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Regional Championships: North West

Section 1 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2026 Haydock Mark Quinn Variations on 'Was Lebet', Andrew Wainwright
2025 Tyldesley Neil Samuel Introduction, Elegy and Caprice, Morley Calvert
2024 Wardle Anderson Brass Brad McCulloch High Peak, Eric Ball
2023 Wardle Anderson Brass Brad McCulloch 'A Day in the Life of a Knight', Phil Lawrence
2022 Ashton-Under-Lyne Martyn Evans Spectrum, Gilbert Vinter
2020 Roberts Bakery Paul Lovatt-Cooper Legacy (Tom Davoren)
2019 Rainford Silver Gareth Brindle Symphony of Marches, Gilbert Vinter
2018 Oldham Band (Lees) John Collins Brass Metamorphosis, James Curnow
2017 Pemberton Old Wigan DW Ben Dixon The Land of the Long White Cloud, Philip Sparke
2016 VBS Poynton Neil Samuel Essay, Professor Edward Gregson
2015 Roberts Bakery Simon Stonehouse A London Overture, Philip Sparke
2014 Ashton-under-Lyne Philip Chalk Cry of the Mountain, Howard Lorriman
2013 Freckleton Paul Dalton Brass Triumphant, Gareth Wood
2012 Rainford Neil Samuel Mountain Views, Bertrand Moren
2011 Roberts Bakery Colin Cranson Le Carnival Romain, Hector Belioz arr Frank Wright
2010 Freckleton Paul Dalton A Moorside Suite, Gustav Holst
2009 Wardle Anderson Brass Sean Conway Pentacle, Graham Cole
2008 Roberts Bakery C. Cranson James Cook-Circumnavigator, Gilbert Vinter
2007 Timperley D. Evans Sinfonietta – The Wayfarer, Eric Ball
2006 Wire Brass Paul Andrews Voyage of Discovery, Goff Richards
2005 Freckleton P. Dalton Comedy Overture, John Ireland
2004 Pemberton Old Wigan M. Peacock Coventry Variations, Bramwell Tovey
2003 Umited Co-op J. Sparkes Passacaglia on a Theme of Brahms, A. Butterworth
2002 Pemberton Old A. Lawton Royal Parks, G. Lloyd
2001 Mossley S. Stonehouse The Undaunted, E. Ball
2000 Longridge M. Cotter Music For The Common Man, K. Downie
1999 Ashton-under-Lyne M. Evans Kenilworth, A. Bliss
1998 Congleton Silver D. Evans Purcell Variations, K. Downie
1997 Freckleton P. Dalton Ballet for Band, J. Horovitz
1996 British Aerospace S. Wood Spectrum, G. Vinter
1995 United Norwest Co-operatives R. Curran Land of The Long White Cloud, P. Sparkes
1994 Blackburn & Darwen P. Dalton Maoriana, Arthur Butterworth
1993 Berisfords R. Hall The Forest of Dean, Derek Broadbent
1992 British Telecom J. Maines Celebration, Eric Ball


Dobcross Silver Band - Remembrance Concert

Sunday 8 November • Dobcross Band Club. Platt Lane. Dobcross. Oldham OL3 5AD


Regent Hall Concerts - Band of the RAF Regiment Brass Ensemble

Friday 20 November • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Bilton Silver Rugby Band - Bilton Silver President's Concert

Friday 27 November • St George's Church, St Johns Avenue, Rugby CV22 5HR


West Yorkshire Police Band - Mid Yorkshire Breast Cancer Support

Saturday 28 November • Cluntergate Centre, Horbury WF4 5DA


Newstead Brass - The Snowman - Live

Saturday 5 December • Forest Town Arena. Clipstone Road West, Forest Town. Mansfield NG19 0EE


Audley Brass

November 4 • Audley Brass are seeking a Solo Cornet/Repiano player as we continue to push for promotion to the Championship Section and qualification to the Spring Festival. We have a full events diary for 2027 including several epic beer festival nights.


Audley Brass

November 4 • Audley Brass are seeking a Bass Trombone player as we continue to push for promotion to the Championship Section and qualification to the Spring Festival. We have a full events diary for 2027 including several epic beer festival nights.


Tintwistle Band

November 4 • We have a vacancy for soprano cornet, and with lots of exciting engagements coming up we would love to get this seat filled! As a second section band, we rehearse Monday and Thursday 8-10pm at our own bandroom, under the baton of our new MD Tom Haslam.


Nicholas B. Hudson

FTCL LGSMD (Hons)
Musician | Trombonist | Educator


               

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