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Regional Championships: Wales

Section 1 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2025 Parc & Dare Dewi Griffiths Introduction, Elegy & Caprice (Morley Calvert)
2024 Northop Silver Thomas Wyss High Peak (Eric Ball)
2023 Ebbw Valley Gareth Ritter A Day in the Life of a Knight, Phil Lawrence
2022 Pontardulais Town Paul Jenkins Spectrum, Gilbert Vinter
2020 BTM Jeff Hutcherson Legacy (Tom Davoren)
2019 Goodwick Brass Matthew Jenkins Symphony of Marches, Gilbert Vinter
2018 Ebbw Valley Brass Gareth Ritter Brass Metamorphosis, James Curnow
2017 Parc & Dare (Leftfield Environmental) Paul Collis-Smith The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa, Philip Sparke
2016 City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Nigel Seaman Essay, Edward Gregson
2015 City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Nigel Seaman A London Overture, Philip Sparke
2014 Llwydcoed David Childs Cry of the Mountain, Howard Lorriman
2013 Tylorstown Gary Davies Brass Triumphant, Gareth Wood
2012 Burry Port Michael Thorne Mountain Views, Bertrand Moren
2011 Pontardulais Town Paul Jenkins Le Carnival Romain, Hector Berlioz, arr Frank Wright
2010 Pontadulais Town P. Jenkins A Moorside Suite, Gustav Holst
2009 Point of Ayr J. Hinckley Pentacle, Graham Cole
2008 Newbridge (Celynen) P. Holland James Cook-Circumnavigator, Gilbert Vinter
2007 Northop Silver T. Wyss Sinfonietta – The Wayfarer, Eric Ball
2006 Northop Silver Thomas Wyss Voyage of Discovery, Goff Richards
2005 Parc & Dare C. Roberts Comedy Overture, John Ireland
2004 Parc and Dare Craig Roberts Coventry Variations, Bramwell Tovey
2003 Treherbert & District G. Sheppard Passacaglia on a Theme of Brahms, A. Butterworth
2002 Abergavenny Borough D. Childs Royal Parks, G. Lloyd
2001 Beaumaris G. Evans The Undaunted, E. Ball
2000 Rhos Silver I. Davey Music For The Common Man, K. Downie
1999 Burry Port Town M. Thorne Kenilworth, A. Bliss
1998 Thomas Coaches A. F. Gibbs Purcell Variations, K. Downie
1997 Beaumaris & District G. Evans Ballet for Band, J. Horovitz
1996 Abergavenny E. J. Powell Spectrum, G. Vinter
1995 Beaumaris G. Evans Land of The Long White Cloud, P. Sparkes
1952 Cardiff Transport H. Nuttall Springtime, Haydn Morris


Newstead Brass - Brett Baker

Saturday 17 January • St Wilfrid's Church, . Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8LA


The Hepworth Band - New Year Concert

Sunday 25 January • Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 7ER


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 6 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Saturday 7 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: London & Southern Counties Regional Championships

Saturday 21 March • Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage SG1 1LZ


Mid Rhondda Band

January 6 • Mid Rhondda Band are currently looking for a trombone player and percussionists to join the team. We are a friendly, welcoming 3rd section band working towards competing in the Welsh Area in March. We also have a variety of events booked for 2026.


The Marple Band

January 6 • Bb Bass and Tuned Percussionist vacancies to join our fabulous band. We are a friendly, ambitious 2nd Section band, starting an exciting new year.


Christchurch Vintage Brass

January 6 • Bb Bass required for our friendly non contesting day time band. We rehearse Monday afternoons from 13:30 in Southbourne near Bournemouth with refreshments afterwards. MD Steve Chislett.


Andy Wareham

BMus (Hons), MMus (Hons)
Conductor, Composer, Brass Tutor, Musicologist


               

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