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Regional Championships: London & Southern Counties

Section 1 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2025 Kidlington Concert Brass Jonathan Pippen Introduction, Elegy and Caprice
2024 Horsham Borough Will Wilkins High Peak, Eric Ball
2023 Hitchin Andrew Kershaw A Day in the Life of a Knight, Phil Lawrence
2022 East of England Co-op Nigel Cooper Spectrum, Gilbert Vinter
2019 Amersham Paul Fisher Symphony of Marches, Gilbert Vinter
2018 Sandhurst Silver David Johnson Brass Metamorphosis, James Curnow
2017 Kidlington Concert Brass Duncan Wilson The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa, Philip Sparke
2016 Aveley & Newham Rob Nunnery Essay, Edward Gregson
2015 Haverhill Silver Mark Ager A London Overture, Philip Sparke
2014 Thundersley Brass Nigel Taken Cry of the Mountain, Howard Lorriman
2013 Kidlington Concert Brass Duncan Wilson Brass TRiumphant, Gareth Wood
2012 Becontree Brass A. Cooke Mountain Views, Bertrand Moren
2011 Haverhill Mark Ager Le Carnival Roman, Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright
2010 Friary Guildford C. King A Moorside Suite, Gustav Holst
2009 Norfolk Brass D. Stowell Pentacle, Graham Cole
2009 Norfolk Brass D. Stowell Pentacle
2008 Jersey Premier Brass T. Pritchard James Cook-Circumnavigator, Gilbert Vinter
2007 Broseley Brass MK P. Fensom Sinfonietta – The Wayfarer, Eric Ball
2006 Haverhill Silver Mark Ager Voyage of Discovery, Goff Richards
2005 Staines Brass I. McElligott Comedy Overture, John Ireland
2004 Staines Brass Ian McElligott Coventry Variations, Bramwell Tovey
2003 Friary Guildford K. Maxwell Passacaglia on a Theme of Brahms, A. Butterworth
2002 Matthews Norfolk Brass D. Stowell Royal Parks, G. Lloyd
2001 Alliance Brass B. Ellin The Undaunted, E. Ball
2000 Bedford Town J. Berryman Music For The Common Man, K. Downie
1999 Haverhill C. Shipp Kenilworth, A. Bliss
1998 Alder Valley Brass D. Beckley Purcell Variations, K. Downie
1997 City of Oxford N. Taken Ballet for Band, J. Horovitz
1996 Hatfields of Colchester B. Howard Spectrum, G. Vinter
1995 City of Cambridge C. Shipp Land of The Long White Cloud, P. Sparkes


Regent Hall Concerts - The Band of the Grenadier Guards

Thursday 26 March • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London. . W1C2DJ


Regent Hall Concerts - Funny Bones Trombone Octet

Friday 27 March • Oompah Brass XXL. Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


Brass Bands England - 2026 National Youth Brass Band Championships

Saturday 28 March • King Edward's School, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2UA


The Hepworth Band - Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 April • Huddersfield Town Hall HD1 2TA


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


Enderby Band

March 24 • Enderby Band (Championship section) are seeking: 1 x BASS (Eb or Bb) and PERCUSSIONISTS to join our committed, hard-working, friendly team, with promotion at the Spring Festival (Senior Cup) and a balanced diary of concerts & contests to look forward to.


Chinnor Silver

March 23 • Our COMMUNITY BAND are meeting again on Monday (30th) at 11am and we welcome players of all abilities to join us in a friendly relaxed rehearsal.. It does not affect your main band and is all free including the cake and coffee.


wantage silver band

March 23 • Wantage Concert Brass, (3rd place 1st Section 2026 (L&SC), are looking for a solo euphonium, bass trombone, and cornet. We have our own Band Hall complex complete with Bar at OX12 8FR. We rehearse on Tuesdays and Fridays 19:30 - 21:30. Check us out now.


Stan Lippeatt

BA, LRSM
Conductor, adjudicator, tutor


               

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