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National Championships of Great Britain

Section 3 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2024 Golborne Les Webb The Shipbuilders, Peter Yorke
2023 Porthleven Town Tom Bassett The Lost Village of Imber, Christopher Bond
2022 Skelmersdale Prize Benjamin Coulson Sinfonietta for Brass Band, Joseph Horovitz
2021 Tewit Silver Martin Hall Kaleidoscope (Philip Sparke)
2019 Uppermill Dean Redfern Viking Age, Thierry Deleruyelle
2018 Barnsley Brass William Rushworth Episodes for Brass, Gareth Churcher
2017 BD1 Brass Lee Skipsey Hinemoa, Gareth Wood
2016 Crofton Silver Dean Jones Lake of the Moon, Kevin Houben
2015 Houghton Brass Tom Gibson The Graces of Love, Oliver Waespi
2014 Ebbw Valley Gareth Ritter Symphony for Brass, Victor Vladmirovitch Ewald arr Michael E Hopkinson
2013 LGB Brass Ian Stewart Penlee, Simon Dobson
2012 Hitchin Craig Patterson 'Three Ancient Customs' - Richard Huw Cole
2011 City of Bradford Lee Skipsey 'Darkness Visible' - Richard Grantham
2010 Delph Philip Goodwin 'Willow Pattern' - Philip Harper
2009 Brunel Brass John Winterflood Oceans, Goff Richards
2008 Wellington (Telford) Stephen Curtis Suite for Brass - John Rutter, arranged Sandy Smith
2007 Middleton Band Matthew Stringer Imperium, Bruce Fraser
2006 Long Eaton Silver Sharon Stansfield Sinfonietta for Brass Band, Gordon Langford
2005 Jersey Premier Brass Tim Pritchard A Gallimaufry Suite, Philip Harper
2004 Hoover (Bolton) C. Wormwald John Maines & Derek Broadbent
2003 Diggle A. Lawton Four Preludes, Eric Ball
2002 Silk Brass AstraZeneca K. Mackintosh Cherchebi, Goff Richards
2001 Lancashire Life Morecambe A. Warriner An English Suite for Brass Band, Michael Ball
2000 Kirkintillock Kelvin Brass R. Tennant Excelsior, Howard Snell
1999 Test Valley Brass S. Large The Three Musketeers, George Hespe
1998 Oldham Brass '97 A. White Three Minatures, Philip Sparke
1997 Ashton-under-Lyne M. Evans Dancing In The Park, P. Graham
1996 Yeovil Town S. Sykes Sinfonietta for Brass Band, Gordon Langford
1995 Fairlop Brass K. Jordan Suite Gothique, Leon Boellmann arr. Eric Ball
1994 Glossop Old J. Cant Partita for Band, Philip Wilby
1993 Skelmanthorpe S. Fawcett A Celtic Suite, Philip Sparke
1992 Beaumaris & District Silver G. Evans Amaranth , Ray Steadman-Allen
1991 British Steel (Port Talbot) E. Clark Variations , John W. Phillips


Contest: 171st British Open

Saturday 6 September • Broad Street, Birmingham. B1 2EA


Contest: Lower Sections 1-4 National Finals

Saturday 13 September • Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham GL50 4SH


Contest: Lower Sections 1-4 National Finals

Sunday 14 September • Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham. . *Please note as of 24th August 2023 the date is provisional according to Kapitol Promotions website GL50 4SH


Petworth Town Band - Petworth Town Band at Petworth Heritage weekend

Saturday 20 September • Centre of Petworth Town GU28 OAH


Cheltenham Silver Band - Holst Birthday Concert

Saturday 20 September • All Saints Church, All Saints Road, Pittville, Cheltenham GL52 2HG


Delph Band

September 9 • We are a friendly, hardworking North West 2nd Section band based in Saddleworth. Rehearsal nights are Mondays and Wednesdays, 8-10pm at Delph Band Club. We are currently looking to fill the following positions; Tutti Cornet, Percussion and Eb Bass.


Otley Brass Association

September 7 • Front Row Cornet. -. Otley Brass Band are keen to recruit a 5th member for their front row cornets (position negotiable).. . This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving band of 30+ players under the leadership of our newly appointed MD, Martyn Beecham


wantage silver band

September 6 • Wantage Band (Championship Section) have vacancies for a Bb BASS PLAYER and THIRD CORNET to complete their line up. Plenty of great concerts from now until Christmas with the Welsh Open, L&SC Area, British Open Grand Shield and Whit Friday in 2026.


David Frame


Bass/Tenor Trombone Player, Adjudicator (Member of AoBBA) Occasional Conductor


               

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