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North American Brass Band Championships

Honors Summary

Year Winners Conductor Test piece
2013 Triangle Youth Brass Band Tony Granados Own Choice
2008 Georgia Brass Band Joe Johnson Journey into Freedom, Eric Ball and Own Choice
2007 Central Ohio Brass Band Jessica Sneeringer The King of Elfland's Daughter, Rodney Newton
2006 New England Brass Band Douglas Yeo Spectrum, Gilbert Vinter
2005 James Madison University Brass Band Kevin Stees Coventry Variations, Bramwell Tovey
2004 James Madison University Brass Band Kevin Stees Brass Metamorphosis, James Curnow
2003 Cincinnati Brass Band Anita Cocker Hunt The Undaunted, Eric Ball
2002 Prairie BB Dallas Niermeyer Ballet for Band, Joseph Horovitz
2001 St. Louis Brass Band Keith Wilkinson A London Overture, Philip Sparke
2000 Cincinnati Brass Band Anita Cocker Hunt Music For the Common Man, Kenneth Downie
1999 Cincinnati Brass Band Anita Cocker Hunt Sinfonietta, Leizen
1998 All-Star Brass & Percussion Eric Aho Purcell Variations, Kenneth Downie
1997 Eastern Iowa Brass Band John de Salme Endeavor, Philip Sparke
1996 Dominion Brass Band Thomas Palmatier Diversions on a Bass Theme, George Lloyd
1995 Eastern Iowa Brass Band John de Salme Tournament for Brass, E. Ball
1994 Illinois Brass Band Colin Holman Laude (Curnow)
1993 Sheldon Theatre Brass Band Larry Brentzel no set piece
1992 Eastern Iowa Brass Band John de Salme Entertainments, Gilbert Vinter; A Moorside Suite, Holst or Pageantry, Howells
1991 Ohio Collegiate Brass Woods/Droste Canticles in Brass, Bulla
1990 Eastern Iowa Brass Band Alan Strang Variations on Terra Beata, Curnow
1989 Eastern Iowa BB Alan Strang Moorside Suite, Holst
1988 WRAL British Brass Band Jack Stamp Trilogy, Turrin
1987 WRAL British Brass Band Jack Stamp Hinemoa, Wood
1986 Sunshine Brass Band Karen Kneeburg Barchester Suite, Bourgeois
1985 Sunshine Brass Karen Kneeburg The Shipbuilders, Peter Yorke
1984 Sunshine Brass Karen Kneeburg A Suite for Switzerland, Newsome
1983 North Carolina State University BBB Perry Watson A London Overture, Sparke


Barnsley Brass - Quiz Me Baby One More Time

Saturday 17 May • Worsbrough Miners Welfare. Park Road. Worsbrough Bridge. Barnsley S70 5LJ


Dobcross Silver Band - 150th Anniversary and reunion Concert

Sunday 18 May • Dobcross Band Club. Platt Lane. Dobcross Saddleworth OL3 5AD


The Hepworth Band - Albie Sugden Foundation Charity Concert

Saturday 24 May • Christ Church, New Mill, Holmfirth HD9 7ER


Ocean Brass - Segalula A Capella

Saturday 31 May • Jubilee Hall, Little Shore Lane, Bishop's Waltham SO32 1ED


Contest: Whit Friday March Contests

Friday 13 June • Saddleworth & Tameside OL3


Newstead Brass

May 12 • Newstead Brass is looking to recruit a PRINCIPAL CORNET player to join our ambitious and hardworking Championship Section band.. . With an exciting schedule ahead, this is a rare chance to join our ranks as we look to achieve further success as a team.


Lofthouse2000 Brass Band

May 12 • Lofthouse are currently recruiting for Kit, Bass (Bb & Eb), Baritone, Bass Trombone and Cornets. We are a 3rd section contesting band with regular concerts and events throughout the year and would love to fill our happy team with keen players.


Petworth Town Band

May 12 • Petworth Town. Band have vacancies for CORNETS and TUBA. We are an enthusiastic non contesting band with a thriving list of concerts and engagements throughout the year and are led by our passionate and inspirational MD Paula Streeter.


Sandy Smith


Conductor, teacher, adjudicator and arranger


               

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