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Performance TitleNational Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 1969 - National Finals
Performance Date11 October 1969
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time09:30
Secondary PerformersEric Ball,
Herbert Howells,
Frank Wright - adjudicators
Orchestra or BandBlack Dyke Mills Band,
Brighouse and Rastrick Band, (WINNER)
British Ropes Excelsior Works Band,
Cammell Laird (Shipyard) Band,
City of Coventry Band,
Clydebank Burgh Band,
CWS (Manchester) Band,
Ever Ready (Craghead Band),
Excelsior Band (Holland),
Grimethorpe Colliery Band,
GUS (Footwear) Band,
Hammonds Sauce Works Band,
Harton and Westoe Band,
Haydock Band,
Hemel Hempstead Band,
Kibworth Band,
Kinneil Colliery Band,
Lewis Merthyr (Porth) Band,
Luton Band,
Mid-Rhondda Workmen's Band,
Mirrlees Band,
Newham Band,
Shaftesbury Crusade (Bristol) Band,
St. Dennis Band
ConductorsG Brand,
A Mortimer,
J Nightingale,
A Coupe,
W B Hargreaves,
E W Cunningham,
H Oakes,
F Prior,
D Thomas,
J Den Toonder,
M Robertson,
J Atherton,
J Scott,
G Thompson,
W Scholes,
C Suckling,
A G A Chappell,
S H Boddington,
J Kirkwood,
A W Golding,
A Clucas,
G Whitham,
S Williams,
E J Williams
Set ListTest Piece - Rhapsody for Brass - 'High Peak', Eric Ball
Performance Notes1st - Brighouse & Rastrick (Walter B. Hargreaves)
2nd - Black Dyke Mills (Geoffrey Brand)
3rd - CWS (Manchester) (Alex Mortimer)
4th - Grimethorpe Colliery (George Thompson)

The winning band was declared World Champions as well as National Champions of Great Britain.

Each player in the winning band received an inscribed medal. The winning conductor was given a Baton of Honour. The Spotlight on Service was given to Alexander Thain. The Insignia of Honour was awarded to Derek Garside.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1969/145)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1969/145National Brass Band Festival 1969 - Festival Concert and National Finals11 October 1969
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ibozaheg_RiovNational Brass Band Festival 19693
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/7932Phillips; Frank (fl 1940s-1970s); English broadcaster
DS/UK/11301Ball; Eric (1903-1989); OBE; British composer, arranger and conductor
DS/UK/7376Wright; Frank (fl 1950s-1960s); British organist, conductor
DS/UK/6506Black Dyke Band; 1855-; British brass band
DS/UK/6901The Brighouse and Rastrick Band; 1881-; English brass band
DS/UK/12623City of Cardiff Band; 1850-; Welsh brass band
DS/UK/10844Cammell Laird Brass Band; 1957-1972; English brass band
DS/UK/10845City of Coventry Brass Band; 1965 -; British brass band
DS/UK/6905Clydebank Burgh Band; 1829-; Scottish brass band
DS/UK/12624City of Manchester brass band; 1900-1993; English brass band
DS/UK/8348Reg Vardy band; 1958-; English brass band
DS/UK/2943The Grimethorpe Colliery Band (1917-)
DS/UK/8352Virtuosi GUS Band; 1933-; English brass band
DS/UK/12631Hammonds Saltaire Band; 1946-; English brass band
DS/UK/9115Westoe Band; 1901-; English brass band
DS/UK/11562Haydock Band; 1861-; English brass band
DS/UK/11564Kibworth Band; 1905-; English brass band
DS/UK/15098Unison Kinneil Band; 1955-; Scottish brass band
DS/UK/17640Lewis Merthyr Band; 1874-; Welsh brass band
DS/UK/11864Luton Band; 1883-; English brass band
DS/UK/15678Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda Band; 1941-; Welsh brass band
DS/UK/11865Mirrlees Works Band; 1949-1980; English brass band
DS/UK/11569Newham Band; 1900-1995; English brass band
DS/UK/17641Shaftesbury Crusade; fl 1920s-1970s; English brass band
DS/UK/11867St Dennis Band; 1838-; English brass band
DS/UK/13753Brand; Geoffrey (1926-fl 1975); English brass band conductor
DS/UK/13579Mortimer; Alex (fl 1950s-1960s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14246Coupe; Albert (fl 1940s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/13755Hargreaves; Walter (1907-1998); English brass band conductor
DS/UK/14244Cunningham; E.W (fl 1960s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/15679Prior; Fred (fl 1940s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14239Atherton; Jack (1909-1983); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/15107Scott; James (fl 1940s-1960s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14251Thompson; George (fl 1930s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/15683Scholes; W.A (fl 1940s-1960s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/15111Chappell; Albert (fl 1940s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14236Boddington; Stanley (31 July 1905-25 December 1986); MBE; British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14242Kirkwood; John (fl 1950s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/17635Golding; A.W (fl 1960s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/17637Whitham; Geoffrey (fl 1960s-2000s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/17636Williams; S (fl 1960s-2000s); Welsh brass band conductor
DS/UK/14243Williams; E.J (fl 1960s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18206Excelsior Band; 1960-; Dutch brass band
DS/UK/18207Hemel Hempstead Band; fl 1960s-; English brass band
DS/UK/18208Nightingale; Jack (fl 1960s-1990s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18209Oakes; Harry (fl 1940s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18210Toonder; Jo den (fl 1969); Dutch brass band conductor
DS/UK/18211Robertson; Matt (fl 1960s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18212Suckling; Cyril H (fl 1950s-1990s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18213Clucas; Anthony G.T (fl 1950s-1990s); British brass band conductor
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