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North American Brass Band Championships

Honors Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2013 Triangle Youth Brass Band Tony Granados Own Choice
2008 Georgia Brass Band Joe Johnson Journey into Freedom, Eric Ball and Own Choice
2007 Central Ohio Brass Band Jessica Sneeringer The King of Elfland's Daughter, Rodney Newton
2006 New England Brass Band Douglas Yeo Spectrum, Gilbert Vinter
2005 James Madison University Brass Band Kevin Stees Coventry Variations, Bramwell Tovey
2004 James Madison University Brass Band Kevin Stees Brass Metamorphosis, James Curnow
2003 Cincinnati Brass Band Anita Cocker Hunt The Undaunted, Eric Ball
2002 Prairie BB Dallas Niermeyer Ballet for Band, Joseph Horovitz
2001 St. Louis Brass Band Keith Wilkinson A London Overture, Philip Sparke
2000 Cincinnati Brass Band Anita Cocker Hunt Music For the Common Man, Kenneth Downie
1999 Cincinnati Brass Band Anita Cocker Hunt Sinfonietta, Leizen
1998 All-Star Brass & Percussion Eric Aho Purcell Variations, Kenneth Downie
1997 Eastern Iowa Brass Band John de Salme Endeavor, Philip Sparke
1996 Dominion Brass Band Thomas Palmatier Diversions on a Bass Theme, George Lloyd
1995 Eastern Iowa Brass Band John de Salme Tournament for Brass, E. Ball
1994 Illinois Brass Band Colin Holman Laude (Curnow)
1993 Sheldon Theatre Brass Band Larry Brentzel no set piece
1992 Eastern Iowa Brass Band John de Salme Entertainments, Gilbert Vinter; A Moorside Suite, Holst or Pageantry, Howells
1991 Ohio Collegiate Brass Woods/Droste Canticles in Brass, Bulla
1990 Eastern Iowa Brass Band Alan Strang Variations on Terra Beata, Curnow
1989 Eastern Iowa BB Alan Strang Moorside Suite, Holst
1988 WRAL British Brass Band Jack Stamp Trilogy, Turrin
1987 WRAL British Brass Band Jack Stamp Hinemoa, Wood
1986 Sunshine Brass Band Karen Kneeburg Barchester Suite, Bourgeois
1985 Sunshine Brass Karen Kneeburg The Shipbuilders, Peter Yorke
1984 Sunshine Brass Karen Kneeburg A Suite for Switzerland, Newsome
1983 North Carolina State University BBB Perry Watson A London Overture, Sparke


Regent Hall Concerts - The January Band

Friday 23 January • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


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


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 27 February • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


East London Brass

January 16 • CORNET PLAYER - looking ahead to the 2026 contest season, ELB are looking for a cornet player to complete our line up. The band is ambitious and keen to further our successful 2025 season of winning the areas and promotion at spring festival.


Enderby Band

January 16 • Following our 2nd place finish at the LBBA winter contest and recent promotion to the Senior Cup for the 2026 Spring Festival, we are looking for a SOLO CORNET, a BBb BASS and PERCUSSIONISTS to complete our friendly and hardworking team.


Petworth Town Band

January 15 • Petworth Town Band have vacancies for CORNETS, BASS TROMBONE and TUBA. We are a very active band with concerts and engagements planned throughout the year.


John Maines

BA (Hons)
Presenter, compere and conductor


               

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