2009 British Open Solo And Quartet Championship

The British Open Solo and Quartet Championships
Founded by Harry Mortimer CBE
Promoted by The British Open and Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Dukinfield Town Hall, Tameside, Sunday 1st November 2009

Results 2009 British Open Solo & Quartet Championships

Senior Solo Final:
Adjudicators: Dr Nicholas Childs & Kevin Wadsworth

1. Jef Vermeiren (Brass Band Noord-Lamburgse) - Bb Cornet
2. Harmon Vanhoorne (Brass Band Buizingnen) - Bb Cornet
3. Kristy Rowe (Leyland) - Baritone

Finalists:

Glen van Looy (Brass Band Heist) - Euphonium
John Truscott (Desford Colliery) - Eb tuba
Stephen Lomas (Desford) - Bass Trombone
James McCabe (Rothwell) - Bb Cornet
Stan Nieuwenhuis (Brass Band Buizingnen) - Bb Cornet
Ben Thomson - Eb tuba

Individual Instrumental Award

Best Soprano/Cornet: Harmon Vanhoorne (Brass Band Buizingnen)
Best Flugel/Eb Horn: Tim De Maeseneer (Brass Band Buizingnen)
Best Baritone/Euphonium: Kristy Rowe (Baritone)
Best Trombone: Stephen Lomas (Desford)
Best Bass: Ben Thomson

Jef Vermeiren (centre) 2009 Senior Solo Champion

Intermediate Slow Melody Final:
Adjudicators: Jason Katsikaris & Dr Nicholas Childs

1. Lode Violet (Brass Band Willebroek) - Bb Cornet
2. Jonathan Bates (Brighouse & Rastrick) - Tenor Horn
3. Ben Stratford (Forest of Dean) - Baritone

Unplaced Finalists:
Charlotte Heaven (Dobcross Silver) - Bb Cornet
Joshua Flynn (Oldham Lees) - Eb Tuba
Jamie Smith (Hammonds Saltaire) - Bb Cornet

Lode Violet 2009 Intermediate Slow Melody Champion

Junior Slow Melody Final:
Adjudicators: Jason Katsikaris & Kevin Wadsworth

1. Gemma Riley (Trinity Girls) - Trombone
2. Vincent Gils, (Brass Band Hageland) - Euphonium
3. Benthany Moore (Rochdale Youth) - Bb Cornet

Gemma Riley 2009 Junior Slow Melody Champion

Senior Quartet:
Adjudicators: Malcolm Brownbill & Thomas Wyss

1. Hammonds Saltaire
2. Blackburn and Darwen
3. Scherzo Brass
4. Oldham (Lees)

Hammonds Saltaire 2009 Senior Quartert Champions

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