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COMPETITION RESULTS - BRITISH OPEN

Year

Placing

Conductor

Piece

Winner

1917

DNE  

Le Pre-aux-Clercs

Horwich RMI

1918

DNE

 

Il Bravo

Wingates Temp

1919

DNE  

Lily of Killarney

Harton Colliery

1920

DNE  

I Lombardi

Besses-o'th'-Barn

1921

DNE  

Maritana

Wingates Temp

1922

DNE  

Lohengrin

South Elmsall Frickley Colliery

1923

DNE  

Dinorah

Wingates Temp

1924

DNE  

Liszt Selection

Newcastle Steel (Australia)

1925

DNE  

Macbeth

Creswell Colliery

1926

DNE  

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Fodens

1927

DNE  

Merry Wives of Windsor

Fodens

1928

DNE  

Lorenzi

Fodens

1929

DNE  

Pathetic

Brighouse & Rastrick

1930

DNE  

Oriental Rhapsody

Eccles Borough

1931

DNE  

Springtime

Besses-o'th'-Barn

1932

DNE  

The Crusaders

Brighouse & Rastrick

1933

DNE  

Princess Nada

Brighouse & Rastrick

1934

DNE  

Pageantry

Brighouse & Rastrick

1935

?? William Foster

Northern Rhapsody

Black Dyke

1936

   

Robin Hood

Brighouse & Rastrick

1937

3rd

William Halliwell

Academic Festival Overture

Besses-o'th'-Barn

1938

   

Owain Glyndwr

Slaithwaite

1939

DNE  

A Downland Suite

Wingates Temp

1940

?? W.Foster

Clive of India

Bickershaw Cly

1941

DNE  

Choice of Three pieces

Fairey Aviation

1942

NP George Thompson

Lorenzo or Pageantry

Fairey Aviation

1943

NP George Thompson

Symphony No 5

Bickershaw Cly

1944

NP George Thompson

The Tempest

Fairey Aviation

1945

2nd

George Thompson

Pride of Race

Fairey Aviation

1946

6th George Thompson

Salute to Freedom

Bickershaw Cly

1947

NP G.Hespe

Henry V

Fairey Aviation

1948

NP Harry Mileman

Music for Brass

CWS Manchester

1949

NP Harry Mileman

Rhapsody in Brass

Fairey Aviation

1950

NP ??

Resurgam

Fairey Aviation

"1951

DNE  

The Conquerors

Ransome & Marles

1952

DNE  

Scena Sinfonica

CWS Manchester

1953

DNE  

Three Musketeers

National Band of New Zealand

1954

NP

Andrew Owenson

Tournament for Brass

Munn & Felton

1955

DNE  

Sinfonietta

Ferodo Works

1956

DNE  

Tam O'Shanters Ride

Fairey Aviation

1957

NP

George Thompson

Carnival

Black Dyke

1958

NP

George Thompson

Sunset Rhapsody

Carlton Main Frickley Colliery

1959

NP

George Thompson

The Undaunted

Besses-o'th'-Barn

1960

3rd

George Thompson

Fantasia

CWS Manchester

1961

3rd George Thompson

Main Street

Fairey Band

1962

NP George Thompson

Island Heritage

Fairey Band

1963

2nd

George Thompson

Life Divine

Fairey Band

1964

NP George Thompson

Lorenzo

Fodens

1965

NP George Thompson

Saga of the North

Fairey Band

1966

NP

George Thompson

Downland Suite

CWS Manchester

1967

1st

George Thompson

Comedy Overture

Grimethorpe Colliery

1968

3rd

George Thompson

John O'Gaunt

Black Dyke

1969

1st

George Thompson

Spectrum

Grimethorpe Colliery

1970

NP

George Thompson

Pageantry

Yorkshire Imperial Metals

1971

3rd

George Thompson

Festival Music

Yorkshire Imperial Metals

1972

4th

Elgar Howarth

Sovereign Heritage

Black Dyke

1973

2nd

Elgar Howarth

Accursed Huntsman

Black Dyke

1974

NP

Elgar Howarth

James Cook Circumnavigator

Black Dyke

1975

DNE

DNE

Fireworks

Wingates Temp

1976

5th

Bryden Thompson

Epic Symphony

Black Dyke

1977

NP

Howard Snell

Diadem of Gold

Black Dyke

1978

NP

Anthony Randall

Benvenuto Cellini

Brighouse & Rastrick

1979

3rd

Elgar Howarth

Carnival Romain

Fairey Engineering

1980

6th

James Scott

Energy

Yorkshire Imperial

1981

5th

Ray Farr

Variations on a Ninth

City of Coventry

1982

16th

Ray Farr

Three Figures

Besses-o'th'-Barn

1983

3rd

James Scott

Connotations

Black Dyke

1984

1st

Geoffrey Brand

Comedy Overture

Grimethorpe Colliery

1985

6th

Geoffrey Brand

Salute to Youth

Black Dyke

1986

NP

Geoffrey Brand

Fusions & Epic Symphony

Black Dyke

1987

3rd

David James

Freedom

Williams Fairey

1988

7th

Frank Renton

Contest Music

Rigid Containers

1989

5th

Frank Renton

Diversions

Kennedys Swinton

1990

3rd

Frank Renton

Le Roi d'Ys

Sun Life

1991

1st

Frank Renton

Paganini Variations

Grimethorpe Colliery

1992

5th

Frank Renton

Cloudcatcher Fells

Black Dyke

1993

9th

Frank Renton

Masquerade

Williams Fairey

1994

3rd

Garry Cutt

Salamander

BNFL

1995

5th

Peter Parkes

Revelation

Black Dyke

1996

7th

Peter Parkes

Severn Suite

The Marple Band

1997

5th

Peter Parkes

Whitsun Wakes

Yorkshire Building Society

1998

4th

Peter Parkes

Diversions on a Bass Theme

Williams Fairey

1999

18th

Andreas Sporri

Dove Descending

Yorkshire Building Society

2000

3rd

Garry Cutt

Ceremony

Cory

2001

4th

Garry Cutt

Les Preludes

Yorkshire Building Society

2002

14th

James Gourlay

Maunsell Forts

Cory

2003

DNE

DNE

Jupiter and Venus

Yorkshire Building Society

2004

9th

Frank Renton

Contest Music, St Magnus Montage

Foden's Richardson

2005

12th

Allan Withington

A Night to Sing

Black Dyke

2006

9th

Allan Withington

Vienna Nights

Black Dyke

TOUR HISTORY

2005: Switzerland
2004: History Of Brass Band Music
2003: Lord Mayor's Show
2003: Proms In The Park
- 2003: USA
2003: Sweden
- 2002: Australia
2002: Luxembourg
2001: Australia / NZ / Hong Kong
2000: Japan
2000: Germany
1999: Japan & Australia
1998: France & Norway
- 1997: Belgium/France/Germany
- 1996: Switzerland
- 1993: Switzerland
- 1991: Germany
- 1988: Netherlands
- 1984: France
- 1983: Ireland
- 1982: Australia
- 1981: Germany
- 1980: Austria
- 1979: Yugoslavia & Italy
- 1978: France
- 1977: Bicentennial Tour USA
1974: Royal Albert Hall