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New Zealand National Championships

A Grade Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2012 Woolston Brass
From Ancient Times
Graham Hickman Sacred work, Breathless of Souls, Own Choice
2011 Woolston Brass Graham Hickman Hymn, Les Preludes and Own Choice
2010 Woolston Brass
On the Shoulders of Giants
Graham Hickman The Torchbearer, Peter Graham and Own Choice
2009 Woolston Brass
Dreams
Graham Hickman Hymn, Paganini Variations, Own Choice
2008 Brisbane Excelsior
Harmony Music
Howard Taylor Ballet for Band, Horovitz
2007 Brisbane Excelsior (Australia)
Music of the Spheres
Howard Taylor Concerto No.1 for Brass Band by Derek Bourgois
2006 Woolston Brass
Extreme Makeover
Dave Gallaher Between the Moon and Mexico (Sparke)
2005 Gothenburg Brass
Les Preludes
B. Eklund St Magnus, Kenneth Downie


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 8 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Wardle Anderson Brass Band - Wardle Junior Blast

Friday 8 May • Milnrow Parish Church, 16 Westward Ho, Milnrow, Rochdale OL16 3JX


Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray

Saturday 9 May • The Salvation Army (Regent Hall), Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Woodbridge Excelsior Band

Saturday 9 May • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Harlow Brass Band - SPRING CONCERT - AN ANIMATION SENSATION

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


Brunel Brass Organisation

May 8 • Brunel Brass is looking for a Solo Horn and Back Row Cornet to join our senior band. We are an ambitious, friendly band on the verge of promotion to the Championship Section and recently achieved our highest ever finish at the British Open Spring Festival


East London Brass

May 7 • B Flat Bass : fresh off the back of our promotion to the Grand Shield, ELB are on the look out for a bflat bass player to complement our existing section. The band is ambitious and has an exciting second half of the year ahead.


Thornton Cleveleys Band

May 7 • We currently have the following vacancies.. 3rd Cornet and Bb Bass.. Friendly 3rd Section NW band based just outside of Blackpool. We have some great concerts coming up as well as marches, galas and charity events. With the odd contest thrown in too


John Maines

BA (Hons)
Presenter, compere and conductor


               

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