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	Abertillery Town	Stephen Sykes	Triptych [Sparke]
18 Mar 2023	Abergavenny Borough	Lana Tingay	The Pilgrim's Progress
19 Mar 2022	Seindorf Beaumaris	Bari Gwilliam	The Aeronauts
Mar 2021	Continued uncertainty over COVID-19 sees the 2021 series of regional championship events cancelled.
29 Feb 2020	Taff Vale	Gareth Ritter	The Golden Sabre - Tales of the Hussar-Poet, Denis Davydov
16 Mar 2019	Newport Borough	Robin Hackett	Rise of the Phoenix
17 Mar 2018	Pontardulais Town	Paul Jenkins	Ex Terra Lucem
18 Mar 2017	Abergavenny Borough	Sean O'Neill	Rhapsody in Brass
19 Mar 2016	Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda	Alan Gibbs	The Mermaid of Zennor
21 Mar 2015	Ebbw Valley Brass	Gareth Ritter	Variations on Maccabeus
15 Mar 2014	Blaenavon Town	Jamie Jones	Chaucer's Tunes
16 Mar 2013	Goodwick	Matthew Jenkins	The Plantagenets
17 Mar 2012	Goodwick Brass	Matthew Jenkins	Cross Patonce
19 Mar 2011	Llwydcoed	Gary Davies	Resurgam
20 Mar 2010	Tylorstown	Gary Davies	Kingdom of Dragons
14 Mar 2009	City of Cardiff (Melingriffith)	Gareth Ritter	New World Sketches
08 Mar 2008	Point of Ayr Colliery	Peter Christian	Three Part Invention
17 Mar 2007	Newbridge (Celynen)	Paul Holland	Carnival [Perkin]
18 Mar 2006	Newbridge Celynen	Paul Holland	Images of the Millennium
12 Mar 2005	Deiniolen	Gavin Saynor	Variations for Brass Band [Vaughan Williams]
13 Mar 2004	Llanrug	Gavin Saynor	Kaleidoscope [Sparke]
15 Mar 2003	Llanrug	Gavin Saynor	Celestial Prospect
16 Mar 2002	Penclawdd	Nigel Seaman	Symphony for Brass [arr. Hopkinson]
31 Mar 2001	Royal Oakeley	John Glyn Jones	The Moor of Venice
18 Mar 2000	Rogerstone	Alan MacDonald	Sword, Jewel and Mirror
20 Mar 1999	RAF St. Athan Voluntary	Alan Bourne	Symphonic Suite for Brass
14 Mar 1998	Pontardulais Town	C. Brian Buckley	Culloden Moor
05 Apr 1997	Rhos Silver	Ian Brownbill	A New Buckenham Suite
13 Apr 1996	Burry Port Unison	Michael Thorne	Hollywood!
22 Apr 1995	Burry Port Unison	Michael Thorne	Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street]
19 Mar 1994	Pontypool Brass	John Evans	A Salford Sinfonietta
13 Mar 1993	Rogerstone	Neil Watson	Oceans
15 Mar 1992	British Steel Port Talbot	E. J. Clark	Dimensions
16 Mar 1991	Cwmaman Institute Silver	Cynon Jones	Masque [Devreese]
17 Mar 1990	Aberystwyth Silver	Alan Phillips	Forth Suite
18 Mar 1989	Tylorstown and Mardy Colliery	Kerry Bowden	Orion [Bantock]
19 Mar 1988	Abergavenny Borough	Eric Powell
21 Mar 1987	Pontardulais Town	C. Brian Buckley	The Margam Stones
22 Feb 1986	Mid-Rhondda	Alan Gibbs	California Legend
23 Mar 1985	Abergavenny Borough	Eric Powell	Music for a Brass Band
24 Mar 1984	Bedwas Trethomas & Machen	Denzil Stephens	Dimensions
26 Mar 1983	Penclawdd Brass	Tony Small	Caprice Brass Fair
27 Feb 1982	Blaina	David Banwell	Henry the Fifth [Vaughan Williams]
21 Mar 1981	Crosskeys Silver	Nigel Weeks	Concertino [Lane]
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	Cwmbran	I. L. Roberts	Introduction, Elegy and Caprice
08 Apr 1978	Melingriffith	Haydn White	The Three Musketeers
23 Apr 1977	Hymac (Rhymney) Works	C. Brian Buckley	Morning Rhapsody
10 Apr 1976	Blaina & District Silver	I. L. Roberts	Tournament for Brass
12 Apr 1975	Ystalyfera Public	Lewis Williams	Rhapsody in Brass
30 Mar 1974	B.S.C. (Port Talbort) Band	Haydn Morris	Song and Dances
31 Mar 1973	The Severn Tunnel	R. R. Cummins	The White Company
22 Apr 1972	Severn Tunnel & District	R. R. Cummins	Sinfonietta [Horovitz]
24 Apr 1971	Tredegar Town	John Childs	Suite Gothique
14 Feb 1970			First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert]
15 Feb 1969	Steel Company of Wales	Harry Nuttall	Second Suite in F
17 Feb 1968	Cwmbran	Cyril Evans	Vizcaya
25 Feb 1967	Coedely Colliery	W. J. Priday	Kenilworth
26 Feb 1966	Cwmbran	Cyril Evans	Tchaikovsky's Works [arr. Reynolds]
01 May 1965	Cwmbran	Cyril Evans	Old English Suite: Three Castles
23 May 1964	Ynyshir and Wattstown	Unknown	The Great City (Suite)
25 May 1963	Rhymney Youth Silver	Richard Nash	Spring Song
26 May 1962	Steel Company of Wales	Evan Richards	Peter Schmoll
27 May 1961	Treorchy Secondary School	Ieuan Morgan	Symphonic Suite for Brass
21 May 1960	Markham and District	Des Waite	Galleons Reach
23 May 1959	Windsor Colliery	D. Ifor Williams	Yorkshire Ridings Suite
24 May 1958	Tongwynlais Temperance	Harold Morgan	Venus and Adonis
25 May 1957	Ynyshir and Wattstown	Harold Morgan	Land of the Ever Young
05 May 1956	Pontardulais Town	Cliff Ward	Snowdon Fantasy
21 May 1955	Cwmaman	W. J. Wood	Thames Valley Suite
15 May 1954	Mynyddygarreg	D. T. Gravell	Call of the Sea
23 May 1953	Mid Rhondda	Fred Prior	King Lear
26 Apr 1952	Cardiff Transport	Harry Nuttall	Springtime
05 May 1951	Tongwynlais Temperance	Harold Morgan	The English Maiden
10 Jun 1950	Ammanford Silver	Haydn Williams	Three Brass Band Studies
28 May 1949	Mynyddygarreg	D. T. Gravell	Sirius [Wright]
15 May 1948	Ammanford Silver	Unknown	Four Preludes
17 May 1947	Mynyddygarreg	D. T. Gravell	Sinfonietta Pastorale
04 May 1946	Varteg	Fred Mortimer	Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
07 Jul 1945	Varteg	J. Probert	La Traviata [unknown arranger]