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National Championships of Great Britain

Section 3 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2024 Golborne Les Webb The Shipbuilders, Peter Yorke
2023 Porthleven Town Tom Bassett The Lost Village of Imber, Christopher Bond
2022 Skelmersdale Prize Benjamin Coulson Sinfonietta for Brass Band, Joseph Horovitz
2021 Tewit Silver Martin Hall Kaleidoscope (Philip Sparke)
2019 Uppermill Dean Redfern Viking Age, Thierry Deleruyelle
2018 Barnsley Brass William Rushworth Episodes for Brass, Gareth Churcher
2017 BD1 Brass Lee Skipsey Hinemoa, Gareth Wood
2016 Crofton Silver Dean Jones Lake of the Moon, Kevin Houben
2015 Houghton Brass Tom Gibson The Graces of Love, Oliver Waespi
2014 Ebbw Valley Gareth Ritter Symphony for Brass, Victor Vladmirovitch Ewald arr Michael E Hopkinson
2013 LGB Brass Ian Stewart Penlee, Simon Dobson
2012 Hitchin Craig Patterson 'Three Ancient Customs' - Richard Huw Cole
2011 City of Bradford Lee Skipsey 'Darkness Visible' - Richard Grantham
2010 Delph Philip Goodwin 'Willow Pattern' - Philip Harper
2009 Brunel Brass John Winterflood Oceans, Goff Richards
2008 Wellington (Telford) Stephen Curtis Suite for Brass - John Rutter, arranged Sandy Smith
2007 Middleton Band Matthew Stringer Imperium, Bruce Fraser
2006 Long Eaton Silver Sharon Stansfield Sinfonietta for Brass Band, Gordon Langford
2005 Jersey Premier Brass Tim Pritchard A Gallimaufry Suite, Philip Harper
2004 Hoover (Bolton) C. Wormwald John Maines & Derek Broadbent
2003 Diggle A. Lawton Four Preludes, Eric Ball
2002 Silk Brass AstraZeneca K. Mackintosh Cherchebi, Goff Richards
2001 Lancashire Life Morecambe A. Warriner An English Suite for Brass Band, Michael Ball
2000 Kirkintillock Kelvin Brass R. Tennant Excelsior, Howard Snell
1999 Test Valley Brass S. Large The Three Musketeers, George Hespe
1998 Oldham Brass '97 A. White Three Minatures, Philip Sparke
1997 Ashton-under-Lyne M. Evans Dancing In The Park, P. Graham
1996 Yeovil Town S. Sykes Sinfonietta for Brass Band, Gordon Langford
1995 Fairlop Brass K. Jordan Suite Gothique, Leon Boellmann arr. Eric Ball
1994 Glossop Old J. Cant Partita for Band, Philip Wilby
1993 Skelmanthorpe S. Fawcett A Celtic Suite, Philip Sparke
1992 Beaumaris & District Silver G. Evans Amaranth , Ray Steadman-Allen
1991 British Steel (Port Talbot) E. Clark Variations , John W. Phillips


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 13 June • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


Hebden Bridge Brass Band - The 13th annual Hebden Bridge March Contest

Sunday 15 June • St George's Square, Hebden Bridge HX7 8ET


The Portsmouth Grammar School - Concert by The Black Dyke Band

Saturday 28 June • St Marys Church, Fratton, Portsmouth PO15PA PO15PA


Petworth Town Band - Fete in the Park with Petworth Town Band

Saturday 28 June • Grounds of Petworth Park GU28 9LR


Petworth Town Band - Farnham Brass Band and Petworth Town Band

Saturday 28 June • Farnham Carnival


Rushden Town Band

June 8 • 2nd Trombone - come and join our amazing trombone section in Rushden Town Band. A varied engagement schedule as well as a tour every other year.


Rushden Town Band

June 8 • B flat bass position for this fun-loving, 1st Section East Midlands band. Varied engagement schedule including a tour every other year.


Chinnor Silver

June 7 • Our Community Band is meeting on Monday {9th} and would welcome anyone who fancies an extra friendly rehearsal,with coffee and cake involved.. We rehearse in our bandroom at 11am its free and it open to all abilities.. No commitment required.


David Hirst

MA, B.Ed (Hons), LTCL
Conductor, adjudicator and arranger


               

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