Titles and Honours
In 1980, the band became European Champions and in 1984, their centenary year, they won the third in a hat-trick of National titles at the Royal Albert Hall. The culmination of their contest successes came in 2000 following the appointment of Dr. Robert Childs as their musical director. During that millennium year they won both the British Open and the National Championships and made history in taking the British Open Shield home to Wales for the first time in the contest’s 148-year history. This triumph was repeated in 2002, 2007,2009 and 2011 when the band won their second, third, fourth and fifth British Open titles. In 2008 the Cory Band also won the European Championships in Stavanger, retained their title in 2009 in Oostende and completed a hat-trick in 2010 in Linz, Austria. In 2009 the Cory band won the World Championships in Kerkrade a title they will hold for 4 years.
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