CONTEST RESULTS

US Open

Date: 8 Nov 2008
Venue: Norris Cultural Arts Center, St Charles, Illinois
Adjudicator(s): Dr Dale J Lonis, William Himes, Peter Griffin

Pos Band Conductor Draw Music Ent Total
1 Fountain City Brass Band Joseph Parisi 4 288 60 348
2 Brass Band of Central Florida Michael J Garasi 7 283 62 345
3 Eastern Iowa Brass Band Casey Thomas 3 278 53 331
4 Ohio Brass Band Dr Paul Droste 2 249 67 316
5 Madison Brass Band Craig Mason 1 257 48 305
6 Prairie Brass Band Dallas Niermeyer 6 256 46 302
7 Milwaukee Festival Brass Dr Patricia Backhaus 5 249 39 288

Most entertaining band: Ohio Brass Band
Best cornet of the day: Tony Philipp (Ohio Brass Band)
Best featured brass soloist: Nate Gay (euphonium, Fountain City Brass Band)
Best performance of a march: Brass Band of Central Florida
Best new composition or arrangement: Esprit de Corps (played by Eastern Iowa Brass Band)
Most outstanding percussion section: Brass Band of Central Florida