Contesting
Not all bands enter competitions and there are some which shun the contest stage, preferring to concentrate their efforts in providing music for local events. For most players, though, contesting has always been an important part of brass banding, the reason that they spend so many hours trying to perfect their art. It provides them with the opportunity to test their musical skills against others and, of course, to bring home that silverware.
This section includes brass band contests which have taken place in Cornwall. I doubt that all are here, and there are certainly some results missing, but, over time, it is hoped that it will become a comprehensive record of all Cornish Contests.
1881
Gwennap Cottage Garden Society
St Day
28th August 1881
Adjudicator: Mr Bishop of HMS Ganges
Test piece: Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah (George Frederick Handel)
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Truro 12th DCR | Samuel Traise | |
| 2 | Penzance Season Hungarian Band | ||
| 3 | Charlestown DCR | ||
| 4 | St Just 20th DCR | ||
Report: (9 September 1881 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
Report: (8 September 1881 – The Cornish Telegraph)
Report: (2 September 1881 – Cornubian and Redruth Times)
1902
9th Gwennap Cottage Garden, Horticulture and Poultry Society
St Day
July 1902
Adjudicator: William Betteridge, bandmaster of the Royal Naval Band
Report: (5 June 1902 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
Contest cancelled due to lack of entries (10 July 1902 – Cornishman)
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)