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Regional Championships: Wales

Section 3 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2026 City of Cardiff (M2) Andrew Wilson-Dixon Three Haworth Impressions, Gordon Langford
2025 City of Wrexham Scott Robert Lloyd Friendly Takeover (Oliver Waespi)
2024 Penclawdd John Jones Corineus, Christopher Bond
2023 Crosskeys Silver Siôn Rhys Jones Chorale & Toccata, Stephen Bulla
2022 Cwmtawe Wayne Pedrick Facets of Glass, Gordon Langford
2020 Seindorf Beaumaris Clive Zwanswinski Endurance (Andrew Baker)
2019 Taff Vale Gareth Ritter First Suite in E Flat, Gustav Holst
2018 Taff Vale Gareth Ritter Napoleon on the Alps, Philip Harper
2017 Newport Borough Robin Hackett Darkwood, Daniel Price
2016 Rhyl Silver Keith Jones A Cambrian Suite, Michael Ball
2015 Rhyl Silver Keith Jones Evolution - Five States of Change, Philip Sparke
2014 Ebbw Valley Gareth Ritter Partita for Band - Postcards from Home, Philip Wilby
2013 Severn Tunnel Christopher Bond Hollywood, Goff Richards
2012 Pontypool Brass Owen Farr Olympus, Philip Harper
2011 Goodwick Matthew Jenkins A Little Light Music, Philip Wilby
2010 Goodwick M. Jenkins Labour and Love, Percy Fletcher
2009 Royal Buckley Town P. Lovatt-Cooper The Once and Future King, Andrew Baker
2008 Blaenavon Town L. Price The Dark Side of the Moon, Paul Lovatt-Cooper
2007 Llwydcoed A. Davies Prelude and Jubilate, Darrol Barry
2006 Beaumaris B Paul Hughes Entertainments, Gilbert Vinter
2006 Beaumaris B Paul Hughes Entertainments, Gilbert Vinter
2005 Newtown Silver S. Edwards Tam O'Shanter's Ride, Denis Wright
2004 Newtown S. Edwards Vizcaya, Gilbert Vinter
2003 Newbridge Celynen P. Holland Northern Landscapes, P. Graham
2002 Blaenavon Town B. Davies St. Austell Suite, K. Downie
2001 Beaumaris 'B' F. Evans Sinfonietta, J. Horavitz
2000 Royal Oakeley J. G. Jones Narnia Suite, G. Burgon
1999 Rhyl Silver R. Sparkes Main Street, E. Ball
1998 Ebbw Vale B. Williams Three Saints, G. Richards
1997 Deiniolen C. Thomas Tintagel, D. Wright
1996 Deiniolen - Intermezzo, B. Kelly
1995 Deiniolen R. Wyatt Snowdon Fantasy, T. J. Powell
1990 Newtown S. Edwards Divertimento, Darrol Barry
1987 Tylorstown & Mardy Colliery Band L. K. Bowden Scottish Festival Overture, Eric Ball
1986 South Glamorgan Youth Brass D. Jones Suite in Bb by Gordon Jacob
1985 Newtown (Powys) Silver S. Edwards A Barchester Suite, Derek Bourgeois
1984 Markham & District I. Roberts A Spa Suite, Phillip Lane
1983 Llwydcoed G. Key Wheatlands, Bram Wiggins
1982 Ystradgynlais Public W. White Land of the Ever Young, Granville Bantock
1981 South Glamorgan Youth D. Jones Hinemoa, Gareth Wood
1980 Penclawdd B. Buckley Main Street, Eric Ball
1979 Penclawdd Public D. A. Small Introduction & Allegro, Gareth Wood
1978 Llansaint H. D. Leadbeater Call of The Sea, Eric Ball
1977 Bedwas Trethomas & Machen C. Jones Rococo Variations, Allan Street
1976 Hymac (Rhymney) Works C. Buckley Promenade, Frank Bryce
1975 Blaenavon Colliery Workmen's R. Parsons Partita For Brass Band, Edward Gregson
1974 Lady Windsor Colliery T. Morgan A Devon Fantasy, Eric Ball
1973 Blaina & District G. Jones A Swedish Rhapsody, Gordon Jacob
1972 Pencoed Silver E. J. Clark Three Brass Band Studies, Philip Catelinet
1971 Llwydcoed Silver W. B. Davies Overture For An Epic Occasion, Denis Wright
1969 Ammanford Silver H. Morris Chorale & Variations, Leighton Lucas
1968 Cwm Town Silver N. Mumford Fowey River Suite, Eric Ball
1967 Mynyddgarreg Silver D. T. Gravell Eninekline Nacht Musik
1966 Tylorstown & District Silver K. H. Feltham
1965 Treherbert & District Workmen's E. J. Richards Brass Triptych, Old Westminster, Frank Wright
1965 Dearham United Miners' Welfare J. Ireland Brass Triptych, Old Westminster, Frank Wright
1964 Blaina & District Youth G. Jones Suite, Old Palace Yard, Francis Cameron
1963 Ammanford Silver E. Henry The Rivals, Alfred Ashpole
1962 Glynneath & District Silver W. Skelton Three Characteristic Pieces, Adam Carse
1961 Rhymney Youth Silver R. J. Nash Salzburg Suite, Denis Wright
1960 Treorchy Secondary School T. I. Morgan Neapolitan Suite, Roger Barsotti
1959 Steel Company of Wales W. S. Jenkins English Folk Songs, Vaughan Williams, Frank Wright
1958 Rhymney Youth Silver R. J. Nash A Devon Fantasy, Eric Ball
1957 Cwmaman Institute Silver W. J. Wood Spirit of Progress, Drake Rimmer
1952 Ferndale & District E. G. Daniels Wayside Scenes, Greenwood


Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION

Saturday 16 May • St Andrew's Methodist Church. The Stow. Harlow. CM20 3AF


Sherborne Town Band - Free-Music in the park

Sunday 17 May • Dorchester- Park Bandstand DT1 1RG


Newstead Brass - Mansfield MVC - Brass and Voices

Sunday 24 May • Forest Town Arena. Clipstone Road West,. Mansfield NG19 0EE


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


Chinnor Silver

May 11 • We are looking for PERCUSSIONISTS to join us as we head into an exciting period for the band.Good and varied diary ahead.. We rehearse on Wednesdays in our own bandroom (so none of that tedious setting up and down)


Hathern Band

May 10 • Due to University placement we require a Bb Bass player- we are a First Section band based at our own band room in the village of Hathern LE12 5LJ Leicestershire (between M1 Jcts 23 & 24) and close to Lougborough and Nottingham Universities


Newstead Brass

May 10 • Newstead Brass are on the lookout for a talented 2nd BARITONE player to join our ambitious and hardworking Nottinghamshire-based Championship Section band.. A rare chance to become part of an ambitious brass band striving for even greater success together.


John Ward


Conductor, Adjudicator


               

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