Results: 2026 New South Wales State Championships

Willoughby City Band regains the State title with section wins for Warringah Concert Brass, Newcastle PCYC Band, Waratah Brass Academy, Willoughby Youth Brass and Warringah Youth Brass.

Willoughby City Band took the top section honours in Penrith

Monday, 24 August 2026

The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith hosted the Band Association of NSW's 130th anniversary event where 79 brass and concert bands took part.

Live stream coverage was provided by Tim Kelly through the www.brassbanned.com platform.

The bands in the A and B Grade performed a set test-piece, own choice work and sacred item, whilst the C, D and Youth Grades played a test-piece, own choice work and sacred item.

Results:

A Grade Brass:

Set Work: Music for Battle Creek (Philip Sparke)
Adjudicator: Matthew van Emmerick
Sacred item/Test piece/Own choice = Total

1. Willoughby City Band (Dominic Longhurst): 47/96/98 = 241
2. Willoughby Brass 2 (Dominic Longhurst): 46/93/95 = 234
3. Holroyd Brass Band (Dale Vail): 44/92/97 = 233

B Grade Brass:

Set Work: Ow'er 'igh Street (Jared McCunnie)
Adjudicator: Matthew van Emmerick
Sacred item/Test piece/Own choice = Total

1. Warringah Concert Brass (John Saunders): 44/90/94 = 228
2. Paramatta City Band (Luke Bradbury): 43/89/93 = 225
3. Canberra Brass (Veronica Boulton): 41/87/92 = 220
4. Toronto Brass (Timothy O'Hearn): 42/85/90 = 217

C Grade Brass:

Adjudicator: Simon Reade
Sacred item/Test piece/Own choice = Total

1. Newcastle PCYC Band (Teena Wallace): 42/96/98 = 236
2. Gunnedah Shire Band (Sebastain Rowe): 46/94/94 = 234
3. City of Orange Brass (Philip Rees): 44/91/95 = 230
4. City of Wollongong Brass (Kevin Skues): 43/93/91 = 227
5. Sutherland Shire Brass (Connor Hutchinson): 41/92/93 = 226

D Grade Brass:

Adjudicator: Simon Reade
Sacred item/Test piece/Own choice = Total

1. Waratah Brass Academy (Therese Hayden): 45/93/98 = 236
2. Victoria Street Brass (Veronica Boulton): 44/91/95 = 230
3. Nowra Town Band (Kevin Skues): 42/94/93 = 229
4. Bankstown & Yagoona Brass (Joshua Clark): 41/92/94 = 227
5. City of Wollongong Junior Brass (Desmond Cannings): 40/90/92 = 222

Youth Brass B Grade:

Adjudicator: Jared McCunnie
Sacred item/Test piece/Own choice = Total

1. Willoughby Youth Brass (Dale Vail): 38/90/93 = 221

Youth Brass C Grade:

Adjudicator: Jared McCunnie
Sacred item/Test piece/Own choice = Total

1. Warringah Youth Brass (Jack Saunders): 40/90/91 = 221

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