| Performance Title | National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 1969 - National Finals |
| Performance Date | 11 October 1969 |
| Performance Day | Saturday |
| Performance Time | 09:30 |
| Secondary Performers | Eric Ball,
Herbert Howells,
Frank Wright - adjudicators |
| Orchestra or Band | Black 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 |
| Conductors | G 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 List | Test Piece - Rhapsody for Brass - 'High Peak', Eric Ball |
| Performance Notes | 1st - 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 Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1969/145) |
| Code | Name of Performer(s) |
| DS/UK/7932 | Phillips; Frank (fl 1940s-1970s); English broadcaster |
| DS/UK/11301 | Ball; Eric (1903-1989); OBE; British composer, arranger and conductor |
| DS/UK/7376 | Wright; Frank (fl 1950s-1960s); British organist, conductor |
| DS/UK/6506 | Black Dyke Band; 1855-; British brass band |
| DS/UK/6901 | The Brighouse and Rastrick Band; 1881-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/12623 | City of Cardiff Band; 1850-; Welsh brass band |
| DS/UK/10844 | Cammell Laird Brass Band; 1957-1972; English brass band |
| DS/UK/10845 | City of Coventry Brass Band; 1965 -; British brass band |
| DS/UK/6905 | Clydebank Burgh Band; 1829-; Scottish brass band |
| DS/UK/12624 | City of Manchester brass band; 1900-1993; English brass band |
| DS/UK/8348 | Reg Vardy band; 1958-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/2943 | The Grimethorpe Colliery Band (1917-) |
| DS/UK/8352 | Virtuosi GUS Band; 1933-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/12631 | Hammonds Saltaire Band; 1946-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/9115 | Westoe Band; 1901-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/11562 | Haydock Band; 1861-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/11564 | Kibworth Band; 1905-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/15098 | Unison Kinneil Band; 1955-; Scottish brass band |
| DS/UK/17640 | Lewis Merthyr Band; 1874-; Welsh brass band |
| DS/UK/11864 | Luton Band; 1883-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/15678 | Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda Band; 1941-; Welsh brass band |
| DS/UK/11865 | Mirrlees Works Band; 1949-1980; English brass band |
| DS/UK/11569 | Newham Band; 1900-1995; English brass band |
| DS/UK/17641 | Shaftesbury Crusade; fl 1920s-1970s; English brass band |
| DS/UK/11867 | St Dennis Band; 1838-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/13753 | Brand; Geoffrey (1926-fl 1975); English brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/13579 | Mortimer; Alex (fl 1950s-1960s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/14246 | Coupe; Albert (fl 1940s-1970s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/13755 | Hargreaves; Walter (1907-1998); English brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/14244 | Cunningham; E.W (fl 1960s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/15679 | Prior; Fred (fl 1940s-1970s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/14239 | Atherton; Jack (1909-1983); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/15107 | Scott; James (fl 1940s-1960s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/14251 | Thompson; George (fl 1930s-1980s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/15683 | Scholes; W.A (fl 1940s-1960s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/15111 | Chappell; Albert (fl 1940s-1980s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/14236 | Boddington; Stanley (31 July 1905-25 December 1986); MBE; British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/14242 | Kirkwood; John (fl 1950s-1970s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/17635 | Golding; A.W (fl 1960s-1980s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/17637 | Whitham; Geoffrey (fl 1960s-2000s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/17636 | Williams; S (fl 1960s-2000s); Welsh brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/14243 | Williams; E.J (fl 1960s-1970s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/18206 | Excelsior Band; 1960-; Dutch brass band |
| DS/UK/18207 | Hemel Hempstead Band; fl 1960s-; English brass band |
| DS/UK/18208 | Nightingale; Jack (fl 1960s-1990s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/18209 | Oakes; Harry (fl 1940s-1970s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/18210 | Toonder; Jo den (fl 1969); Dutch brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/18211 | Robertson; Matt (fl 1960s-1980s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/18212 | Suckling; Cyril H (fl 1950s-1990s); British brass band conductor |
| DS/UK/18213 | Clucas; Anthony G.T (fl 1950s-1990s); British brass band conductor |