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.
1914
Liskeard Town Band Contest
(Liskeard Band)
16th May 1914
Adjudicator: Angus Holden (Ashton-under-Lyne)
First section (bands not over 24 players) test piece: The Martyrs by Donizetti / Own choice hymn tune
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | St Dennis Temperance | J E Fidler | |
2 | Camborne Town | Will Layman | |
Specials:
Cornet: William Juleff, St Dennis (gold medal)
Soprano: Mr Nankervis, St Dennis (silver medal)
Trombone: George Roseveor, Camborne (silver medal)
Euphonium: Mr Kessel, St Dennis (silver medal)
Second section (bands within 15 miles of Liskeard of not more than 16 players) test piece: English Songs / Own choice march
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Saltash Territorials (Old Comrades) | E O Gregory | |
2 | Wadebridge Town (Chiefton) | W T Lobb | |
3 | Cardynham (El Abanico) | S Carne | |
Specials:
Cornet: W T Lobb, Wadebridge
E O Gregory took Saltash military volunteers to two Cornish contests, St Austell in 1909 and Liskeard in 1914 where they gained a 1st in the second section. (John Brush)
Report: (The Cornish Telegraph – Thursday 21 May 1914)
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)