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23rd June 2000

Fodens on BBC Radio 2 (FM 89.91) - Friday 23rd June 2000 at 9:30 p.m.

Don't forget to tune in to hear highlights from the second half of our "Centenary Concert" recorded on 19th May from Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

16th June 2000

Photographs from this years Whit Friday March Contest

28th May 2000

All England Masters, Cambridge - Results

Yorkshire Building Society just pip Williams Fairey to take the All England Masters Championship on a rainy day in Cambridge. After yet another early draw Fodens Courtois were unable to find a way into the prizes. Full results were as follows: -

Place
Draw
Band
Conductor
Adjudicators placings
Agg.
D. Read
W. Relton
J. Scott
1
18
 Yorkshire Building Society D. King
1
2
1
4
2
12
 Williams Fairey J. Gourlay
2
1
2
5
3
11
 Brighouse & Rastrick A. Withington
6
6
4
16
4
19
 Travelsphere Holiday (GUS) M. White
10
4
3
17
5
20
 Carlton Main Frickley Colliery J. Hinckley
8
8
5
21
6
6
 Todmorden Old D. Hadfield
4
11
8
23
7
13
 Sellers International A. Exley
13
5
7
25
8
10
 Flowers D. Barringer
3
13
9
25
9
17
 Aveley & Newham N. Taken
11
3
13
27
10
1
 JJB Sports Leyland F. Renton
5
7
16
28
11
21
 Besses o' th' Barn G. Pritchard
12
9
11
32
12
2
 Fodens Courtois N. Childs
9
12
14
35
13
4
 Bodmin Town P. Parkes
7
17
18
42
14
7
 DUT Yorkshire Imperial Rothwell T. Wyss
16
21
6
43
15
5
 Marple D. Hirst
14
20
10
44
16
8
 Ever Ready B. Hurdley
15
10
20
45
17
3
 NSK-RHP Ransome D. Broadbent
18
15
15
48
18
14
 SWT Woodfalls M. Fowles
20
18
12
50
19
9
 BT P. Bailey
17
14
19
50
20
15
 First City J. Wise
19
16
17
52
21
16
 E.Y.M.S. Graham O'Connor
21
19
21
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Test Piece : Contest Music by William Heaton

19th May 2000

Centenary Concert - Manchester, Bridgewater Hall

Manchester's Bridgewater Hall was the venue for this very special concert to mark the band's Centenary. A packed audience was treated to a varied and spectacular concert from Fodens Courtois and their guests. More...

29th April 2000

European Brass Band Championships - Birmingham, Symphony Hall

Fodens on stage at the European Championships
Fodens Courtois on stage at the European Championships.
Despite a very strong own choice performance of "A Dove Descending" (Philip Wilby) Fodens Courtois had to be content with 3rd place at this year's European Championships. Yorkshire Building Society Band came out on top with consistent results in both the "set" and "own choice" test pieces.
 
Place Band Conductor Test
Piece 		Own
Choice 		Total
1st Y.B.S. (England) David King 98 97 195
2nd Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag (Norway) Howard Snell 95 98 193
3rd Fodens Courtois (England) Nicholas J. Childs 94 96 190
4th Whitburn (Scotland) Phillip McCann 96 89 185
5th De Waldsang (Netherlands) Rieks Van der Velde 93 91 184
6th Göteborg (Sweden) Bengt Eklund 89 92 181
7th Willebroek (Belgium) Frans Violet 91 88 179
8th Cuivre Valaisan ECV (Switzerland) Christoph Jeanbourquin 92 85 177
9th Point of Ayr (Wales) Michael Fowles 90 87 177
10th Odense Blaeserne (Denmark) John Begelund Frederiksen 87 82 169
11th First Old Boys Silver (Northern Ireland) Richard Ashmore 86 83 169

Jury for Test Piece: Tallis Variations (Philip Sparke)
Michael Barras (Switzerland)
Tom Brevik (Norway)
Torgny Hanson (Sweden)
Jury for Own Choice: (Various)
Nigel Boddice (Scotland)
Dirk Lautenbach (Netherlands)
Martin Winter (England)

26th March 2000

Coaching Day with High Peak Brass, New Mills

13th March 2000

Fodens Courtois Achieve An Historic Treble In The North West Area Championship

26 February 2000

Concert Review From Hall of Cornwall, Truro

22nd February 2000

Bandsman of the Year 2000!

Tim Walters was awarded "Bandsman of the Year" during the Patrons Concert held at Sandbach School on 22nd February this year. Tim, pictured on the far left receiving his award from Band Chairman Colin Short, has been a member of the band's front row cornet section for several years. He is also the "Band Sergeant" and an active member of the committee. Tim's other responsibilities include the organisation of coaches and other transport to and from concert venues.

11th February 2000

"Screen Saver"

Would you like a copy of the latest Fodens Courtois Band "Screen Saver" for your computer? Download your FREE copy here!. (file size 657 kb). After downloading double click on FODENS99.EXE to install (PC only).

Look out for more over the coming months!

23rd January 2000

Festival of Brass

Report from this years Festival of Brass from the Royal Northern College of Music.

5th January 2000

Patrons "Fanfare" magazine

The Patrons own "Fanfare" magazine can now be viewed on the web site in its entirety. The magazine keeps Patrons up to date with Concert dates/venues, together with snippets of information and gossip from the banding scene plus articles by and about the players themselves. 

Go to our Patrons section to view the complete June 1999 issue.

Note: To view you will need to download  Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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