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Regional Championships: North West

Section 2 Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2024 Skelmersdale Benjamin Coulson Triptych, Philip Sparke
2023 Whitworth Vale & Healey Michael Golding The Pilgrim's Progress, Rodney Newton
2022 Pemberton Old Wigan DW B Jay Hall The Aeronauts, Goff Richards
2020 Uppermill Dean Redfern The Golden Sabre - Tales of the Hussar-Poet, Denis Davydov (Kit Turnbull)
2019 Bollington Brass Peter Christian Rise of the Phoenix, Darrol Barry
2018 Middleton Kevin Gibbs Ex Terra Lucem, Jonathan Bates
2017 Flixton Ian Brownbill Rhapsody in Brass, Sir Dean Goffin
2016 Haydock Mark Quinn The Mermaid of Zennor, Philip Harper
2015 Tyldesley Robert Taylor Variations on Maccabeus, Kevin Norbury
2014 Mossley Duncan Byers Chaucer's Tunes, Dr Michael Ball
2013 Whitworth Vale & Healey John Binns The Plantaganets, Eric Gregson
2012 Mossley Duncan Byers Cross Patonce, Goff Richards
2011 Morecambe Andrew Warriner Resurgam - Eric Ball
2010 Diggle James Shepherd The Kingdom of Dragons, Philip Harper
2009 Oldham (Lees) John Collins New World Sketches, Dan Price
2008 Wardle and District Anderson Brass S. Conway Three Part Invention, Kenneth Downie
2007 Wardle & District Anderson Brass S. Conway Carnival, Helen Perkin
2006 Blackpool Brass Andrew Warriner Images of the Millennium, Howard Snell
2005 Wire Brass P. Andrews Variations For Brass Band, R. Vaughan Williams
2004 Old Hall Brass N. Parkinson Kaleidoscope, Philip Sparke
2003 Bollington P. Christian Celestial Prospect, W. Heaton
2002 Moston & Beswick R. Taylor Symphony for Brass, V. Ewald
2001 Dobcross Youth T. Griffiths The Moor of Venice, W. Alwyn
2000 Oldham Brass '97 A. White Sword, Jewel and Mirror, P. Harper
1999 United Norwest Co-op Milnrow I. Brownbill Symphonic Suite for Brass, L. Locas
1998 Ashton-under-Lyne M. Evans Culloden Moor, G. Wood
1997 Haydock Ogden Travel J. Maines A New Buckenham Suite, A. Jackman
1996 Berisfords Cardway Plc H. Megarell Hollywood, G. Richards
1995 United Co-op Crewe R. Sparkes Rococo Variations, A. Street
1995 United Co-op Crewe R. Sparkes Rococo Variations, Allan Street
1994 Gorton Silver D. Evans A Salford Sinfonietta, Darrol Barry
1993 Boarshurt D. Morris Oceans, Goff Richards
1992 Longridge G. Clough Dimensions, Peter Graham
1991 Bedford Leigh B. Taylor Masque, Frederic Devreese
1990 The Trafford Band J. Norris Forth Suite, Bruce Fraser
1989 Lancashire Constabulary S. Blair Orian, Granville Bantock
1988 Marple Band G. E. Cutt Royal Parks, Lloyd
1988 Norwest Co-op Wardle A. Briggs Folk Song Heritage, M. Kenyon
1983 Fodens O.T.S. H. Snell Images, John McCabe
1983 Darwen G. Clough Caprice Brass Fair, Geoffrey Winter
1982 Warburton's Bakery J. Durrant Henry V, Vaughan Williams
1981 Stalbridge (Tetley-Walker) E. Woodhouse Concertino, Philip Lane
1980 Roberts Bakery C. Cranson Concert Overture For Brass Bands, Vilem Tausky
1979 Leyland Vehicles R. Evans Introduction, Elegy & Caprice, Morley Calvert
1978 Lancashire Constabulary H. Bentham The Three Musketeers, George Hespe
1977 Lancashire Constabulary W. Hill Morning Rhapsody, Eric Ball
1976 East Lancs. Paper Group M. Brownbill Tournament For Brass, Eric Ball
1975 Poynton A. Lawton Rhapsody in Brass, Dean Goffin
1972 Skelmersdale W. Lyon Sinfonietta For Brass Band, Joseph Horovitz
1971 Skelmersdale W. Lyon Suite Gothique, L. Boellman, Eric Ball
1970 Hoggarth's J. A. Hughes First Suite In Eb (Revised Edition), Gustav Holst
1965 Mirrlees Works W. Ashcroft Old English SUite, Three Castles, W. Rimmer
1964 Poynton Brass C. Holt Suite, The Great City, Dr. William Lovelock
1962 Carlisle St. Stephens C. Lowes Peter Schmoll,Weber, Drake Rimmer


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


Enderby Band - Broughton Astley Rock Choir

Friday 13 December • Thomas Estley Community College. 2 Station Road. Broughton Astley. Leicestershire LE9 6PT


Bedford Town Band - Bedford Town Band Brass Academy

Saturday 14 December • Putnoe Heights Church MK418EB


Newstead Brass - Christmas Showcase 2024

Saturday 14 December • St Wilfrid's Church, Church Street, Kirkby in Ashfield NG17 8LA


Besses o'th' Barn Band

December 12 • Due to a change of circumstances. The band now require one front row cornet and two back row cornets to complete our line up for the North West Area Contest in Blackpool..


Wakefield Metropolitan Brass Band

December 10 • Solo Baritone and Percussion required to add to the band building towards the NEMBBA and area contests. Under the Direction of Duncan Beckley, the band is keen to fill the few remaining seats to add to the continually improving ensemble.


Barnsley Brass

December 10 • Barnsley Brass requires an Eb bass player. We are based in Worsbrough Bridge on the A61 just south of Barnsley. Rehearsals are Monday and Thursday evenings at 8pm in our purpose built bandroom.


John Durrant

MA LLCM TD CertEd (Dist)
Conductor, Band Trainer, Composer, Trumpet and Cornet Soloist, Arranger, Adjudicator


               

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