Future Events

• We believe this contest will be run on 15 Mar 2025 at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Swansea County, Wales, UK

Past Results

Date	Winner	Conductor	Test Piece
16 Mar 2024	Holywell	Jamie Duncan	Music for Jock Tamson
19 Mar 2023	Royal Oakeley Silver	Paul Wilson	Hungerford Town
20 Mar 2022	Crosskeys Silver	Siôn Rhys Jones	Argos
Mar 2021	Continued uncertainty over COVID-19 sees the 2021 series of regional championship events cancelled.
01 Mar 2020	Cwmtawe	Wayne Pedrick	Neverland
17 Mar 2019	Gwaun Cae Gurwen	Robert Burnett	Stantonbury Festival
18 Mar 2018	Upper Rhondda	Jayne Thomas	World Tour
19 Mar 2017	RAF St. Athan Voluntary	Alan Bourne	St. Andrews Variations [Fernie]
20 Mar 2016	Phoenix	Luke Jenkins	The Journal of Phileas Fogg
22 Mar 2015	Usk	Jeff Jones	An English Pastorale
16 Mar 2014	Northop Brass	David Davies	Three Spanish Impressions [Fernie]
17 Mar 2013	Ebbw Valley	Andrew Jones	Devon Fantasy
18 Mar 2012	Severn Tunnel	Joshua Ruck	English Folk Song Suite
20 Mar 2011	Melingriffith 2	Dewi Griffiths	Prelude, Song and Dance
21 Mar 2010	Crwbin	Michael Thorne	Saint-Saëns Variations
15 Mar 2009	Pontypool Brass	Patrick O'Leary	The Talisman [Hughes]
09 Mar 2008	Crosskeys Silver	Kerry Bowden	Four Cities Symphony
18 Mar 2007	Crosskeys Silver	Kerry Bowden	The Seasons [Wilby]
19 Mar 2006	Llwydcoed	Alan Davies	Anglian Dances
13 Mar 2005	Royal Oakley	John Glyn Jones	Divertimento [Kelly]
14 Mar 2004	Radyr and Morganstown	Gareth Hann	Partita [Gregson]
16 Mar 2003	Harlech	Hefin Evans	Lydian Pictures
17 Mar 2002	Conwy Town	Keith Jones	Suite in Bb [Jacob]
01 Apr 2001	Llanelli & District	Robert Owen	Sinfonietta Pastorale
19 Mar 2000	Beaumaris B	Fred Evans	The Haslemere Suite
21 Mar 1999	Seindorf Arian Harlech	Hefin Evans	Indian Summer
15 Mar 1998	Llanrug & District	Frank Boylin	Scenes from a Comedy
06 Apr 1997	Glynneath Silver	A. J. Harris	Pennine Moors
14 Apr 1996	Royal Oakeley Silver	John Glyn Jones	Mexican Fiesta
23 Apr 1995	Royal Oakeley Silver	John Glyn Jones	Little Suite for Brass [Arnold]
19 Mar 1994	Blaina & District	Bernard Williams	The Journeyman
13 Mar 1993	Pontardulais Town	Haydn Evans	Impromptu
15 Mar 1992	Pontardulais Town	Haydn Evans	The Seafarers
16 Mar 1991	Ammanford Town	Gerald Roberts	Four Fors for Brass
17 Mar 1990	Cwm Town Silver	Derek Lewis	Summer Fantasy
18 Mar 1989	Newport Borough	Ivor Barnett	Suite for Brass [Davis]
19 Mar 1988	Llansaint Silver	Derek Garside	Stantonbury Festival
21 Mar 1987	Ebbw Vale Town Band	William Cross	Overture to Youth
22 Feb 1986	Ystrad Mynach & District	Alan Rowe	Four Impressions for Brass
23 Mar 1985	Abertillery & District Youth	John Evans	A Malvern Suite
24 Mar 1984	Newtown (Powys) Silver	Steve Edwards	Divertimento [Ball]
26 Mar 1983	Aberystwyth Silver	A. Huws	First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert]
27 Feb 1982	Usk Town	Michael Pegram	Excelsior [Hanmer]
21 Mar 1981	Celynen Collieries Institute	Colin Radford	Fantasy for Brass Bands [Wiggins]
1980	Due to a dispute with the National organiser, in 1980 the Welsh area was run unofficially, without accreditation to the national contest. The 1979 Welsh section winners were invited to the 1980 finals. An account of events and the dispute is given at http://www.4barsrest.com/articles/2010/1102.asp?l=in#.Wh3ZQVVl-Uk.
21 Apr 1979	Celynen Collieries	A. G. Mason	Blenheim (Heroic Overture)
08 Apr 1978	Coedely Colliery	E. Coombs	Mexican Fiesta
23 Apr 1977	Ammanford Town Silver	Ivor Davies	Hungarian Fantasy
10 Apr 1976	Ammanford Town Silver	Ivor Davies	Voices of Youth
12 Apr 1975	Ynyshir & Tymawr Colliery	Maldwyn Guy	The Seasons [Carr]
30 Mar 1974	Glyn-Neath & District Silver	Eric James	Four Little Maids
31 Mar 1973	Ystradgynlais Public	Walter White	St. Michael's Mount
22 Apr 1972	Ystradgynlais Public	Walter White	The Rising Generation
24 Apr 1971	Severn Tunnel Silver	R. R. Cummins	The Ancient Temple
14 Feb 1970			London River
15 Feb 1969	Ogmore Valley Silver	R. D. Williams	Petite Suite de Ballet
17 Feb 1968	Abertysswg Youth Silver	W. T. Davies	Threshold
25 Feb 1967	Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Junior	Ivor Davies	A Garland of Classics
26 Feb 1966	Abertysswg Youth Silver	W. T. Davies	Everybody's Child
01 May 1965	6th Batt. Welsh Regiment T.A	T. Jones	English Suite [Lovelock]
23 May 1964	Rogerstone & District Silver	Samuel Roberts	A Rural Suite
25 May 1963	Blaina Youth	Gwyn Jones	Four Little Maids
26 May 1962	Ogmore Valley Silver	R. D. Williams	Contest Day
27 May 1961	Celynen Collieries Institute	David Probyn	Suite in Bb [Purcell]
21 May 1960	Blaenavon Colliery Workmen's	Sam Morgan	The Princess and the Poet
23 May 1959	Treorchy Secondary School Youth	Ieuan Morgan	The Merry Monarch
24 May 1958	Ystalyfera Town	Daniel Dyfed Jones	The Joy of Youth
25 May 1957	Rhymney Town Youth	Richard Nash	The Black Prince
05 May 1956	Coedely Colliery Workmen's	W. J. Priday	A Summer Day
21 May 1955	Coedely Colliery	W. J. Priday	Midsummer Eve
15 May 1954	Rhymney Youth	Richard Nash	Beautiful Britain
23 May 1953	Ystalyfera Public	Lewis Williams	Country Sketches
03 May 1952	Ferndale and Blaenllechau	Evan Daniels	Wayside Scenes
05 May 1951	Cwmaman Institute Silver	W. J. Wood	The Call of Youth
10 Jun 1950	Pontardulais Town Junior	George Betton	May Day
28 May 1949	Tylorstown Junior	Evan Daniels	Pride of the Forest
1948	Section left empty on 1952 list of champions - we assume it didn't happen?
17 May 1947	Pontyberem	Unknown	Divertimento [Ball]