Foden's Arrive Home at Manchester Airport

The Foden's Richardson band are the new 2003 US Open Brass Band Champions.

Foden's were also placed first in the following sections:

Best Performance of a March.
Most Entertaining.
Best Solo Performance by Glyn Williams - Euphonium (and Cornet, Trombone, Tenor Horn, Flugel, Soprano Cornet, and Xylophone) Air Varie.
Buskers Results - Foden's II (Honourable Mention - Brad Hecker).

Foden's "Buskers"	Alan Wycherley raises the winners trophy

The final placings were as follows:

1st. Foden's Richardson Band (234)
2nd. Brass Band of Central Florida (225)
3rd. Illinois Brass Band (211)
4th. Prairie Brass Band (201)
5th. Milwaukee Festival Brass (197)
6th. Eastern Iowa Brass Band (197)

Best New Composition/Arrangement - Chris Sharpe, Rocky Point Holiday, performed by the Brass Band of Central Florida

To see a full breakdown of the results go here.

For a review of the event By Michael Boo go here

For Andrew Warriner's letter from America go here

Adjudicators: John Phillips from Canada and Alan Morrison from Great Britain.