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.
1977
1st West Cornwall (St Ivel) Band Festival
(Penwith District Council)
(Revived this year)
Adjudicator: John Harrison
Chairman: Councillor C Ash
Class A test piece: Symphony of Marches
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Camborne Town | Derek A Greenwood | 193 |
2 | St Austell Town | Alan C Jenkin | 190 |
3 | Mount Charles | William Maginn | 188 |
Class B test piece: Own choice
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Redruth Town | Fred J Roberts | 188 |
2 | Helston Town | Edward Ashton | 186 |
3 | Bugle | Mike Faro | 184 |
4 | St Pinnock | A J Willcock | 183 |
5 | Kingsbridge | F R Huxham | 182 |
Penzance | E E Thomas | ||
A | Lostwithiel | G Bunt | |
Special:
Euphonium (Barry Rice Memorial Trophy): Helston
Class C test piece: Neapolitan Suite for Brass
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Lanner & District | J Anderson | 188 |
2 | Pendeen | A G Richards | 185 |
3 | Hayle | Alan M Toy | 184 |
4 | Carharrack & St Day | P James | 182 |
5 | Porthleven | W R Pearce | 180 |
6 | Hatherleigh | J Nairn | 179 |
Breage & District | J Stone | ||
St Agnes | Colin Hoare | ||
A | St Erth | I P Stone | |
A | St Newlyn East | A Verran | |
A | Holsworthy | J R Grand | |
A | Truro | J Rex Little | |
Junior Class test piece: Own choice
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Lostwithiel Youth | G R Wheildon | 188 |
2 | St Pinnock Youth | N R Pendray | 185 |
3 | St Ives Town Junior | Eric Toll | 181 |
4 | Mount Charles Junior | D Rosevear | 180 |
Specials – all classes:
Solo cornet (Hawkes Challenge Shield): Leonard Adams, Camborne
Horn (Penzance Bandsmen’s Festival Cup): Robert J Cook, Camborne
1978
Penwith (West Cornwall) Band Festival
(Penwith District Council)
9th September 1978
Adjudicator: Albert Chappell
Class B test piece: Own choice
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Redruth | Ken Hamlod | 90 |
2 | Bugle | Mike Faro | 88 |
3 | Indian Queens | G Bunt | 86 |
4 | Helston (possibly 3rd) | Edward Ashton | 84 (87?) |
5 | Penzance | E E Thomas | 78 |
W | Lostwithiel | G R Wheildon | |
Specials:
Euphonium (Barry Rice Memorial Trophy):
Class C test piece: St Michael’s Mount
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Hayle | Alan Toy | 86 |
2 | Carharrack & St Day | P James | 83 |
3 | St Agnes | Colin Hoare | 82 |
4 | Pendeen | A G Richards | 81 |
5 | St Erth | I P Stone | 76 |
Junior Class test piece: Own choice
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Liskeard | D Howlett | 80 |
2 | St Ives Junior | F E Toll | 78 |
3 | Lostwithiel Youth | V Hawkey | 75 |
W | St Pinnock | N Pendray | |
(Information from contest programme with results written by unknown person)
1979
Penwith (West Cornwall) Band Festival
(Penwith District Council)
St Clare, Penzance
26th May 1979
Class A test piece: Variations on a Ninth (Gilbert Vinter)
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Bodmin Town | Alan Jenkin | 189 |
2 | Camborne Town | Derek Greenwood | 188 |
Specials:
Cornet (Hawkes Challenge Cup): Camborne
Class B test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Redruth | Albert Chappell | 184 |
2 | Helston | Edward Ashton | 180 |
3 | Lostwithiel | G R Wheildon | 176 |
4 | Bugle | M Faro | 174 |
5 | Lanner & District | Chris Harris | 170 |
6 | Indian Queens | G Bunt | 169 |
Class C test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | St Breward | William Hunt | 184 |
2 | Illogan Sparnon | Clifford Bolitho | 182 |
3 | Hayle | Alan Toy | 180 |
4 | Carharrack & St Day | P James | 178 |
5 Pendeen
Class D test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | |||
2 | St Gennys | Clive S Payne | 176 |
3 | Penzance | E Thomas | 1790 |
Junior section test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | |||
2 | |||
3 | St Ives Junior | Eric Toll | 180 |
1980
Penwith (West Cornwall) Band Festival
(Penwith District Council)
St Clare, Penzance
24th May 1980
Class A test piece: Variations on a Ninth (Gilbert Vinter)
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Camborne Town | Derek Greenwood | 190 |
Class B test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Lanner & District | Ken Hamlod | 182 |
2 | Helston | Edward Ashton | 181 |
3 | Redruth Town | David Frost | 180 |
Class C test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Hayle | Alan Toy | 176 |
2 | St Breward | William Hunt | 175 |
3 | St Ives Youth | Eric Toll | 174 |
4 | Carharrack & St Day | P James | 173 |
5 Illogan Sparnon Clifford Bolitho 172
Class D test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | St Ives Youth | Eric Toll | 175 |
2 | Penzance | R Symons | 168 |
Junior section test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | St Dennis | E J Williams | 180 |
2 | St Ives Youth | Eric Toll | 178 |
3 | St Austell Junior | B Sutton | 175 |
1981
Penwith (West Cornwall) Band Festival
(Penwith District Council)
St Clare, Penzance
16th May 1981
Adjudicator: Peter Wilson
Championship section test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Bodmin Town | Alan Jenkin | 185 |
2 | |||
3 | |||
Class B test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Lanner & District | Mike Faro | 184 |
2 | Helston | 181 | |
3 | Redruth Town | 179 | |
4 | St Breward | 178 | |
Class C test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | St Ives Youth | 180 | |
2 | Illogan Sparnon | 178 | |
3 | |||
4 | Hayle | ||
Class D test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Falmouth | ||
2 | Penzance | 168 | |
3 | Constantine | 167 | |
Junior Section test piece:
Placed | Conductor | Points | |
1 | Camborne Junior | 182 | |
2 | |||
3 | |||
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)