The Gwasanaeth Cerdd Gwynedd & Mon Senior Brass Band led by conductor Dylan Williams has become Community Band Champion at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod.

Competitions

The world renowned event, now in its 77th year, attracts competitors from across the world to take part in a number of choral, vocal, dance and instrumental categories of competition.

Former competitors include the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti who competed as a youngster, whilst concerts this year featured KT Tunstall and Sir Bryn Terfel.

The Community Band category was open to Brass, Wind and Concert Bands of all ages who had to perform a programme of up to 12 minutes in duration with one work by a UK composer.

The band played 'You cant stop the beat' (arr. Christopher Bond); 'Doyle's Lament' played by flugel soloist,Catrin Thomas, and 'Sosban Fach' by Gareth Wood.

All youth

Gwasanaeth Cerdd Gwynedd & Mon Senior Brass Band with all the players of youth band age, beat the challenge of Chester Big Band in second place and Mold Concert Band in third to take the £300 first prize.

Speaking about the success, Dylan told 4BR: "We were the only youth band in the competition against experienced adult bands, so you can understand how proud I was to hear them say how lucky the area was to have such fantastic youth talent."

The band rehearse once a month in Caernarfon under Dylan's direction.