Record

Performance TitleDaily Herald National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain 1961 - National Finals
Performance Date28 October 1961
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time09:30
Secondary PerformersFrank Wright,
Gilbert Vinter,
Jack Mackintosh - judges
Orchestra or BandBand of The Scottish Gas Board,
Black Dyke Mills Band,(WINNER)
Brighouse and Rastrick Band,
Cory Workmen's Band,
Cowpen and Crofton Workmen's Band,
Crookhall Colliery Band,
Crossley's Carpet Works Band,
CWS (Manchester) Band,
Easington Colliery Band,
Edge Hill (BR) Band,
Fishponds British Legion Band,
Fodens Motor Works Band,
Hanwell Silver Band,
Hawick Saxhorn Band,
Kinneil Colliery Silver Band,
Langley Band,
Luton Band,
Mid-Rhondda Workmen's Band,
Morris Motors Band,
Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band,
Park and Dare Workmen's Band,
Ransome and Marles Works Band,
Rushden Temperance Band,
St. Dennis Silver Band,
Scottish CWS Band,
SH and WR Wallsend Shipyard Band,
383 Field Regiment Royal Artillery TA Band
ConductorsD M MacBrayne,
J Harrison,
James Amos,
Harry Nuttall,
Major G H Willcocks,
Alex Mortimer,
John Kirkwood,
George Lee,
Trevor C Walmsley,
C Peacock,
Dennis Masters,
E J Williams,
T J Powell,
William H Yates,
Albert Coupe,
W A Scholes,
John R Carr,
A G Lloyd,
Fred Prior,
George W Hespe,
W B Hargreaves,
Eric A Bravington,
Stanley H Boddington,
Jack Atherton,
WO A Davies
Set ListTest Piece - Overture - 'Les Francs Juges', Berlioz, arr. Frank Wright
Performance Notes1st - Black Dyke Mills (George Willcocks)
2nd - CWS (Manchester) (Alex Mortimer)
3rd - Crossley's Carpet Works (John Harrison)
4th - Munn and Feltons (Stanley Boddington)

The Baton of Honour was given to Walter Hargreaves.
The Diploma of Honour was given to A.J. Molinari.

The event was broadcast on BBC television at 13:00.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1961/134)
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1961/134Daily Herald National Brass Band Championships 1961 - National Finals28 October 1961
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ykasaiboif_MamDaily Herald National Brass Band Championships 19611
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/7376Wright; Frank (fl 1950s-1960s); British organist, conductor
DS/UK/7932Phillips; Frank (fl 1940s-1970s); English broadcaster
DS/UK/290Daily Herald; 15 April 1912-1964; British newspaper
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