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Performance TitleNational Brass Band Championship of Great Britain Festival Contest
Performance Date16 October 1954
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time10:00
Secondary PerformersThomas James Powell,
Walter Hargreaves - adjudicators
Orchestra or BandWharncliffe Silkstone Colliery,
Marston Valley,
Farnworth Old,
Storeys,
Aldbourne Silver,
Ynyshir and Wattstown,
Soham Comrades,
St. Stythians,
Langley Prize,
Larkhall Silver,
Burbage Silver,
Bradford Victoria,
Head Wrightson Works,
Hawick Saxhorn,
Craghead Colliery,
Mynyddygarreg
ConductorsEdmund Hoole,
George Crossland,
Wright Hurst,
Arthur Brownbill,
William Scholes,
Gordon Harris,
Fred Talbot,
E Floyd,
Dennis Masters,
Charles Telfer,
A.Bennett,
Tom Atkinson,
C Midgley,
James Amos,
Eric Cunningham,
D T Gravell
Set ListTest Piece - 'Call of the Sea', Eric Ball (All Bands)
Performance NotesWharncliffe Silkstone Colliery won the competition, with Marston Valley coming second and Farnworth Old in third position.

The event was broadcast by BBC television from 15:00.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1954/138)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1954/138National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain - Festival Concert16 October 1954
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Itafoihoon_BusNational Brass Band Championship of Great Britain 19543
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/11566Langley Band; 1878-; English brass band
DS/UK/17638Yarm and District Band; 1953-2000; English brass band
DS/UK/8348Reg Vardy band; 1958-; English brass band
DS/UK/18480Marston Valley Band; 1951-1956; English brass band
DS/UK/18481Farnworth Old; 1848-1990; English brass band
DS/UK/18482Storeys of Lancaster Band; 1930-2005; English brass band
DS/UK/18479Rockingham Band; 1850-; English brass band
DS/UK/18485Soham Comrades Band; 1920-; English brass band
DS/UK/18483Aldbourne Band; 1860-; English brass band
DS/UK/18484Ynyshir Band; 1906-; Welsh brass band
DS/UK/18487Larkhall Silver; 1899-1961; Scottish brass band
DS/UK/18489Bradford Victoria; 1860-1982; English brass band
DS/UK/18488Burbage Silver Band; 1926-1989; English brass band
DS/UK/18490Hawick Saxhorn Band; 1858-; Scottish brass band
DS/UK/18491Mynydd-y-Garreg; 1909-1988; Welsh brass band
DS/UK/15683Scholes; W.A (fl 1940s-1960s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/15682Masters; Dennis (fl 1950s-1990s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18493Hoole; Edmund (fl 1940s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18494Crossland; George (fl 1940s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18495Hurst; Wright (fl 1930s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18497Harris; Gordon (fl 1940s-2000s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18498Talbot; Fred (fl 1920s-1950s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18499Floyd; E (fl 1940s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18500Telfer; Charles (fl 1930s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18496Brownbill; Arthur (fl 1930s-1960s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18501Bennett; Albert (24 April 1900-December 1975); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18502Atkinson; Tom (11 October 1899-March 1974); Scottish brass band conductor
DS/UK/18503Midgley; C (fl 1930s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18504Amos; James (fl 1930s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18505Cunningham; Eric (fl 1950s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/18506Gravell; D.T (fl 1920s-1970s); British brass band conductor
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