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Norwegian National Championships

Elite division Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2019 Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
Perihelion: Closer to the Sun
Reid Gilje Concerto Grosso, Derek Bourgeois and Own Choice
2018 Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag
Partita
Ingar Bergby Aubade Dawn Songs of the Fabulous Birds, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen and Own Choice
2017 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Fraternity
Ingar Bergby Birthday Variations on a Theme of Michael Tippett (various composers) & Own Choice
2016 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Trance
Professor Nicholas Childs Searching for Light, Stig Nordhagen & Own Choice
2015 Stavanger Brass Band
Audivi Media Nocte
Allan Withington Of Distant Memories, Prof Edward Gregson & Own Choice
2014 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Goldberg 2012
Professor David King Mutant Sonorities, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen & Own Choice
2013 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Spiriti
Professor David King A Tale as Yet Untold, Philip Sparke & Own Choice
2012 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
From Ancient Times
Professor David King Goldberg 1212, Sven Henrik Giske and Own Choice
2011 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Spiriti
Professor David King The Power of the Soul, Maurice Hamers and Own Choice
2010 Manger Musikklag
Dove Descending
Peter Sebastian Szilvay Sketches from Nowhere, Thomas Doss and Own Choice
2009 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Extreme Makeover
Dr Nicholas Childs Rococo Variations, Edward Gregson and Own Choice
2008 Eikanger-Bjørsvik
Riffs and Interludes
Nicholas J. Childs Odin, Arthur Butterworth and Own choice
2007 Stavanger Brass Band
Vienna Nights
Alan Withington Cloudcatcher Fells, John McCabe and own choice test piece
2006 Stavanger Brass Band
Eden
Russell Gray Klang(!), Ørjan Matre and own choice test piece
2005 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag
Concerto Grosso
Nicholas John Childs Riffs and Interludes by Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen
2004 Stavanger Brass Band David King Graffiti, Knut Vaage and own choice
2003 Stavanger Brass Band David King A Kensington Concerto, Derek Bourgeois and own choice
2002 Manger Musikklag - Albion, Jan van der Roost and own choice
2001 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag N. Childs Seid, Torstein Aargaard-Nilsen and own choice
2000 Sandefjord Brass Symposium G. Cutt Contest Music, Wilfred Heaton and own choice
1999 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag N. J. Childs The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, Derek Bourgeois and own choice
1998 Sandefjord Brass Symposium G. Pritchard Hymns at Heaven's Gate, Elgar Howarth and own choice
1997 Manger Musikklag D. King Isaiah 40, Robert Redhead and own choice
1996 Manger Musikklag D. King Energy, Robert Simpson and own choice
1995 Manger Musikklag D. King King's Messenger, George Lloyd and own choice
1994 Manger Musikklag D. King Quitessence, Robert Redhead and own choice
1993 Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag H. Snell Firestorm, Stephen Bulla and own choice
1991 Eikanger-Bjorsvik Musikklag H. Snell Ballet for Band, Joseph Horovitz


Contest: 48th Brass in Concert

Saturday 15 November • The Gladhous International Centre for Music, St Mary's Square, Gateshead NE8 2JR


Delph Band - Delph Youth Band

Sunday 16 November • Denshaw Village Hall, . Ripponden Rd, . Denshaw, . Oldham OL3 5SY


Regent Hall Concerts - Trombonanza with Brett Baker and Friends

Saturday 22 November • Regent Hall (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. WC1 2DJ W1C2DJ


Dobcross Silver Band - Dobross Youth Band and Dobcross Brass Monkeys

Saturday 22 November • Civic Hall . Lee Street . Uppermill . Saddleworth OL3 6AE


Barnsley Brass - A Night At The Movies

Saturday 29 November • Worsbrough Miners Welfare. Park Road. Worsbrough Bridge. Barnsley S70 5LJ


Harlow Brass Band

November 15 • We have vacancies for CORNETS, TROMBONES, 2ND HORN AND PERCUSSION. We are a welcoming, non contesting band who organising their own Spring and Christmas concerts and enjoy playing at local events throughout the year.


Audley Brass

November 13 • Audley Brass (First Section National Finalists 2025) are seeking an Eb BASS PLAYER as we work towards our Dickens A Christmas Carol theme concert, the Beartown Brewery Christmas party and the 2026 Area contest.


Crewe Brass

November 13 • Crewe Brass are looking for PERCUSSION (TUNED and KIT) to join our highly motivated 4th section band. We are a very welcoming and sociable band, with a positive outlook and a reasonably busy calendar of engagements. Other enquiries are welcome.


Alex McGee

MA BMus PGCE
Conductor & Composer


               

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