Future Events

• We believe this contest will be run on 16 Mar 2025 at Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, Swansea County, Wales, UK

Past Results

Date	Winner	Conductor	Test Piece
17 Mar 2024	Penclawdd	John Jones	Corineus
18 Mar 2023	Crosskeys Silver	Siôn Rhys Jones	Chorale and Toccata
19 Mar 2022	Cwmtawe	Wayne Pedrick	Facets of Glass
Mar 2021	Continued uncertainty over COVID-19 sees the 2021 series of regional championship events cancelled.
29 Feb 2020	Seindorf Beaumaris	Clive Zwanswinski	Endurance [Baker]
16 Mar 2019	Taff Vale	Gareth Ritter	First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert]
17 Mar 2018	Taff Vale	Gareth Ritter	Napoleon on the Alps
18 Mar 2017	Newport Borough	Robin Hackett	Darkwood
19 Mar 2016	Rhyl Silver	Keith Jones	A Cambrian Suite
21 Mar 2015	Rhyl Silver	Keith Jones	Evolution - Five States of Change
15 Mar 2014	Ebbw Valley Brass	Gareth Ritter	Partita for Band - Postcards from Home
16 Mar 2013	Severn Tunnel	Christopher Bond	Hollywood!
17 Mar 2012	Pontypool Brass	Owen Farr	Olympus
19 Mar 2011	Goodwick Brass	Matthew Jenkins	A Little Light Music
20 Mar 2010	Goodwick	Matthew Jenkins	Labour and Love
14 Mar 2009	Royal Buckley Town	Paul Lovatt-Cooper	The Once and Future King
08 Mar 2008	Blaenavon Town	Lyndon Price	The Dark Side of the Moon
17 Mar 2007	Llwydcoed	Alan Davies	Prelude and Jubilate
18 Mar 2006	Beaumaris B	Paul Hughes	Entertainments
12 Mar 2005	Newtown Silver	Steve Edwards	Tam O'Shanter's Ride [Wright]
13 Mar 2004	Newtown	Steve Edwards	Vizcaya
15 Mar 2003	Newbridge Celynen	Paul Holland	Northern Landscapes
16 Mar 2002	Blaenavon Town	Bryn Davies	St. Austell Suite
31 Mar 2001	Beaumaris 'B'	Fred Evans	Sinfonietta [Horovitz]
18 Mar 2000	Royal Oakeley	John Glyn Jones	Narnia Suite
20 Mar 1999	Rhyl Silver	Roy Sparkes	Main Street
14 Mar 1998	Ebbw Vale	Bernard Williams	Three Saints
06 Apr 1997	Deiniolen	Ceri Thomas	Tintagel (Symphonic Suite)
13 Apr 1996	Deiniolen	Robert Wyatt	Divertimento [Kelly]
22 Apr 1995	Deiniolen	Robert Wyatt	Snowdon Fantasy
19 Mar 1994	RAF St. Athan Voluntary	Alan Bourne	Chorale and Toccata
13 Mar 1993	Ammanford Town	Gerald Roberts	The Shipbuilders
14 Mar 1992	Ammanford Town	Gerald Roberts	Suite for Brass [Segers]
17 Mar 1991	Llansaint Silver	Derek Garside	Triptych [Sparke]
18 Mar 1990	Newtown	Steve Edwards	Divertimento [Barry]
19 Mar 1989	Pontypool Brass	Laurence Harries	Three Memories for Brass
20 Mar 1988	Burry Port Town	Terry Jenkins	Folk Song Heritage
21 Mar 1987	Tylorstown & Mardy Colliery	Kerry Bowden	Scottish Festival Overture
22 Feb 1986	South Glamorgan Youth Brass	Dewi Jones	Suite in Bb [Jacob]
23 Mar 1985	Newtown (Powys) Silver	Steve Edwards	A Barchester Suite
23 Mar 1984	Markham & District	I. L. Roberts	A Spa Suite
26 Mar 1983	Llwydcoed	Gareth Key	Wheatlands
27 Feb 1982	Ystradgynlais Public	Walter White	Land of the Ever Young
21 Mar 1981	South Glamorgan Youth	Dewi Jones	Hinemoa
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	Penclawdd Public	Tony Small	Introduction and Allegro
08 Apr 1978	Llansaint	H. D. Leadbeater	Call of the Sea
23 Apr 1977	Bedwas Trethomas & Machen	Haydn White	Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street]
10 Apr 1976	Hymac (Rhymney) Works	C. Brian Buckley	Promenade
12 Apr 1975	Blaenavon Colliery Workmen's	Roy Parsons	Partita [Gregson]
30 Mar 1974	Lady Windsor Colliery	T. W. Morgan	Devon Fantasy
31 Mar 1973	Blaina & District	Gwyn Jones	Swedish Rhapsody
22 Apr 1972	Pencoed Silver	E. J. Clark	Three Brass Band Studies
24 Apr 1971	Llwydcoed Silver	W. B. Davies	Overture for an Epic Occasion
14 Feb 1970			Welsh Fantasia Land of Song
1969	Ammanford	Unknown	Chorale and Variations [Lucas]
17 Feb 1968	Cwm Town Silver	N. Mumford	Fowey River Suite
25 Feb 1967	Mynyddygarreg Silver	D. T. Gravell	Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
26 Feb 1966	Tylorstown and District	Kenneth Howard Feltham	The English Maiden
01 May 1965	Treherbert and District	Evan Richards	Brass Triptych: Old Westminster
23 May 1964	Blaina & District Youth	Unknown	Old Palace Yard
25 May 1963	Ammanford	Emrys Henry	The Rivals
26 May 1962	Glynneath & District Silver	William Skelton	Three Characteristic Pieces
27 May 1961	Rhymney Youth Silver	Richard Nash	Salzburg Suite
21 May 1960	Treorchy Secondary School	Thomas Morgan	Neapolitan Suite
23 May 1959	Steel Company of Wales	W. S. Jenkins	English Folk Song Suite
24 May 1958	2nd Batt Monmouth Regt	Tom Morgan	Devon Fantasy
25 May 1957	Cwmaman Institute Silver	W. J. Wood	Spirit of Progress
19 May 1956	Garw Valley Silver	J. Absalom	Normandy (Symphonic Ode)
14 May 1955	Pontardulais Town	Cliff Ward	Crown Cavalcade
22 May 1954	Llansaint Silver	Cliff Ward	Glastonbury
23 May 1953	Cwmbran U.D. Silver	Cyril Evans	A Holiday Suite
26 Apr 1952	Mid Rhondda	Fred Prior	Rufford Abbey
05 May 1951	Tylorstown and District Silver Prize Band	Evan Daniels	Hinchingbrooke
01 Apr 1950	Lewis Methyr	Oliver Jones	Indian Summer
28 May 1949	Windsor Colliery	E. Pitten	Petite Suite de Ballet
15 May 1948	Cwmaman Institute Silver	Unknown	In Tudor Days
17 May 1947	Cwmaman	William E. Evans	The Merry Monarch
04 May 1946	Mynyddygarreg	D. T. Gravell	Thanksgiving
07 Jul 1945	Cwmbran	E. C. Jones	Memories of Strauss