The St Dennis Band (Cornwall) was thought to have been formed in 1836 as part of the festivities in connection with the coronation of Queen Victoria and has continued to function by voluntary contributions up to the present time. Their first contest was in 1882 and this was followed by a series of contest successes covering all the ensuing years. Their contest were not confined to Cornwall . They had successes at Crystal Palace, Alexandra Palace and no less than twenty nine first prize winnings of the much coveted Prince of Wales Trophy held annually at the West of England Bandsmans Festival at Bugle.
St Dennis Band - Cornwall
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Test piece:
Les Francs Juges, Berlioz arr Frank Wright
Adjudicators:
David Read, Geoffrey Whitham and William Relton
Results:
1. Grimethorpe Colliery UK Coal, Allan Withington, 16, 196
2. Black Dyke, Dr. Nicholas Childs, 8, 194
3. YBS Band, Professor David King, 4, 193
4. Buy As You View, Dr. Robert Childs, 7, 192
5. Fodens Richardson, Gary Cutt, 15, 191
6. Leyland, Russell Gray, 20, 190
7. Fairey Band, Simon Stonehouse, 6, 189
8. Kirkintilloch, Steve Bastable, 19, 188
9. Mount Charles, Nigel Weeks, 17, 187
10. Scottish Co-op, Alan Ramsay, 12, 186
11. Staines, Ian McElligott, 3, 185
12. Fishburn, Richard Evans, 18, 184
13. Camborne Town, Frank Renton, 14, 183
14. Rothwell Temperance, David Roberts, 11, 182
15. Jaguar (Coventry), Dave Lea, 2, 180
16. Reg Vardy , Ray Farr, 10, 177
17. Newstead Welfare, Duncan Beckley, 1, 175
18. Aveley and Newham, Nigel Taken, 9, 173
19. Parc & Dare, Peter Parkes, 13,171
20. Burry Port Town, Michael Thorne, 5, 170
Best instrumentalist: Bert Van Thienen, Soprano, YBS
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Brasscast, the weekly brass band podcast from the USA is this week featuring the the St Dennis Band from the UK.
Podcasting involves the creation of radio-style programs on a wide range of topics, including music and audio commentary, which are posted on the Internet for downloading to a listener’s own iPod or MP3 player. The basic idea is that instead of listening to radio shows over the airwaves, a listener can download the shows that they are really interested in, and listen to them when they want. Brasscast music is licensed through The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Musical numbers played by the bands include
* THE COSSACK Rimmer
* THE IRISH BLESSING arranged by Bradnum
* MEMORY arranged by Alan Catherall Soprano Cornet Solo Andrew Julian
* Glasnost Composed by Dizzy Stratford By St Dennis Youth Band Live from Exmouth Entertainments Contest 2005
These numbers are interspersed with banding snippets and news about brass bands.
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