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The West of England Regional Final of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain took place at the Riviera Centre in Torquay over the weekend of the 10th/11th March 2012, with the qualifiers representing our region at the National Finals later in the year.
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Last Updated: 14 February 2012
The results from each section are listed below.
Date: Sunday 11th March 2012. Draw - 13.00am, Commence - 15.00am
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Derek Bourgeois) published Studio Music Company
Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Alan Morrison
Qualification: The top two bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
PLAYED |
1 |
Flowers |
Paul Holland |
7 |
2 |
Bournemouth Concert Brass |
David Barringer |
4 |
3 |
Sherborne Town |
Paul Cosh |
11 |
4 |
Aldbourne |
David Johnson |
6 |
5 |
St Dennis |
Darren Hawken |
3 |
6 |
Camborne Town |
Garry Cutt |
9 |
7 |
Woodfalls |
Dr Robert Childs |
5 |
8 |
Mount Charles |
Philip Harper |
2 |
9 |
Lydbrook |
Ian Holmes |
1 |
10 |
St Austell Town |
Richard Evans |
8 |
11 |
Portishead Town |
Andrew White |
10 |
Date: Saturday 10th March 2012. Draw - 12.30am, Commence - 15.00am
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Mountain Views (Bertrand Moren) Obrasso-Verlag
Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Chris Wormald
Qualification: The top two bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
PLAYED |
1 |
Brunel Brass |
John Winterflood |
13 |
2 |
Chalford |
Steve Tubb |
2 |
3 |
Lanner & District Silver |
Stuart Chappell |
7 |
4 |
Michelmersh Silver |
Melvin White |
12 |
5 |
Camborne Brass |
Alan Pope |
3 |
6 |
Shrewton Silver |
Michael Dunford |
1 |
7 |
Filton Concert Brass |
Bryn James |
9 |
8 |
St Keverne |
Gareth Churcher |
6 |
9 |
Yeovil Town |
Ian McElligot |
5 |
10 |
Hyde |
Helen Kinder |
8 |
11 |
Helston Town |
John Hitchens |
4 |
12 |
Verwood Concert Brass |
Kevin Smith |
11 |
13 |
Poole Borough |
Phil Wood |
10 |
14 |
Forest of Dean Brass |
Martyn Ford |
14 |
Date: Sunday 11th March 2012. Draw - 08.45am, Commence - 10.00am
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Cross Patonce (Goff Richards) Studio Music Company
Adjudicators: Tony Swainson and Chris Wormald
Qualification: The top two bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
PLAYED |
1 |
Lympstone South West Telecoms |
Charles Fleming |
16 |
2 |
Otterbourne Brass |
Gareth Pritchard |
10 |
3 |
Pendennis Brass Falmouth |
Steve Thomas |
3 |
4 |
Sidmouth Town |
Adrian Harvey |
1 |
5 |
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) |
David Hatton |
15 |
6 |
Weston Brass |
Tony Osbourne |
8 |
7 |
City of Bristol |
Ceri Thomas |
2 |
8 |
St Pinnock |
Chris Spreadbury |
11 |
9 |
Soundhouse Brass |
Simon Badge |
12 |
10 |
Ocean Brass |
Jonathan M Camps |
5 |
11 |
Cinderford |
Clive Lewis |
4 |
12 |
Bugle Silver |
Jeremy Willcock |
13 |
13 |
Swindon Pegasus Brass |
Mike Lock |
9 |
14 |
Heyl Town |
David Loukes |
7 |
15 |
Wotton-under-Edge & District Silver |
Ian Dickinson |
6 |
16 |
Bath Spa |
Martin Perry |
14 |
Date: Saturday 10th March 2012. Draw - 8.45am, Commence - 10.00am
Stage: The Forum
Test Piece: Olympus (Philip Harper) Harper Music
Adjudicators: Jim Davies and Chris Wormald
Qualification: The top two bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
PLAYED |
1 |
Bream Silver |
Bryn James |
4 |
2 |
A. W. Parker (Drybrook) |
Steve Ruck |
13 |
3 |
Bodmin Town |
Gary Lannie |
1 |
4 |
Denmead Brass |
Estelle Flood |
12 |
5 |
St Stythians |
James Burns |
11 |
6 |
Downton |
Roland Wright |
6 |
7 |
Test Valley Brass |
Calum Gray |
5 |
8 |
Tewkesbury Town |
Nigel Morgan |
8 |
9 |
Gillingham Imperial Silver |
Paul Williams |
3 |
10 |
Hatherleigh Silver |
Brian Minear |
10 |
11 |
Bristol East & Kingswood |
Martin Rogers |
2 |
12 |
Corsham |
J. Griffin |
7 |
13 |
Pillowell Silver |
Ian Whitburn |
9 |
Date: Saturday 10th March 2012. Draw - 9.15am, Commence - 10.30am
Stage: The Arena
Test Piece: English Folk Song (Ralph Vaughan Williams) Studio Music Company
Adjudicators: Alan Morrison and Tony Swainson
Qualification: The top four bands qualify for the National Finals
POS |
BAND |
CONDUCTOR |
PLAYED |
1 |
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver |
Joanne Sykes |
19 |
2 |
Andover Town |
Steve Large |
14 |
3 |
Launceston Town |
Dave Dobson |
5 |
4 |
Wilton & District |
Colin Herbert |
8 |
5 |
Spinnaker Brass |
Sam Hairsine |
6 |
6 |
Weymouth Concert Brass |
Adam Glynn |
12 |
7 |
Chalford Academy |
Steve Tubb |
4 |
8 |
Gosport Solent Brass |
Simon Nicholls |
25 |
9 |
South Molton Town |
Gil Taylor |
18 |
10 |
New Forest Brass |
Ian Luxford |
1 |
11 |
Bratton Silver |
Simon Carr |
11 |
12 |
Lydney Town |
Kevin Ford |
22 |
13 |
Shanklin Town Brass |
Malcolm Lewis |
17 |
14 |
Porthleven Town |
Francis Ralph |
20 |
15 |
Wincanton Silver |
David Bertie |
21 |
16 |
Swindon Brass |
Francis Cowley |
7 |
17 |
Totnes |
Sid Davies |
16 |
18 |
Cheltenham Silver |
Angie Shepherd |
15 |
19 |
Marshfield |
Steve Rocky |
23 |
20 |
Verwood Concert Brass "B" |
Janes Haigh |
9 |
21 |
Bideford Town |
Roger Ashby |
24 |
22 |
Okehampton Silver |
Des Law |
2 |
23 |
Torbay Brass |
Dennis Frere-Smith |
13 |
24 |
Thornbury Town |
Darren Williams |
3 |
25 |
Tiverton Town |
Andy Harris |
10 |
