Future Events

• We believe this contest will be run on 17 Apr 2027 at Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
• We believe this contest will be run on 18 Apr 2026 at Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK

Past Results

Date	Winner	Conductor	Test Piece
12 Apr 2025	1st Old Boys	Jonathan Corry
11 May 2024	Strabane Brass Band	Charles Fyffe
22 Apr 2023	1st Old Boys Silver Band	Jonathan Corry
09 Apr 2022	Laganvale (Metal Technology) Band	Keith Anderson
06 Apr 2019	1st Old Boys Silver Band	Stephen Cairns
21 Apr 2018	1st Old Boys Silver Band	Stephen Cairns
08 Apr 2017	1st Old Boys Silver Band	Stephen Cairns
16 Apr 2016	1st Old Boys Silver Band	Stephen Cairns
25 Apr 2015	Downshire Brass	Michael Alcorn
12 Apr 2014	1st Old Boys Association Silver Band	Steve Barnett
27 Apr 2013	Strabane Concert Brass	Peter Christian
31 Mar 2012	1st Old Boys Silver Band	Stephen Cairns
02 Apr 2011	1st Old Boys Association Silver Band	Stephen Cairns
24 Apr 2010	Laganvale (Metal Technology) Band	Unknown
04 Apr 2009	1st Old Boys Association Silver Band	Stephen Cairns
2008	1st Old Boys	Stephen Cairns
07 Apr 2007	Strabane Concert Brass	Jonathan Corry
08 Apr 2006	1st Old Boys	Stephen Cairns
09 Apr 2005	Laganvale	Ernest Ruddock
2004	1st Old Boys	Stephen Cairns
12 Apr 2003	Strabane	Peter Christian
13 Apr 2002	CWA Brass	Alfie Burch
31 Mar 2001	1st Old Boys	Grenville Moore
25 Mar 2000	CWA Brass	Brian Connolly
11 Apr 1999	Laganvale	Unknown
28 Mar 1998	Strabane Concert Brass	Peter Christian
12 Apr 1997	The contest was abandoned after Harold Gault, conductor of the Murley band, died in the arena after suffering a heart attack; no results were returned.
1996	CWA Brass	Brian Connolly
1995	CWA Brass	Brian Connolly
1994	1st Old Boys	Wilson Shields
1993	Strabane Concert Brass	Unknown
21 Mar 1992	Strabane Concert Brass	Harold Gault
23 Mar 1991	Agnes Street	Ernest Ruddock
07 Apr 1990	Agnes Street	Ernest Ruddock	A Kensington Concerto
04 Mar 1989	Agnes Street	Unknown	Festival Music (Symphonic Suite)
16 Apr 1988	Templemore	Jack Burch
1987	Murley	Unknown
1986	Strabane	Unknown
1985	Laganvale	Windsor Hylands
28 Apr 1984	Templemore	Unknown
15 May 1983	Templemore	Unknown
02 May 1982	Strabane	Unknown
06 Jun 1981	Templemore	Unknown
1980	Templemore	Unknown
07 Apr 1979	Templemore	Unknown
1978	Templemore	Unknown
30 Apr 1977	Templemore	Unknown
1976	Templemore	Unknown
26 Apr 1975	Agnes Street	Unknown
27 Apr 1974	Templemore	Windsor Hylands
1973	1st Old Boys	Alfie Burch
1972	1st Old Boys	Unknown
17 Apr 1971	Templemore	Alfred Bell
1970	1st Old Boys	Unknown
1969	1st Old Boys	Alfie Burch
1968	Templemore	Alfred Bell
Apr 1967	Agnes Street	Unknown
Apr 1966	1st Old Boys	Alfie Burch
20 Mar 1965	Templemore	Alfred Bell
1964	Templemore	Alfred Bell
09 Mar 1963	1st Old Boys	Alfie Burch
07 Apr 1962	Templemore	Alfred Bell	Blackfriars
08 Apr 1961	Templemore	Alfred Bell
09 Apr 1960	1st Old Boys	Stuart Cairns	Tam O'Shanter's Ride [Wright]
04 Apr 1959	Templemore	Alfred Bell	Carnival [Perkin]
05 Apr 1958	Templemore	Alfred Bell	Petite Suite de Ballet
14 Mar 1957	1st Old Boys	J. P. Young	Tintagel (Symphonic Suite)
1956	Templemore	Alfred Bell
02 Apr 1955	Laganvale	Robert Adair	Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals
17 Apr 1954	Agnes Street	Unknown	Overture for an Epic Occasion
01 May 1953	Laganvale	Robert Adair	King Lear
25 Apr 1952	Agnes Street	Ernest Ruddock
04 May 1951	55th Old Boys	A. Forbes	Festival Overture [Geehl]
24 Feb 1950	55th Old Boys	A. Forbes
23 Apr 1949	55th Old Boys	N. Brown	Henry V [Maldwyn Price]