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Regional Championships: Midlands

Section 4 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2024 Whitwell Brass Rob Deakin Music for Jock Tamson, Alan Fernie
2023 Thrapston Town Nathan Waterman Hungerford Town, Darol Barry
2020 Amington Alan Gifford Neverland, Christopher Bond
2019 Ratby Co-op Mid Gary Perrin Stantonbury Festival, Ray Steadman-Allen
2018 Stamford Brass Julian Bright World Tour, Rodney Newton
2017 Corby Silver Cathy Fountain St. Andrews Variations, Alan Fernie
2016 Cleobury Mortimer Concert David Maplestone he Journal of Phileas Fogg, Peter Graham
2015 Cubbington Silver Mark Phillips An English Pastorale, Dean Jones
2014 Fairfield Buxton Charles Kitchen Three Spanish Impressions, Alan Fernie
2013 Ifton Colliery Richard Evans A Devon Fantasy, Eric Ball
2012 Burbage (Buxton) Steve Critchlow English Folk Song Suite, Ralph Vaughan Williams
2011 Burbage (Buxton) Steve Critchlow Prelude, Song and Dance, John Golland
2010 Shipston Town Howard Gibbs St Saens Variations, Philip Sparke
2009 Whitwell D. Fretwell The Talisman, Frank Hughes
2008 Amington W. Kendrick Four Cities Symphony, Rodney Newton
2007 Cubbington Silver P. Johnson The Seasons, Philip Wilby
2006 Wellington (Telford) Brass Setphen Curtis Anglian Dances, Alan Fernie
2005 Matlock R. Jepson Divertimento, Brian Kelly
2004 Rushden Windmill R. Graves Partita, Edward Gregson
2003 Phoenix West Midlands Brass D. B. Rowe Lydian Pictures, S. Dobson
2002 Wern Jubilee R. Thorne Suite in Bb, G. Jacob
2001 Carlton Brass T. Wilson Sinfonietta Pastorale, H. Gheel
1999 Audley Brass K. Birch Indian Summer, E. Ball
1998 University of Warwick C. McDonald Solemn Melody & Scenes From A Comedy
1997 Porthywaen D. Thomas Pennine Moors, D. Barry
1996 Alcester Victoria E. Rees Mexican Fiesta, R. Hammer
1995 Kirkby Colliery Welfare A. Dennis Little Suite For Brass, M. Arnold


Regent Hall Concerts - The Band of the Grenadier Guards

Thursday 26 March • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London. . W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Funny Bones Trombone Octet

Friday 27 March • Oompah Brass XXL. Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


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


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.


Nigel Seaman

ARMCM ARNCM
Conductor, band trainer, teacher and adjudicator


               

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