Results: 2026 French National Championships

Hauts de France Brass Band are crowned Kings of France for the seventh time in a row in Forges-les-Eaux in Normandy, with division title going to Les Coniques Brass Band, Brass Band de La Gorgue and Le Ch'ti Brass.

Hauts de France claimed the title for the seventh consecutive year

Wednesday, 04 March 2026

Full report to follow

Results:
Championship (Honneur) Division:

Adjudicators: Christopher Bond, Thierry Deleruyelle; Ingebjorg Vilhemsen
Set Work: No Man's Land (Thierry Deleruyelle)
Set Work/Own Choice = Average

1. Hauts de France Brass Band (Luc Vertommen): 94/97 = 95.50
2. Paris Brass Band (Tim De Maeseneer): 94/96 = 95.00
3. Aeolus Brass Band (Julien Jacquemart): 89/88 = 88.50*
4. Brass Band des Gones (Anthony Galinier): 88/89 = 88.50

*Set Work mark takes precedence

Best Soloist: Cedric Gesquiere (Principal Cornet) — Hauts-de-France
Best Section: Percussion (Paris Brass Band)

Second Division:

Adjudicators: Christopher Bond, Thierry Deleruyelle; Ingebjorg Vilhemsen
Set Work: Hope (Dorothy Gates)
Set Work/Own Choice = Average

1. Les Coniques Brass Band (Antoine Freart): 89/89 = 89.00
2. Brass Band de la Cote Picarde (Philippe Lottin): 89/88 = 88.50
3. Brass Band Musicalis Algrange (Sebastien Berettoni): 85/84 = 84.50
4. Brass Band de la Somme (Eric Brisse): 83/83 = 83.00

Best Soloist: Antoine Candela (Principal Cornet) — Les Coniques
Best Section: Percussion (Musicalis Algrange)

Third Division:

Adjudicators: Christopher Bond, Thierry Deleruyelle; Ingebjorg Vilhemsen
Set Work: Snow Island (Thierry Deleruyelle)
Set Work/Own Choice = Average

1. Brass Band de La Gorgue (Arnaud Peru): 91/90 = 90.50
2. Brassberry (Olivier Bougain): 88/89 = 88.50
3. Brass Band de Haute Bretagne (Emmanuel Descol): 87/88 = 87.50
4. Brass Band de l'Oise (Yannick Parent): 89/85 = 87.00

Best Soloist: Eric Poussard (Principal Cornet) — BrassBerry
Best Section: Trombones (Brass Band de La Gorgue)

Fourth Division:

Adjudicators: Christopher Bond, Thierry Deleruyelle; Ingebjorg Vilhemsen
Set Work: Land of Legends (Andreas Schulte)
Set Work/Own Choice = Average

1. Le Ch'ti Brass (Clement Hoogewys): 86/85 = 85.50

Best Soloist: Flugel (Le Ch'ti Brass)
Best Section: Cornets (Le Ch'ti Brass)

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