| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Tournament for Brass 1954 |
| Adjudicators: | Henry Geehl , Harold Hind , Denis Wright |
| Venue: | Belle Vue, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Munn & Feltons
|
Stanley Boddington | 1 | 194 |
| 2 |
Ferodo Works
|
George Hespe | 11 | 190 |
| 3 |
John White Footwear
|
George Thompson | 16 | 188 |
| 4 |
Ransome & Marles
|
Eric Ball | 7 | 184 |
| 5 |
CWS (Manchester)
|
Alex Mortimer | 4 | 180 |
| 6 |
Clayton Aniline
|
Edward Buttress | 9 | 177 |
|
Grimethorpe Colliery
|
Andrew Owenson | 2 | 0 | |
|
Wingates Temperance
|
Hugh Parry | 3 | 0 | |
|
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
|
Jack Atherton | 5 | 0 | |
|
Edge Hill
|
William Yates | 6 | 0 | |
|
Leyland Motors
|
Harold Moss | 8 | 173 | |
|
Yorkshire Copperworks
|
Willie Wood | 10 | 0 | |
|
Prescot Cables
|
John Capper | 12 | 0 | |
|
Oldham
|
Leonard Lamb | 13 | 0 | |
|
Rushden Temperance
|
William Scholes | 14 | 0 | |
|
Barrow Shipyard
|
Herbert Sutcliffe | 15 | 0 | |
Lewis Merthyr
|
Oliver Jones | 17 | 0 | |
|
YEWCO
|
Albert Lunn | 18 | 0 | |
|
Besses o' th' Barn
|
Willie Wood | 19 | 0 | |
| W |
Fairey Aviation Works
|
Prizes:
1st: 150 plus 2,000 Gold Trophy plus the 'Sunday Chronicle' Trophy.
2nd: 120 plus The Frank Parker Memorial Cup.
3rd: 80
4th: 50
5th: 30
6th: 20
Each member of the winning band received engraved certificates.
The test piece was specially composed for the contest.
The Iles Medal was presented to Eric Ball.
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