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European Championships

Challenge Section Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2019 Brass Band Regensburg
Spectrum
Dave Lea Terezín, Mario Bürki & Own Choice
2018 Italian Brass Band
Red Earth
Filippo Cangiamila Mystic Echoes, Henrik de Boer & Own Choice
2017 Italian Brass Band
Prisms
Filippo Cangiamila Imsomnia, Bart Picqueur & Own Choice Programme
2016 Brass Band Saschen
Blackout
Bryan Allen Samson, Rodolphe Schacher & Own Choice
2015 Italian Brass Band[Italy] Filippo Cangiamila Origenes, Carlos Cardenas & Own Choice Programme
2014 Brass Band Wipptal[Italy] Martin Gruber The Pilgrims, Josiah Walters and Own Choice Programme


Brass Bands England - 2026 National Youth Brass Band Championships

Saturday 28 March • King Edward's School, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2UA


The Hepworth Band - Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 April • Huddersfield Town Hall HD1 2TA


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 5 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Chinnor Silver

March 27 • We are a friendly progressive 1st Section band who need a couple of seats filled.. Bb BASS and PERCUSSIONIST are on our wanted list so if you are looking for a new banding challenge get in contact. We rehearse on Wednesdays and have good realistic diary.


Newport Borough Brass Band

March 27 • After a respectable 4th place in the 2nd Section at the Welsh Area Contest, we are looking for FRONT ROW CORNET (position negotiable) 1st BARITONE, 2ND TROMBONE and Bb BASS players to come and join us on our journey under the baton of Martin McHale BEM.


East London Brass

March 27 • PERCUSSION - ELB are the look out for a percussionist to complement our existing section. We have a sensible diary of contests and concerts and are ambitious to keep progressing as a band.


Dave Collins

BA (Hons) (Dunelm) I, FSCO
Composer and Arranger


               

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