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Performance TitleNational Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 1968 - National Finals
Performance Date12 October 1968
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time09:30
Secondary PerformersRoger Barsotti,
Drake Rimmer,
Frank Wright - adjudicators,
Frank Phillips - announcer
Orchestra or BandBlack Dyke Mills,
Brighouse and Rastrick, (WINNER)
City of Bristol,
City of Coventry,
Cory Workmen's,
Craghead Colliery,
CWS (Manchester),
Excelsior Rope Works,
Grimethorpe Colliery Institute,
GUS (Footwear),
Hammond's Sauce Works,
Hanwell,
Head Wrightson Works,
Kibworth,
Kirkintilloch Silver,
Lewis Merthyr Workmen's,
Luton,
Mirrlees Works,
Shaftesbury Crusade (Bristol),
Snibston Colliery Welfare,
Southsea,
Tullis Russell Mills,
Whitburn Burgh,
Wingates Temperance,
Woodfalls Silver
ConductorsG Brand,
W B Hargreaves,
A G Lloyd,
A G A Chappell,
J Harrison,
E W Cunningham,
A Mortimer,
D Thomas,
G Thompson,
S H Boddington,
G Whitham,
E Bravington,
G Midgley,
W Scholes,
R Oughton,
S Williams,
A Coupe,
J Atherton,
A Golding,
E Starkey,
F S Monk,
D S Campbell,
A Fleming,
H Parry,
C Bosanko
Set ListTest Piece - Prelude from 'The Mastersingers', Wagner, arr. Frank Wright
Performance Notes1st - Brighouse & Rastrick (Walter B. Hargreaves)
2nd - Black Dyke Mills (Geoffrey Brand)
3rd - GUS (Footwear) (Stanley Boddington)
4th - City of Coventry (Albert Chappell)

The winning band, Brighouse & Rastrick, was declared World Champions as well as Champion Band of Great Britain.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1968/153)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1968/153National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain - National Finals12 October 1968
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Oofanaigcr_RibNational Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 19681
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/7343Barsotti; Roger (17 September 1901-1 January 1986); English composer and flautist
DS/UK/15115Rimmer; Drake (fl 1930s-1970s); British conductor
DS/UK/7376Wright; Frank (fl 1950s-1960s); British organist, conductor
DS/UK/7932Phillips; Frank (fl 1940s-1970s); English broadcaster
DS/UK/6506Black Dyke Band; 1855-; British brass band
DS/UK/6901The Brighouse and Rastrick Band; 1881-; English brass band
DS/UK/15096City of Bristol Brass Band; 1936-; English brass band
DS/UK/10845City of Coventry Brass Band; 1965 -; British brass band
DS/UK/2484The Cory Band; 1884-; Welsh brass band
DS/UK/8348Reg Vardy band; 1958-; English brass band
DS/UK/12624City of Manchester brass band; 1900-1993; English brass band
DS/UK/12623City of Cardiff Band; 1850-; Welsh 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/11554Hanwell Band; 1891-2001; English brass band
DS/UK/11564Kibworth Band; 1905-; English brass band
DS/UK/8341Kirkintilloch Band; 1898-; Scottish brass band
DS/UK/11864Luton Band; 1883-; English brass band
DS/UK/11865Mirrlees Works Band; 1949-1980; English brass band
DS/UK/15102Tullis Russell Mills; 1919-; Scottish brass band
DS/UK/8353Whitburn band; 1870-; Scottish brass band
DS/UK/11869Wingates Band; 1873-; English brass band
DS/UK/8354Woodfalls Band; 1874-; English brass band
DS/UK/13753Brand; Geoffrey (1926-fl 1975); English brass band conductor
DS/UK/13755Hargreaves; Walter (1907-1998); English brass band conductor
DS/UK/15112Lloyd; Alwyn (fl 1940s-1970s); British conductor
DS/UK/15111Chappell; Albert (fl 1940s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/15105Harrison; John (fl 1940s-1990s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14244Cunningham; E.W (fl 1960s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/13579Mortimer; Alex (fl 1950s-1960s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14251Thompson; George (fl 1930s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14236Boddington; Stanley (31 July 1905-25 December 1986); MBE; British brass band conductor
DS/UK/8726Bravington; Eric A (fl 1940s-1960s); English trumpeter, bandmaster
DS/UK/15683Scholes; W.A (fl 1940s-1960s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/15106Oughton; Robert (fl 1950s-1970s); British conductor
DS/UK/14246Coupe; Albert (fl 1940s-1970s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14239Atherton; Jack (1909-1983); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/14247Parry; Hugh (fl 1950s-1970s); British conductor
DS/UK/16926Bosanko; Courtney (fl 1960s-1980s); British conductor
DS/UK/17638Yarm and District Band; 1953-2000; English brass band
DS/UK/17640Lewis Merthyr Band; 1874-; Welsh brass band
DS/UK/17641Shaftesbury Crusade; fl 1920s-1970s; English brass band
DS/UK/11571William Davis Construction Group Band; 1863-1997; English brass band
DS/UK/17643Luckett's Travel (Southsea); 1950-2000; English brass band
DS/UK/17636Williams; S (fl 1960s-2000s); Welsh brass band conductor
DS/UK/17635Golding; A.W (fl 1960s-1980s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/17634Monk; Frederick S (fl 1960s-1970s); British conductor
DS/UK/17637Whitham; Geoffrey (fl 1960s-2000s); British brass band conductor
DS/UK/17633Campbell; Duncan (fl 1960s-1990s); Scottish conductor
DS/UK/17632Fleming; Alex (fl 1960s-1990s); British conductor
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