For comparison, "Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann" has been played 15 times, the Holst 2nd Suite has been played 9 times, Molly on the Shore 7 times, and English Folk Song Suite 6 times by MS groups during that same timespan. If there's one single piece that probably deserves to move down, it's I&D.
Other Grade 5 pieces that have been done multiple times by MS bands (and gotten a 1) include Festivo (6 times), Roumanian Folk Dances (7 times) and Vesuvius (6 times).
Interestingly, the Holst 1st Suite has only been done twice in its entirety and received a 1; William Adams JH in 1988, and Frank Seale MS in 2009.
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