Results from the 2010 New South Wales Brass Band Championships, held 25 & 26 September follow.
Adjudicator: Dr Kevin Cameron (South Australia)
Test+Own Choice+Sacred+Total
A Grade
Test: Benvenuto Cellini, Berlioz arr Frank Wright
1. Gunnedah Shire Band (Jason Katsikaris), 89+89+46=224
Own Choice: Lowry Sketchbook (Wilby)
2. St Marys Band Club Brass Band (Matthew van Emmerik), 86+86+45=217
Own Choice: Music of the Spheres (Sparke)
3. City of Holroyd Band (Mark Strykowski), 84+82+43=209
Own Choice: Frontier (Ball)
4. Warringah Concert Brass (John Saunders), 82+77+41=200
Own Choice: Isaiah 40 (Readhead)
5. Willoughby City Band (Warwick Tyrrell), 80+80+39=199
Own Choice: Dances and Arias (Gregson)
B Grade
Test: Resurgam (Tone Poem), Eric Ball
1. Gunnedah Shire Band No. 2 (Danny Alexander), 88+89+40=217
Own Choice: The Saga of Haakon The Good (Sparke)
2. Hall Village Brass (Colin Fischer), 85+86+38=209
Own Choice: Tallis Variations (Sparke)
3. Parramatta City Band (Jonathan Gatt), 82+82+42=206
Own Choice: The Essence of Time (Graham)
4. Toronto Brass (Tim O'Hearn), 80+80+33=193
Own Choice: The Saga of Haakon The Good (Sparke)
C Grade
Test: Journey, John Dutton
1. Cardiff North Lakes (CNL) Brass (Ron Boaden), 85+88+41=214
Own Choice: Dimensions (Graham)
2. City of Holroyd Band (Rae Forrester), 81+86+39=206
Own Choice: A Swiss Festive Overture (Sparke)
3. City of Wollongong Brass (Phil Eades), 75+82+36=193
Own Choice: St Austell Suite (Downie)
D Grade
Test: Lloyd, Bourgeois & Howard arr Alan Furnie
1. Newcastle PCYC Band (Teena Wallace), 84+84=210
2. Liverpool City Brass (Eddie Claxton), 82+86=208
3. Nowra Town Band (Ross Sadler), 80+79=197
4. Brisbane Water Brass (Jonathan Gatt), 79+76=193
5. St George Brass (Lauren Moule), 75+76=185
6. Parramatta City Band No 2 (Jennifer Howell), 72+70=175
Junior A Grade Brass
Test: Brass Metamorphosis, James Curnow
1. Warringah Concert Brass (John Saunders), 88+84+38=210
Junior C Grade Brass
Concert+Own Choice=Total
1. Gosford City Brass Band (Mark Downy), 33+70=175
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