Results of Bendigo Bands Group Contest at Castlemaine
Thompson's Foundry Band ran a contest for the Bendigo Bands Group on Sunday 19th October 2008. Seven Bands entered the contest - five from Bendigo, one from Kyneton and one from Castlemaine.
The proceedings commenced at 10 am with Thompson's Foundry Band, followed by Kyneton Municipal Band and Greater Bendigo Brass. After a lunch break the program continued with the Bendigo Youth Brass, followed by Eaglehawk Citizens Band, City of Bendigo Brass Band and the contest ended with the Bendigo and District Concert Band.
There were two adjudicators in attendance - one to judge the bands on entertainment value and one to judge on the entertainment value. Adjudicators were Mr Chris Bowman from Victorian Bands League and Mr Michael Bottomley, a local musician and choir master.
The results of the contest (in order of playing):
|
Band |
Entertainment |
Music |
Total |
|
Thompson's Foundry Band |
73 |
85 |
158 |
|
Kyneton Municipal Band |
70 |
83 |
153 |
|
Greater Bendigo Brass |
92 |
93 |
185 |
|
Bendigo Youth Brass |
66 |
75 |
141 |
|
Eaglehawk Citizens Band |
80 |
88 |
168 |
|
City of Bendigo Brass Band |
82 |
86 |
168 |
|
Bendigo & District Concert Brass |
71 |
78 |
158 |
Details provided by Ed Wilcock