Format:	Test Piece Contest
Test Piece:	An Epic Symphony 1926
Adjudicators:	Hubert Bath , James Brier
Venue:	Crystal Palace (Concert Hall), Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham, County of London, England, UK

Position	Band	Conductor	Draw
1	St. Hilda Colliery	William Halliwell	7
2	Carlisle St. Stephens	William Lowes	13
3	Wingates Temperance	William Halliwell	14
4	Sowerby Bridge	William Halliwell	3
5	Creswell Colliery	J. A. Greenwood	6
6	Black Dyke Mills	William Halliwell	12
	Harton Colliery	J. A. Greenwood	1
	Irwell Springs	William Halliwell	2
	South Moor Colliery	Joseph Crawford Dyson	4
	Horwich RMI	J. A. Greenwood	5
	Callender's Cable Works	Tom Morgan	8
	Fodens Motor Works	William Halliwell	9
	Luton Red Cross	William Halliwell	10
	Marsden Colliery	J. A. Greenwood	11
W	Australian Commonwealth
W	Carlton Main
W	Gwaun Cae Gurwen
W	Hebden Bridge

Prizes:

1st: 100 Pounds plus the 1000 Guinea Trophy
2nd: 50 Pounds plus the Daily Telegraph Challenge Cup
3rd: 30 Pounds
4th: 20 Pounds
5th: 10 Pounds

The Test Piece was recorded on three 12" sides in a relay from CP and issued shortly after on the Columbia label. The fourth side was the Hallelujah Chorus (Handel). The recording quality is excellent and is one of several made at various events during that year.