| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Connotations 1976 |
| Adjudicators: | Havelock Nelson , Buxton Orr , William Relton |
| Venue: | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Black Dyke Mills
|
Peter Parkes | 19 | 198 |
| 2 |
Grimethorpe
|
Gerard Schwarz | 2 | 193 |
| 3 |
Yorkshire Imperial Metals
|
Denis Carr | 9 | 191 |
| 4 |
Camborne
|
Derek Greenwood | 14 | 189 |
| 5 |
Bo'ness & Carriden
|
David Richardson | 18 | 188 |
| 6 |
Tredegar
|
John Childs | 11 | 187 |
| 7 |
Ever Ready
|
Arthur Kenney | 20 | 186 |
| 8 |
Wingates Temperance
|
Frank Renton | 15 | 185 |
| 9 |
Ransome Hoffman Pollard
|
Stephen Shimwell | 1 | 184 |
| 10 |
Desford Colliery
|
Albert Chappell | 17 | 183 |
| 11 |
Luton
|
Lyn Morgan | 21 | 182 |
| 12 |
William Davis Construction
|
John Berryman | 16 | 181 |
| 13 |
Stanshawe
|
Walter Barrow Hargreaves | 4 | 180 |
| 14 |
Brighouse & Rastrick
|
George Evans | 5 | 178 |
| 15 |
Fodens Motor Works
|
James Scott | 12 | 177 |
| 16 |
Hanwell
|
Barbara Stone | 8 | 174 |
| 17 |
Cory
|
Bram Gay | 6 | 172 |
| 18 |
Markham
|
Don Hendy | 2 | 170 |
| 19 |
Whitburn Burgh
|
Allan Street | 7 | 168 |
| 20 |
Oxford Concert Brass
|
Cliff Edmunds | 13 | 162 |
| 21 |
Northumbria Police
|
Stan MacDonald | 10 | 160 |
The winning conductor received a presentation score of the test piece.
The Spotlight on Service was given to Eric Bravington OBE.