Success for St Dennis
Congratulations to St Dennis Band, led by MD Darren Hawken, who recently won the Championship section of the Bugle Contest. Principal Cornet, Luke Barker, helped the band to victory with his super performance in the set work, ‘On Alderley Edge’, winning himself the ‘Best Solo Cornet’ Award in the process. The defending champions Cambourne had to settle for the runner-up spot this year, however there was a silver lining with John Hitchens winning the 'Best Euphonium' prize and the band taking the ‘March’ contest by storm with a great performance of ‘The Wizard’.
Congratulations also to St Austell, Mount Charles, Indian Queens, St Dennis Youth and Soundhouse Brass Plymouth Juniors on winning their respective sections. Full results are below:
Results:
Championship Section:
Adjudicator: Tom Hutchinson
Set Work: On Alderley Edge (Peter Graham)
1. St Dennis (Darren R Hawken): 193
2. Camborne Town (David Hirst): 191
March: The Wizard (George Allen)
1. Camborne Town (David Hirst): 196
2. St Dennis (Darren R Hawken): 195
Best Player Award: John Hitchens (euphonium) — Camborne Town
First Section:
Adjudicator: Tom Hutchinson
Set Work: Purpose (Paul Sharman)
1. St Austell (Stuart Chappell): 194
2. AW Parker (Drybrook) (Joshua Ruck): 192
3. Forest of Dean Brass (Thomas Dunne): 191
Hymn: Love Divine (arr. Philip Wilby)
1. Forest of Dean Brass (Thomas Dunne): 95
2. AW Parker (Drybrook) (Joshua Ruck): 93
3. St Austell (Stuart Chappell): 91
Best Player Award: Jim Mason (soprano) — Forest of Dean Brass
Second Section:
Adjudicator: Tom Hutchinson
Set Work: The Land of The Mountain and the Flood (Hamish MacCunn)
1. Mount Charles (Jeremy Taylor): 191
Hymn: Treskerby (Monty Pearce)
1. Mount Charles (Jeremy Taylor): 191
Best Player Award: Steve Fryett (soprano) — Mount Charles
Third Section:
Adjudicator: Tom Hutchinson
Set Work: Napoleon on the Alps (Philip Harper)
1. Indian Queens (Ben Martin): 192
Best Player Award: Nicola Pascoe (cornet) — Indian Queens
Youth Section:
Adjudicator: Tom Hutchinson
Own Choice
1. St Dennis Youth (Darren Hawken): 190
2. St Austell Youth (Anna Minear): 188
Best Player Award: Cory Williams (trombone) — St Dennis Youth
Best Cornet Award: Lia Teague (St Dennis Youth)
E J Williams Memorial Trophy to Winning Conductor: Darren Hawken
Training Section:
Adjudicator: Tom Hutchinson
Own Choice
1. Soundhouse Brass Plymouth Juniors (Gary Thompson): 193
2. St Dennis Training (Linda Trethewey): 190
Best Player: Dan Climents (percussion): St Dennis Training
Best Cornet: Evie Tucker (Soundhouse Brass Juniors)
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