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North American Brass Band Championships

Challenge Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2013 Five Lakes Silver Band
Harmony Music
Neil Barlow our Dances from the ballet Checkmate, Bliss arr Ball & Own Choice
2008 Spires Brass Band John Slezak Variations on Laudate Dominum, Edward Gregson and Own Choice
2007 Massanutten Brass Band Kevin Stees Crusade, R van der Velde
2006 Georgia Brass Band Joe Johnson Aspects of Praise, William Himes
2005 Spires Brass Band John Slezak Music for a Festival, Philip Sparke
2004 New England Brass Band Douglas Yeo Northern Landscapes, Peter Graham
2003 Spires Brass Band John Slezak Spirit of Adventure, Kevin Norbury
2002 Sunshine Brass Band Jim Cheyne Concertante for Band, James Curnow
2001 Spires Brass Band John Slezak Rhapsody in Brass, Dean Goffin
2000 Sunshine Brass Band Jim Cheyne Music for a Festival, Sparke
1999 St. Louis Brass Band Malcolm McDuffee Moorside Suite, Holst
1998 Prairie Brass Band Dallas Niermeyer Hinemoa, Wood
1997 Cincinnati Brass Band Anita Cocker Hunt American Variations, Alan Fernie
1996 Woods Manufacturing Company Brass Band David Druce Chorale and Toccata, Stephen Bulla


Newstead Brass - Brett Baker

Saturday 17 January • St Wilfrid's Church, . Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8LA


The Hepworth Band - New Year Concert

Sunday 25 January • Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 7ER


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Friday 6 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Contest: Norwegian National Brass Band Championships

Saturday 7 February • Grieghallen, Bergen, N-5015 N-5015


Regent Hall Concerts - Royal Greenwich Brass Band

Friday 27 February • Regent Hall. (The Salvation Army). 275 Oxford Street. London W1C2DJ


East London Brass

January 16 • CORNET PLAYER - looking ahead to the 2026 contest season, ELB are looking for a cornet player to complete our line up. The band is ambitious and keen to further our successful 2025 season of winning the areas and promotion at spring festival.


Enderby Band

January 16 • Following our 2nd place finish at the LBBA winter contest and recent promotion to the Senior Cup for the 2026 Spring Festival, we are looking for a SOLO CORNET, a BBb BASS and PERCUSSIONISTS to complete our friendly and hardworking team.


Petworth Town Band

January 15 • Petworth Town Band have vacancies for CORNETS, BASS TROMBONE and TUBA. We are a very active band with concerts and engagements planned throughout the year.


Derek Renshaw

ABBA Member
Conductor, Band Trainer and Adjudicator.


               

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