Richard Evans - the King of Entertainment
At this year's Brass in Concert, Richard Evans further cemented his unofficial title of 'King of Entertainment' by conducting the winning performance for the 9th time. However, Mr Evans has an even greater claim on the title 'Master of the March' as this year he won the march prize for the 12th time in his 22 appearances since the prize was introduced in 1985.
The complete list of winners is as follows:
1985 Richard Evans Leyland Army of the Nile
1986 David James Grimethorpe Stars and Stripes Forever
1987 Richard Evans(2) Leyland(2) Imperial Echoes
1988 Frank Renton Grimethorpe(2) Florentiner
1989 Tom Brevik Manger Musikklag Punchinello
1990 Geoffrey Whitham Hammonds Marche Lorraine
1991 Richard Evans(3) Leyland(3) The Wizard
1992 Richard Evans(4) Leyland(4) Wellington
1993 Richard Evans(5) Leyland(5) On the Quarter Deck
1994 Mark Bentham Ever Ready Marche Lorraine(2)
1995 Garry Cutt Grimethorpe(3) Barnum & Bailey's Favourite
1996 David King YBS(2) The Padstow Lifeboat
1997 Richard Evans(6) Leyland(6) Shield of Liberty
1998 Richard Evans(7) Leyland(7) Pride of the Wolverines
1999 Phillip McCann Whitburn March from Jazz Suite No 2 (Shostakovich)
2000 Gareth Pritchard Besses o' th' Barn Around the World
2001 Richard Evans(8) Leyland(8) Under the White Ensign
2002 Garry Cutt(2) Grimethorpe(4) The New Colonial
2003 Phillip McCann(2) Sellers Engineering The Waltonian
2004 Phillip McCann(3) Sellers Engineering(2) March Jubilee
2005 Allan Ramsay Scottish Co-op Keighley Moor
2006 Richard Evans(9) Brighouse & Rastrick The New Colonial(2)
2007 Richard Evans(10) Brighouse & Rastrick(2) Blaze Away
2008 Alan Morrison Brighouse & Rastrick(3) The Thin Red Line
2009 Richard Evans(11) Brighouse & Rastrick(4) Where Our Flag Waves
2010 Philip Harper Leyland(9) The Wizard(2)
2011 Richard Evans(12) Leyland(10) Imperial Echoes(2)