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.
1875
St Michael’s Mount Fete Contest
4th June 1875
Adjudicator: Mr Nunn, Penzance
Test piece:
| Placed | Conductor | Points | |
| 1 | Penzance 1st DCR | ||
| 2 | St Just Artillery | ||
| 3 | St Austell Rifles | William Jago | |
| 4 | Camborne Rifles | ||
| 5 | Charlestown Artillery Band | ||
(RCG 20th July 1875)
Result dispute: (12 June 1875 – Royal Cornwall Gazette / 19 June 1875 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)