Future Events

• We believe this contest will be run on 23 Sep 2024 at Somerville House, Brisbane, Queensland

Past Results

Date	Winner	Conductor	Test Piece
24 Sep 2023	Brisbane Excelsior	Dale Hosking	Ballet for Band
24 Sep 2022	Brisbane Excelsior	Nathaniel Griffiths	A Kensington Concerto
27 Nov 2021	Brisbane Excelsior	Howard Taylor
2019
30 Sep 2018	South Brisbane Federal	Tom Paulin	Kingdom of Dragons
24 Sep 2017	Brisbane Excelsior	Howard Taylor	The Raid
02 Oct 2016	South Brisbane Federal Band	Louisa Lawless	Diversions for Brass Band
04 Oct 2015
13 Jun 2011	Brisbane Excelsior	Paul Andrews	The Year of the Dragon
14 Jun 2010	Brisbane Brass 1	Jon Christodoulides	Contest Music
08 Jun 2009	Brisbane Excelsior	Howard Taylor	Spectrum [Vinter]
13 Jun 2005	Brisbane Excelsior	Howard Taylor	Connotations
11 Apr 2004	South Brisbane Federal	Edward Kennedy	Leonardo
08 Jun 2003	Brisbane Excelsior	Howard Taylor	Sounds
30 Apr 2002	Brisbane Excelsior	Howard Taylor	Le Roi d'Ys
21 Apr 2000	Capricornia Silver No.1	Dennis Ilott	Pageantry
10 Apr 1998	Capricornia Silver No.1	Dennis Ilott	Four Dances from Checkmate
17 Apr 1992	Cairns Combined Schools & Citizens	Bob Favell	A London Overture
14 Apr 1990	Cairns Combined Schools & Citizens	Bob Favell
29 Mar 1986	Townsville Brass No.1	Noel Cassels	James Cook, Circumnavigator
06 Apr 1985	Brisbane Excelsior	Paul Terracini	Symphonic Music
01 Apr 1983	Townsville Brass	Noel Cassels	Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life)
11 Apr 1982
18 Apr 1981	Brisbane Excelsior	Colin J. Thomas	Concert Overture for Brass Band
13 Apr 1979	Brisbane Excelsior	Colin J. Thomas	Oliver Cromwell
25 Mar 1978	Brisbane Excelsior	Colin J. Thomas	Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Langford]
09 Apr 1977			A Joyful Noise
18 Apr 1976
30 Mar 1975	South Brisbane Federal	Bill Holmes	A Kensington Concerto
15 Apr 1974	Sandgate & District	Ron Wilkie	Prometheus Unbound
23 Apr 1973	Brisbane Excelsior	Colin J. Thomas	Embassy Suite
02 Apr 1972	Toowoomba Municipal	William Richard Smith	High Peak
1971
30 Mar 1970	South Brisbane Federal	Les Baxter	Journey into Freedom
06 Apr 1969	South Brisbane Federal	Les Baxter	Le Carnaval Romain [unknown arranger]
14 Apr 1968	South Brisbane Federal	Les Baxter
27 Mar 1967	E T A Concert	Colin J. Thomas
11 Apr 1966	E T A Concert Ipswich Vice Regal Excelsior	Colin J. Thomas James Kelly
1965
30 Mar 1964	South Brisbane Federal	Les Baxter
15 Apr 1963	Maryborough Federal	James Kelly
1962	Not held.
03 Apr 1961	Maryborough Federal	James Kelly
Apr 1960
30 Mar 1959	Maryborough Federal	James Kelly
Apr 1958
21 Apr 1957	South Brisbane Federal	Les Baxter
22 Apr 1956	South Brisbane Federal	Les Baxter
11 Apr 1955	Brisbane Excelsior South Brisbane Federal	Bill Ryder Les Baxter
19 Apr 1954	South Brisbane Federal	Les Baxter	Choice between different Test Pieces (see below Results)
06 Apr 1953	Maryborough Federal	James Kelly	A Downland Suite
26 Mar 1951	Maryborough Federal	James Kelly
10 Apr 1950	Maryborough Federal	James Kelly
17 Apr 1949	South Brisbane Excelsior Toowoomba R S L Municipal	Les Baxter Norm Henstridge
29 Mar 1948	Mackay City	William Richard Smith
06 Apr 1947
22 Apr 1946	Maryborough Federal	Frank Johnston
09 Apr 1939
18 Apr 1938	Ipswich Vice Regal	Ossie Summerton
31 Mar 1937	Cairns Citizens	James Compton
11 Apr 1936	Brisbane Excelsior (9/49th Batallion)	Albert Wade
22 Apr 1935
01 Apr 1934
16 Apr 1933	Brisbane Excelsior (9/15 Battalion)	Albert Wade
1931
21 Apr 1930	Ipswich City Vice Regal	Albert Wade
02 Apr 1929
09 Apr 1928	Ipswich Vice Regal	Albert Wade	The Mastersingers (Die Meistersinger) [arr. Shipley]
18 Apr 1927	Ipswich Vice Regal	Bill Ryder Snr
06 Apr 1926
13 Apr 1925	Collingwood Citizens (Vic)	Frank Johnston
21 Apr 1924
30 Mar 1923
17 Apr 1922	Newcastle Steelworks (NSW)	Albert Baile	Donizetti [arr. Rimmer]
28 Mar 1921	Maryborough City (Qld)	Bill Ryder Snr
02 Jan 1920	Ipswich Vice Regal	Albert Wade	Rigoletto [arr. Trussell]
02 Jan 1919	Maryborough Naval	Bill Ryder Snr	Tchaikovsky [arr. W. Rimmer]
01 Jan 1918	Ipswich City Vice Regal	Bill Partington	Verdi's Works [arr. Trussell]
01 Jan 1916	Ipswich Vice Regal	F. W. G. McLeod
03 Jan 1915	Maryborough Naval	Percy Code	Memories of Mercandante
05 Jan 1914	Ipswich Vice Regal	F. W. G. McLeod	Lohengrin [arr. Round]
01 Jan 1908	Wide Bay Regiment Maryborough	Alfred Hall	II Trovatore
27 Dec 1905	West Maitland Federal (NSW)	Fred Fitness
02 Jan 1904	2nd Regiment -Maryborough	Alfred Hall	Lortzing