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Performance TitleDaily Herald National Brass Band Championship of Great Britain 1959 - National Finals
Performance Date24 October 1959
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time21:30
Secondary PerformersFrank Phillips - announcer,
Henry Geehl,
Harold Moss,
Dr Denis Wright,
Frank Wright - adjudicators
Orchestra or BandBlack Dyke Mills Band,
Blackhall Colliery Band,
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band,
Clydebank Burgh Band,
Cory Workmen's Silver Band,
Crookhall Colliery Band,
Crossley's Carpet Works Band,
CWS (Manchester) Band,
Easington Colliery Band,
The Fairey Band,
Fodens Motor Works Band,
Hazells Printing Works Band,
Lewis Merthyr (Porth) Institute Band,
Luton Band,
The Cardiff (Melingriffith) Band,
Morris Motors Band,
Munn and Felton's (Footwear) Band,
Ransome and Marles Works Band,
Rushden Temperance Band,
St. Dennis Silver Band,
Scottish CWS Band,
Wingates Temperance Band
ConductorsMajor G H Willcocks,
John Harrison,
Oliver D Jones,
W F Buckley,
Alex Mortimer,
George Hespe,
J Atherton,
C Peacock,
S H Boddington,
Lt.-Colonel S Rhodes,
Leonard Lamb,
A Scholes,
T J Powell,
Rex Mortimer,
E J Williams,
J T Stobbs,
George Crossland,
Hugh Parry
Set ListTest Piece - 'Le Roi D'Ys', Lalo, arr. Frank Wright
Performance Notes1st - Black Dyke Mills (George Willcocks)
2nd - Carlton Main (Jack Atherton)
3rd - Fodens Motor Works (Rex Mortimer)
4th - Munn & Feltons (Stanley Boddington)

The Baton of Honour was given to Eric Ball.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1959/128)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1959/128Daily Herald National Brass Band Championship of Great Britain 1959 - National Finals24 October 1959
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Owlariboh_SczDaily Herald National Brass Band Championship of Great Britain 19591
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/7932Phillips; Frank (fl 1940s-1970s); English broadcaster
DS/UK/7007Wright; Denis (1895-1967); British composer, conductor
DS/UK/7376Wright; Frank (fl 1950s-1960s); British organist, conductor
DS/UK/11852Geehl; Henry Ernest (1881-1961); English pianist, conductor, composer
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