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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


Longridge Band - Christmas Concert

Saturday 7 December • Longridge Civic Hall, 1 Calder Avenue, Longridge, Preston PR3 3HJ


The Hepworth Band - Christmas Brass & Voices

Saturday 7 December • Thornhill Parish Church, Dewsbury WF120JZ


York Railway Institute Band - Voices & Brass Christmas Spectacular

Saturday 14 December • Selby Abbey YO8 4PU


Bilton Silver Rugby Band - Festive favourites - Music for Christmas.

Saturday 14 December • St Mark's Church, Bilton, Rugby CV22 7LX


Bedford Town Band - Bedford Town Band Brass Academy

Saturday 14 December • Putnoe Heights Church MK418EB


Boarshurst Silver Band

December 3 • Boarshurst Silver Band, NW Championship Section, requires a talented SOPRANO CORNET. Under MD Jamie Prophet, the band have an ambitious and varied calendar for 2025, including NW Area, Spring Festival and Whit Friday.


HYDE BAND

December 1 • WE HAVE PLAYER VACANCIES (POSITIONS NEGOTIABLE) Come and join our friendly First Section Band based in the New forest, and enjoy working with our Musical Director: Ben Halstead on a varied programme of concerts and contest.


Bilton Silver Rugby Band

December 1 • Under our MD Brad Turnbull and with a varied and growing programme of events, Bilton Silver (Rugby) requires a euphonium player to join our Championship Section band. Rehearsals are held on Monday and Friday at 7-45pm in our own purpose built bandroom.


Sarah Groarke-Booth

BA (Hons) MA
Conductor, Adjudicator, Compere, Actor


               

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