| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | 'Worthy is the Lamb' from 'The Messiah' [unknown arranger] |
| Adjudicators: | H. W. Dowdall |
| Venue: | Middleton, Manchester |
| Position | Band | Conductor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Besses o' th' Barn
|
Alexander Owen |
| 2 |
Heywood Rifles
|
Unknown |
| 3 |
Radcliffe & Pilkington
|
Unknown |
| 4 |
Heywood Borough
|
Unknown |
| 5 |
Rochdale Amateurs
|
Unknown |
Audenshaw and Droylsden
|
Unknown | |
Chadderton
|
Unknown |
Test pieces: "Worthy is the Lamb and amen and Wendische Wiesen" - or Besses own choice?
1st prize: £14
4th contest promoted by Middleton Public Brass Band
7 bands competed.