947 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section B)
|
3 | E. T. Smith | ||
| 25th Oct 1947 |
Birmingham Association Contest (Section A)
|
4 | E. T. Smith | ||
| 30th Aug 1947 |
West Bromwich Contest (Section 1)
|
4 | A Garland of Classics | E. T. Smith | |
| 28th Aug 1943 |
Birmingham Contest
|
2 | Semiramide [arr. Godfrey] | George Allen | |
| 4th Mar 1939 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
Unknown, do you know? | |||
| 23rd Jul 1938 |
Banbury Contest (Section 3)
|
3 | Wayside Scenes | Isaac Perrin | |
| 23rd Jul 1938 |
Banbury Contest (Section 2)
|
Recollections of Balfe | Isaac Perrin | ||
| 5th Mar 1938 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (4th Section)
|
1 | Wayside Scenes | J. H. Boffy | |
| 25th Jul 1936 |
Banbury Contest (Section 2)
|
Minstrel Memories | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 25th Jul 1936 |
Banbury Contest (Section 3)
|
Autumn Echoes | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 28th Sep 1935 |
Crystal Palace (Junior Shield - B)
|
Die Feen | 8 | J. H. Boffy | |
| 31st Mar 1934 |
Birmingham Contest (Second Section)
|
Echoes of Spring | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 3rd Mar 1934 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (4th Section)
|
Gems of Melody No.1 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 1st Oct 1932 |
Crystal Palace (Junior Shield - B)
|
Semiramide [unknown arranger] | 17 | J. H. Boffy | |
| 7th May 1932 |
Belle Vue May Contest (Class B)
|
The Talisman [Balfe, unknown arranger] | 22 | G. Nicholls | |
| 26th Sep 1931 |
Crystal Palace (Junior Shield - B)
|
Lyric Suite | Isaac Perrin | ||
| 7th Mar 1931 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (3rd Section)
|
5 | The Golden Age | Isaac Perrin | |
| 27th Sep 1930 |
Crystal Palace (Junior Shield - A)
|
In Old Vienna | Isaac Perrin | ||
| 30th Aug 1930 |
Bournville Contest
|
A Summer Day | 1 | Unknown, do you know? | |
| 1st Mar 1930 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
4 | Mignonne | 1 | Isaac Perrin |
| 28th Sep 1929 |
Crystal Palace (Junior Shield - C)
|
Romantique | A. Stephens | ||
| 31st Aug 1929 |
Bournville Contest
|
A Souvenir of the Opera | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 20th May 1929 |
Lydney Contest
|
A Souvenir of the Opera | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 2nd Mar 1929 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
2 | A Souvenir of the Opera | J. H. Wilson | |
| 25th Aug 1928 |
Bournville Contest
|
2 | Recollections of Verdi | George Henry Wilson | |
| 23rd Jun 1928 |
Stourbridge Contest
|
Recollections of Verdi | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 9th Apr 1928 |
Kerne Bridge Contest
|
Recollections of Verdi | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 25th Jun 1927 |
Stourbridge Contest
|
4 | Unknown, do you know? | ||
| 16th May 1903 |
Blakenhall Heath Contest
|
8 | Gems of Welsh Melody | 9 | J. W. Thomas |
| 13th Apr 1903 |
Lydney Contest (Open Section)
|
Gems of Welsh Melody | 4 | J. W. Thomas | |
| 20th Aug 1900 |
Cannock Contest
|
Songs of England [Round] | 6 | Squire Firth | |
| 16th Apr 1900 |
Lydney Contest
|
6 | Songs of England [Round] | 8 | T. Wellings |
| 4th Sep 1899 |
Wellington Contest
|
4 | Lucia di Lammermoor - Selection [arr. Round] | 1 | T. Wellings |
| 22nd Jul 1899 |
Birmingham Contest (Second Section)
|
Recollections of Carl Rosa | Unknown, do you know? |
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Notes
In 1987 joined with Sandwell Brass, later became Black Country Brass.