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Regional Championships: Wales

Section 1 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2026 Parc & Dare Dewi Griffiths Variations on 'Was Lebet', Andrew Wainwright
2025 Parc & Dare Dewi Griffiths Introduction, Elegy & Caprice (Morley Calvert)
2024 Northop Silver Thomas Wyss High Peak (Eric Ball)
2023 Ebbw Valley Gareth Ritter A Day in the Life of a Knight, Phil Lawrence
2022 Pontardulais Town Paul Jenkins Spectrum, Gilbert Vinter
2020 BTM Jeff Hutcherson Legacy (Tom Davoren)
2019 Goodwick Brass Matthew Jenkins Symphony of Marches, Gilbert Vinter
2018 Ebbw Valley Brass Gareth Ritter Brass Metamorphosis, James Curnow
2017 Parc & Dare (Leftfield Environmental) Paul Collis-Smith The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa, Philip Sparke
2016 City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Nigel Seaman Essay, Edward Gregson
2015 City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Nigel Seaman A London Overture, Philip Sparke
2014 Llwydcoed David Childs Cry of the Mountain, Howard Lorriman
2013 Tylorstown Gary Davies Brass Triumphant, Gareth Wood
2012 Burry Port Michael Thorne Mountain Views, Bertrand Moren
2011 Pontardulais Town Paul Jenkins Le Carnival Romain, Hector Berlioz, arr Frank Wright
2010 Pontadulais Town P. Jenkins A Moorside Suite, Gustav Holst
2009 Point of Ayr J. Hinckley Pentacle, Graham Cole
2008 Newbridge (Celynen) P. Holland James Cook-Circumnavigator, Gilbert Vinter
2007 Northop Silver T. Wyss Sinfonietta – The Wayfarer, Eric Ball
2006 Northop Silver Thomas Wyss Voyage of Discovery, Goff Richards
2005 Parc & Dare C. Roberts Comedy Overture, John Ireland
2004 Parc and Dare Craig Roberts Coventry Variations, Bramwell Tovey
2003 Treherbert & District G. Sheppard Passacaglia on a Theme of Brahms, A. Butterworth
2002 Abergavenny Borough D. Childs Royal Parks, G. Lloyd
2001 Beaumaris G. Evans The Undaunted, E. Ball
2000 Rhos Silver I. Davey Music For The Common Man, K. Downie
1999 Burry Port Town M. Thorne Kenilworth, A. Bliss
1998 Thomas Coaches A. F. Gibbs Purcell Variations, K. Downie
1997 Beaumaris & District G. Evans Ballet for Band, J. Horovitz
1996 Abergavenny E. J. Powell Spectrum, G. Vinter
1995 Beaumaris G. Evans Land of The Long White Cloud, P. Sparkes
1952 Cardiff Transport H. Nuttall Springtime, Haydn Morris


The Hepworth Band - Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 April • Huddersfield Town Hall HD1 2TA


Regent Brass - Woodbridge Excelsior Band and Russell Gray

Saturday 9 May • The Salvation Army (Regent Hall), Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 29 May • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


The Hepworth Band - Brassband Burgermusik Luzern

Saturday 30 May • Dewsbury Minster, Vicarage Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 8DD


Regent Brass - Living Lines

Sunday 5 July • St Saviour's, Pimlico, St.George's Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 3QW


St John's Band (Mossley)

March 29 • BBb BASS player required following our 4th place at the North West regionals. We are a friendly, welcoming 4th section band based in Tameside, Greater Manchester and we rehearse on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in Mossley.


St John's Band (Mossley)

March 29 • SOLO CORNET players required (position negotiable) following our 4th place at the North West regionals. We are a friendly, welcoming 4th section band based in Tameside, Greater Manchester and we rehearse on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in Mossley.


Hucknall and Linby Mining Community Brass Band

March 29 • Bb AND Eb BASSES WANTED!. We are a friendly 1st section band based in Nottingham - rehearsal Thursday Evening. We have an exciting year planned with a visit to Whit Friday and a place secured at the nationals following our success at the midlands area!


Jonathan Corry

Ph.D, M.Mus, B.Mus (hons)
Conductor, adjudicator, teacher.


               

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