The 2008 Western Australian Festival of Brass was held on Saturday November 1. This follows the success of the inaugural event in 2007.

The concept being an event that has no rules or regulations but provides an opportunity for brass bands to perform in a contest situation.

The Bands

This year six bands took part:

Silver Threads, Irwin Palmer OAM
City of Perth, Brian Underwood
Melville AFA, Steven Harmer
Canning City, Geoff Lowe and Andrew Sutherland
WA Brass (formerly Midland Brick Brass), Gareth Jones
Busselton Shire, Nicky Hair

Silver Threads, City of Perth, and Melville AFA performed their entertainment programs but chose not to be adjudicated.

The Own Choice Test event had two entrants both performing Peter Graham works: Canning City — Dimensions, and WA Brass — On Alderley Edge.

RESULTS

Points + Handicap = Total

Own Choice

1. WA Brass, On Alderley Edge (Graham) 92 + 0 = 92
2. Canning City, Dimensions (Graham) 81 + 6 = 87

The Entertainment Contest included individual awards for Hymn, March, Soloist and Entertainment.

Judges were Ed Martin and Peter Younghusband for music and ABC radio presenter Ted Bull for Entertainment.

Hymn

1. WA Brass, 86+0=86
2. Canning City, 80+4=84
3. Busselton Shire, 75+8=83

March

1. WA Brass 90+0=90
2. Canning City 85+4=89
3. Busselton Shire 79+8=87

Solo

1. WA Brass 95+0=95
2. Canning City 86+4=90
3. Busselton Shire 81+8=89

Music

1. WA Brass 92+0=92
2. Canning City 85+4=89
3. Busselton Shire 79+8=87

Entertainment

1. Busselton Shire 80
2. WA Brass 70
3. Canning City 67

AGGREGATES

1. WA Brass 433
2. Busselton Shire 426
3. Canning City 419

Sponsors

The event was possible due to sponsorship from:

Healthway (Find 30 Every Day)
City of Melville
Crescendo Music
Tempest Music
Theo's Music

Champion Band of the day, WA Brass, received a brand new Westminster London Bb cornet courtesy of www.MusicInstruments.com.au