| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Four Dances from Checkmate 1978 |
| Adjudicators: | Albert Chappell , Cedric Thorpe Davie , George Evans |
| Venue: | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Yorkshire Imperial Metals
|
Denis Carr | 9 | 194 |
| 2 |
Besses o' th' Barn
|
Roy Newsome | 1 | 193 |
| 3 |
Grimethorpe Colliery
|
Stanley Boddington | 11 | 191 |
| 4 |
Fairey Engineering
|
Walter Barrow Hargreaves | 13 | 190 |
| 5 |
Fodens Motor Works
|
James Scott | 15 | 189 |
| 6 |
St. Dennis
|
Eddie J. Williams | 7 | 188 |
| 7 |
Cory
|
Denzil Stephens | 5 | 187 |
| 7 |
Hanwell
|
Barbara Stone | 20 | 187 |
| 9 |
Ever Ready
|
Geoffrey Brand | 3 | 186 |
| 10 |
Woodfalls
|
William Buchan | 8 | 185 |
| 11 |
GUS
|
Geoffrey Brand | 17 | 184 |
| 12 |
Carlton Main
|
David James | 2 | 183 |
| 12 |
City of Coventry
|
Kenneth Dennison | 12 | 183 |
| 14 |
Tredegar
|
William David Thomas | 6 | 182 |
| 14 |
Camborne
|
Derek Greenwood | 14 | 182 |
| 14 |
Webb Ivory
|
Ernest Woodhouse | 18 | 182 |
| 17 |
Aldershot Brass
|
George Prior | 16 | 181 |
| 18 |
Luton
|
Lyn Morgan | 4 | 180 |
| 19 |
Harton & Westoe
|
Dennis Wilby | 10 | 179 |
| 19 |
Newmains
|
James Rennie | 19 | 179 |
| W |
Dalmellington
|
Note:
Prizes:
First: 500
Second: 200
Third: 100
Fourth: 75
Three of the four movements of the test piece were used: Ceremony of the Red Bishops, Dance of the Four Knights and the Finale "Checkmate".
Lady Bliss herself presented the prizes.
The winning conductor received a presentation score of the test piece.
Dalmellington Band from Scotland withdrew prior to the contest.