The Stanshawe Band was a
brass band in the
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City of
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.
History
The Stanshawe Band was formed in
Eastville,
Bristol
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in 1968. Under the tutorship of conductor
Walter B. Hargreaves, the band progressed rapidly, finishing first place in the Wills Championships Grand Finals in 1973 and winning Granada Band of the Year in 1974. In 1978 the band was renamed to the Sun Life Stanshawe Band after being sponsored by
Sun Life Assurance
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. The band's string of successes culminated in the band winning the
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Best of Brass Final in 1979.
The band had many different conductors throughout its lifespan, the most prominent of which were the aforementioned
.
From the 1980s the Sun Life Stanshawe Band toured European Countries; and won the open brass section at
in 1993.
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