Date:	15 Nov 2009
Venue:	Glasshouse International Centre for Music (formerly Sage), Gateshead
Music Adjudicator(s):	Derek Broadbent, Nigel Boddice
Entertainment Adjudicator(s):	Alan Fernie, Chris Wormald
Soloist Adjudicator(s):	Sheona White

Pos	Band	Conductor	Draw	Music	Ent	Total
1	Foden's	Garry E Cutt	9	198	54	252
2	Grimethorpe Colliery	James Gourlay	12	195	56	251
3	Cory	Dr Robert Childs	5	193	57	250
4	Brighouse & Rastrick	Richard Evans	10	191	59	250
5	Reg Vardy	Ray Farr	8	189	58	247
6	Leyland	Jason Katsikaris	7	190	55	245
7	Fountain City Brass Band	Joseph Parisi	3	186	54	240
8	Fairey	Philip Chalk	11	185	52	237
9	Desford Colliery	Stephen Roberts	6	183	52	235
10	Rothwell Temperance	David Roberts	2	188	46	234
11	Flowers	Paul Holland	4	182	48	230
12	Carlton Main Frickley Colliery	Russell Gray	1	184	44	228

Quality of performance: Foden's
Best entertainment and presentation: Brighouse & Rastrick

Best march: Brighouse & Rastrick (Where Our Flag Waves)
Best soloist: Michael Dodd (euphonium, Grimethorpe Colliery), playing The Bluebells of Scotland
Best new music (arrangement or composition): O Magnum Mysterium (Morten Lauridsen arr Phillip Littlemore), played by Leyland

Harry Mortimer Award (best principal cornet): Rob Westacott (Grimethorpe Colliery)
Shaw Trophy (best soprano cornet): Kevin Crockford (Grimethorpe Colliery)
Best euphonium: David Childs (Cory)
Don Lusher Award (best trombone): Chris Thomas (Cory)
Fesa Trophy (best flugel): Matt Van Gel (Fountain City)
Best baritone or horn: Owen Farr (tenor horn, Cory)
John Fletcher Award (best basses): Foden's
Best percussion: Foden's

Youngest player: Kieran Johnson, age 12 (Reg Vardy)