Darebin City Brass - Preston 1934-
Also/previously known as:
Darebin City - -Preston Band (Vic),
Darebin City (Vic),
Darebin City Brass - Preston Band,
Darebin City Brass - Preston Band (Vic),
Darebin City Brass -- Preston Band (Vic),
Darebin City Brass (Vic),
Darebin City Brass Preston Band,
Preston Municipal Band
 
Current
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
Champions
Section: | A Grade |
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Website: | http://www.darebincitybrass.com/ |
Region: | Australia |
Formed 1934 as PRESTON MUNICIPAL band, became Darebin City 1995
Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
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20 Apr 2025 | Australian Championships (Premier) | King Kong on Rue Igor Stravinski 2018 | Unknown | ||
26 Jul 2024 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 |
Rhapsody in Black
War Cry 2014 Love Divine (Blaenwern) 2024 |
1 | Andrew Snell |
31 Mar 2024 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 5 |
Rush Hour
2012
March: O.R.B. Hymn: Be Still |
3 | Andrew Snell |
20 Aug 2023 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 |
Fanfare and Funk
2006
|
1 | Andrew Snell |
09 Apr 2023 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 |
...Dove Descending
1999
|
6 | Broden Ford |
21 Aug 2022 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 |
Fraternity
2015
|
1 | Broden Ford |
17 Aug 2019 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 | A Lowry Sketchbook 1992 | 1 | Broden Ford |
01 Jun 2019 | Boroondara Eisteddfod | 1 | 10 | Andrew Snell | |
21 Apr 2019 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 4 |
Hypercube
2015
|
5 | Andrew Snell |
20 Apr 2019 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 5 |
March: The Muffet Show
|
11 | Andrew Snell |
18 Aug 2018 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 |
Metanoia
|
2 | Andrew Snell |
14 Jul 2018 | New Zealand National Championships (A Grade) | 6 |
As If A Voice Were In Them
2014
|
Andrew Snell | |
01 Apr 2018 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 4 |
Metamorphosis for Brass Band [de Haan]
2014
|
2 | Andrew Snell |
31 Mar 2018 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 4 |
March: The Dual Citizen
|
10 | Andrew Snell |
19 Aug 2017 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 2 | On Alderley Edge 1997 | 1 | Andrew Snell |
16 Apr 2017 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 |
As If A Voice Were In Them
2014
|
7 | Andrew Snell |
15 Apr 2017 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 5 |
March: Straight Lines
|
1 | Andrew Snell |
11 Sep 2016 | Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade) | 1 | 1 | Andrew Snell | |
14 Aug 2016 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 | REM-Scapes 2013 | 1 | Andrew Snell |
27 Mar 2016 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 6 |
Spiriti
2010
|
9 | Andrew Snell |
26 Mar 2016 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 5 |
March: Maple Leaf Rag [S. Joplin, arr.]
|
4 | Andrew Snell |
13 Sep 2015 | Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade) | 1 | Unknown | ||
16 Aug 2015 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 | 25th April 1915 | Andrew Snell | |
05 Apr 2015 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 5 |
The Legend of King Arthur
2010
|
11 | Tom Paulin |
17 Aug 2014 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 | Diversions on a Bass Theme 1986 | 3 | Andrew Snell |
20 Apr 2014 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 |
Of Distant Memories
2012
|
13 | Tom Paulin |
19 Apr 2014 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 7 |
March: On the Quarterdeck
1917
|
10 | Tom Paulin |
18 Aug 2013 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 | 4 | Tom Paulin | |
26 May 2013 | Bendigo Contest (A Grade) | 1 | Tom Paulin | ||
31 Mar 2013 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 |
English Heritage
1988
|
6 | Tom Paulin |
30 Mar 2013 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 7 |
March: Punchinello
1902
|
1 | Tom Paulin |
18 Aug 2012 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 2 | Tom Paulin | ||
07 Apr 2012 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 11 |
Red Priest
2010
|
5 | Tom Paulin |
07 Apr 2012 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 10 |
March: The Cossack
1904
|
12 | Tom Paulin |
23 Apr 2011 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 4 |
Dances and Alleluias
2006
|
3 | Tom Paulin |
22 Apr 2011 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 4 |
March: The Cossack
1904
|
6 | Tom Paulin |
22 Aug 2010 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 2 | Tom Paulin | ||
04 Apr 2010 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 10 |
Chivalry
2003
|
11 | Danny Deilkens |
03 Apr 2010 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 6 |
March: The Contestor
|
10 | Danny Deilkens |
29 Aug 2009 | ABC Radio Brass Band Contest | 3 | 2 | Danny Deilkens | |
22 Aug 2009 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 2 | The Night to Sing | Danny Deilkens | |
12 Apr 2009 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 10 |
On Alderley Edge
1997
|
2 | Danny Deilkens |
11 Apr 2009 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 4 | Danny Deilkens | ||
22 Apr 2008 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 6 | 9 | Jason Mears | |
23 Mar 2008 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 13 |
Contest Music
1973
|
4 | Jason Mears |
07 Jul 2007 | New Zealand National Championships (A Grade) | 7 |
The Year of the Dragon
1984
|
10 | Jason Mears |
08 Apr 2007 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 11 |
Tallis Variations
1999
|
15 | Jason Mears |
07 Apr 2007 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 12 | Jason Mears | ||
16 Apr 2006 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 8 |
Paganini Variations
1991
|
Jason Mears | |
15 Apr 2006 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 11 | 7 | Jason Mears | |
11 Sep 2005 | Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade) | 2 | Unknown | ||
26 Apr 2005 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 4 | 1 | Jason Mears | |
26 Mar 2005 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 9 |
Chivalry
2003
|
Jason Mears | |
14 Aug 2004 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 3 | Moon Pictures | Tom Miller | |
11 Apr 2004 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 9 |
Tallis Variations
1999
|
9 | Tom Miller |
10 Apr 2004 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 12 |
March: The Voice of the Guns
1917
|
1 | Tom Miller |
16 Aug 2003 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 2 | High Peak 1969 | 1 | Tom Miller |
Sep 2002 | Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade) | 1 | Unknown | ||
29 Mar 2002 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 9 |
Sounds
|
4 | Chris Earl |
29 Mar 2002 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 8 |
March: Duntroon
|
11 | Chris Earl |
04 Aug 2001 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 3 | Le Roi d'Ys 1959 | 2 | Ross Johnson |
14 Apr 2001 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 16 |
Pageantry
1934
|
7 | Alex Ferguson |
14 Apr 2001 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | 14 |
March: Castell Coch
|
3 | Alex Ferguson |
15 Apr 1995 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 8 |
Dances and Arias
1984
|
Eric Andersen | |
02 Apr 1994 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 9 |
The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa
1979
|
10 | Eric Andersen |
10 Apr 1993 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 5 |
Journey into Freedom
1967
|
3 | Tom Paulin |
Sep 1992 | Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade) | 1 | Mark Ford | ||
18 Apr 1992 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 5 |
The Essence of Time
1989
|
4 | Tom Paulin |
31 Mar 1991 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 |
Frontier!
1984
|
7 | Patrick Pickett |
15 Apr 1990 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 6 |
The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa
1979
|
6 | Patrick Pickett |
Oct 1989 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 3 | Eric Andersen | ||
27 Mar 1989 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 4 |
The Year of the Dragon
1984
|
8 | Patrick Pickett |
27 Aug 1988 | Edinburgh International Contest | Alex Ferguson | |||
18 Apr 1987 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 4 |
Spectrum [Vinter]
1968
|
4 | Alex Ferguson |
17 May 1986 | New Zealand National Championships (A Grade) | Spectrum [Vinter] 1968 | 7 | Alex Ferguson | |
29 Mar 1986 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 5 |
Four Dances for Brass
1975
|
1 | Alex Ferguson |
27 Oct 1985 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 3 |
Connotations
1976
|
4 | Alex Ferguson |
07 Apr 1985 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 |
Four Dances from Checkmate
1978
|
6 | Alex Ferguson |
22 Apr 1984 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 4 |
Le Roi d'Ys
1959
|
2 | Alex Ferguson |
03 Apr 1983 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 8 |
Symphony of Marches
1963
|
4 | Alex Ferguson |
06 Nov 1982 | South Australian Band Championships (A Grade) | 5 | 1 | Alex Ferguson | |
19 Apr 1981 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 6 |
Triumphant Rhapsody
1965
|
Alex Ferguson | |
26 Mar 1978 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 | Down Under 1977 | 9 | Arthur Withers |
10 Apr 1977 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 2 |
James Cook, Circumnavigator
1969
|
7 | Arthur Withers |
19 Oct 1974 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | Sinfonietta Pastorale 1946 | Arthur Withers | ||
03 Nov 1973 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 5 | The Judges of the Secret Court (Les Francs Juges) 1961 | 2 | Charles Smith |
20 Sep 1973 | Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | 3 | 5 | Charles Smith | |
20 Sep 1973 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 2 | The Judges of the Secret Court (Les Francs Juges) 1961 | 4 | Charles Smith |
21 Oct 1972 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 2 |
Tournament for Brass
1954
|
Charles Smith | |
06 Nov 1971 | South Australian Band Championships (A Grade) | 1 | 2 | Charles Smith | |
24 Oct 1971 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 2 | Bonvenuto Cellui | 2 | Charles Smith |
23 Oct 1971 | Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | 2 | 3 | Charles Smith | |
24 Oct 1970 | Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | 1 | 2 | Charles Smith | |
24 Oct 1970 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 | Tam O'Shanter's Ride [Wright] 1956 | 3 | Charles Smith |
25 Oct 1969 | Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | 1 | 2 | Charles Smith | |
25 Oct 1969 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 | John O'Gaunt [Vinter] 1968 | 1 | Charles Smith |
02 Nov 1968 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 6 | Journey into Freedom 1967 | 3 | Charles Smith |
21 Oct 1967 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 |
Le Carnaval Romain [arr. Wright]
1966
|
2 | Charles Smith |
24 Oct 1964 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 | Symphony of Marches 1963 | Charles Smith | |
24 Oct 1964 | Australian Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | Charles Smith | |||
23 Oct 1964 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | Charles Smith | |||
27 Oct 1962 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 | Les Preludes [arr. Rimmer] | Charles Smith | |
27 Oct 1962 | Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands) | Charles Smith | |||
28 Oct 1961 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 2 | Venus and Adonis | Charles Smith | |
30 Oct 1960 | Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | 3 | 3 | Charles Smith | |
29 Oct 1960 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 3 | Scena Sinfonica | Charles Smith | |
16 Apr 1960 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 2 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Leidzen] 1955 Variations for Brass Band [Vaughan Williams] 1957 | 4 | Charles Smith |
26 Oct 1958 | Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | 3 | Charles Smith | ||
25 Oct 1958 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 1 |
Rhapsody in Brass
1942
|
Charles Smith | |
26 Oct 1957 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | Festival Music (Symphonic Suite) 1956 | Charles Smith | ||
27 Oct 1956 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 2 |
Blackfriars
1955
|
Charles Smith | |
01 Nov 1953 | Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | 7 | Harry Blaskett | ||
01 Nov 1953 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 9 | Rhapsody in Brass 1942 | Harry Blaskett | |
24 Oct 1952 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 2 | William S. May | ||
28 Oct 1951 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 3 | Robin Hood [Geehl] 1936 | William S. May | |
30 Oct 1949 | Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | 4 |
March: B.B. & C.F.
1901
|
2 | William S. May |
29 Oct 1949 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 6 | Themes from Symphony no. 5 [Tchaikovsky, arr. Ball] 1948 | 2 | William S. May |
31 Oct 1948 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | 4 |
Kenilworth
1936
|
2 | William S. May |
30 Oct 1948 | Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March) | 5 |
March: The Cossack
1904
|
2 | William S. May |
02 Feb 1938 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | 11 |
Rienzi [arr. Ord Hume]
|
William S. May | |
31 Jan 1938 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | 3 |
Rienzi [unknown arranger]
|
2 | William S. May |
14 Nov 1937 | Victorian Band Championships (B Grade Quickstep March) | 3 | William S. May | ||
13 Nov 1937 | Victorian State Championships (B Grade) | 3 | L'Arlesienne | William S. May |