| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals 1949 |
| Adjudicators: | Harry Mortimer |
| Venue: | Kursaal, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Southend United Football Supporters Club
|
Wally Baldwin | 91 |
| 2 |
Cable and Wireless
|
Arthur Irons | 90 |
| 3 |
St. Albans City B.L.
|
T. Boyes | 84 |
| 4 |
Hendon Central
|
Donald Morrison | 83 |
We've had reports of a programme from the day where the results differ from those here:
1st place - Spring Gardens Silver Band (G. Watkins), draw 13, 91 points.
2nd place - Cable & Wireless (A. Irons), draw 1, 90 points.
3rd place - Hendon Central (D.M. Morrison), draw 8.