1912
25th May 1912
At Trevarrick
No results found
1920
The St Austell Contest was organised by St Austell Town Band and took place on the 15th May 1920. It was held at Trevarrack about 1,600 people attended.
J Ord Hume was the adjudicator and he considered that the pieces selected for the march past were too old fashioned and that some the bands were capable of attempting something of a more ambitious nature.
There was a general surprise at the lack support for the contest.
First Section
No entries
Second Section
Test piece: The Maid of Orleans
Placed | Conductor | ||
1 | Foxhole | Mr Morcom | |
2 | Indian Queens | Ford Knight | |
3 | Newlyn | L Abram | |
Special awards in this section were: cornet – Mr F Morcom, euphonium – Mr V… and trombone – Mr E Whetter. All were members of Foxhole Band.
Third Section
Test piece: Scenes of Beauty
Placed | Conductor | ||
1 | Truro | L Abram | |
2 | Four Lanes | W Floyd | |
3 | Greensplat Band | R Hancock | |
Special awards in this section were: cornet – Mr Venn of Truro Band, trombone – Mr J Olds of Four Lanes Band and euphonium, Mr Floyd of Four Lanes Band.
Own Choice March Section
Placed | Conductor | ||
1 | Newlyn | L Abram | |
2 | Foxhole | Mr Morcom | |
Greensplat | R Hancock | ||
The special award for the best soloist in the contest was made to Mr F Morcom of Foxhole Band.
The special award for the best interpretation was made to Mr. O. Morcom, the conductor of Foxhole Band.
A more extended report can be found in the West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser of the 20 May 1920.
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)