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Wortley & Armley Contest

Tue 07 Sep 1869



Format: Own Choice Test Piece Contest
Adjudicators: J. Sidney Jones
Venue: Carr Crofts, Armley

Position Band Conductor Music
1 Dewsbury Old Band Unknown 'Worthy is the Lamb' from 'The Messiah' [unknown arranger]
2 Black Dyke Mills Band Unknown Maritana [unknown arranger]
3 Leeds Model Band Unknown Herculaneum 1868
4 Mr Porritt's Armley Band Unknown Lucrezia Borgia [unknown arranger]

See
http://www.ibew.org.uk/misc4286.htm
Flower Show + Band Contest - Wortley & Armley
This show was brought to a close by a brass band contest, the competitors being the Dewsbury Old Band, Black Dyke Mills Band, Leeds Model Band, and Mr Porritt's Armley Band. The judge was Mr. J. S. Jones, master of the band of the Fifth Dragoons, now stationed in Leeds. The whole of the hands played their various pieces in a first class style; and received the well merited applause of the numerous company present. The Dewsbury band took the first prize of £15; Black Dyke second, £10; and the Leeds Model third, .£5. After the band contest, there was a solo soprano cornet contest, in which there there were five competitors; Mr. Charles Anby, of the Dewsbury Old Band taking the prize, value £8.8s. After the contest, the whole of the bands contesting played unitedly Handel's "Hallelujah", "Rule Britannia", and the "National Anthem".
4 bands competed





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