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Address: | 6 Henry St Keilor East 3033 Victoria Australia |
Mobile: | 0408530849 |
Wayne Bowden is a highly decorated soloist and was International soloist of the year at the Ern Keller Memorial competition in 1991. Winner of 8 Champion of Champions in a single 12 month period, Wayne was the Australian National Euphonium Champion 11 times, Victorian Euphonium Champion 19 times, and the Victorian Trombone Champion 3 times. In 1980 Wayne was written into the history books as the only Australian ever to have won both the Australian and New Zealand Champion of Champions in the same year. The Victorian Bands League has honoured Wayne by naming their Champion of Champions Trophy in recognition of his accomplishments as a soloist.
Wayne Bowden has represented Australia internationally in the Errol Mason Brass Musician of the Year on 2 occasions, recorded with the BBC in London in 1984 as a Euphonium soloist and performed in the 1984 Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. He has also performed with the Melbourne Symphony orchestra on Euphonium.
Wayne is frequently asked to adjudicate at solo and ensemble competitions as well as Eisteddfod’s within Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. He has been guest conductor and trainer of many bands in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia and has adjudicated jazz ensembles and wind bands at the Melbourne Bands Festival. Wayne was MD of many of the music camps run by the Victorian Bands League Inc.
Wayne retired from the position of Director of bands and brass lecturer at Geelong Grammar school, Corio campus after 30 years in the position. He continues his commitment to brass bands and music as both a teacher at Gilson College, and a player in a number of community music ensembles.
Wayne has been conducting Brass and Concert Bands since the age of twenty two. These include: Marist Brothers Bendigo, Strathfieldsaye Municipal, Moorabbin City Band, City of Dandenong Band,Geelong City, Bayside Brass, Malvern Brass, Diamond Valley Brass, Footscray Yarraville City Band, Camperdown Fire Brigade Band and the Melton Community Band.
From 1995 to 1998. Wayne was musical director of the Victorian State Youth brass band. He was MD of Sunshine Band from 2007 to 2013 and in 2011 was appointed MD of the famous Hawthorn Band. Wayne became the Musical Director of The Legends of Brass (2015 to present) and is also the Musical Director of the Sunshine Community Brass once more,(2016 to present) He is also the Musical Director of the Heidelberg City Brass Band (2017 to present) and the Hobsons Bay City Band (wind band) (2018 to present) Wayne has lectured in brass performance for Melbourne University and the Australian Guild of music.
Date | Contest | Band | Position | Points | Draw |
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18th Aug 2019 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 2 ![]() |
177 | 2 |
16th Sep 2018 |
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Heidelberg Brass Inc. | 1 | 1 | |
19th Aug 2018 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 4 ![]() |
180 | 6 |
18th Aug 2018 |
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Heidelberg Brass | 2 | 187 | 3 |
27th May 2018 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 3 | ||
Sep 2017 |
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Heidelberg Brass Inc. | 1 | ||
20th Aug 2017 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 6 | 199 | 5 |
19th Aug 2017 |
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Heidelberg Brass Inc | 4 | 216 | 5 |
11th Sep 2016 |
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Heidelberg Brass Inc. | 1 | 90 | 4 |
14th Aug 2016 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 6 | 190 | 7 |
13th Aug 2016 |
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Hawthorn Band | 2 | 211 | 4 |
29th May 2016 |
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Hawthorn Band | 1 ![]() |
182 | |
16th Aug 2015 |
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Hawthorn Band | 3 | 220 | |
24th May 2015 |
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Hawthorn City Band | 1 ![]() |
192 | |
5th Apr 2015 |
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Hawthorn Band (Vic) | 16 ![]() |
424 | 9 |
17th Aug 2014 |
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Hawthorn Band | 4 | 221 | 4 |
25th May 2014 |
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Hawthorn Band | 1 ![]() |
189 | |
26th May 2013 |
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Hawthorn City Band | 2 | 184 | |
27th May 2012 |
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Hawthorn City Band | 1 | 180 | |
27th May 2012 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 1 | 164 | |
7th Apr 2012 |
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Sunshine Community Brass (Vic) | 2 | 140 | 6 |
7th Apr 2012 |
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Sunshine Community Brass (Vic) | 3 ![]() |
472 | 11 |
7th Apr 2012 |
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Hawthorn City (Vic) | 9 | 132 | 14 |
7th Apr 2012 |
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Hawthorn City (Vic) | 12 ![]() |
439 | 12 |
20th Aug 2011 |
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Hawthorn Band | 1 | 239 | |
20th Aug 2011 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 1 | 242 | |
2011 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 1 | 163 | |
30th May 2010 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 5 | 167 | 1 |
22nd Aug 2009 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 4 | 210 | |
31st May 2009 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 3 | 175 | 4 |
23rd Aug 2008 |
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Sunshine Community Brass | 2 | 214 | 6 |
31st Mar 2002 |
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Camperdown Fire Brigade (Vic) | 1 ![]() |
460 | 1 |
Sep 2000 |
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Camperdown Fire Brigade | 1 | ||
12th Apr 1998 |
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Camperdown Fire Brigade (Vic) | 2 ![]() |
361 | 3 |
Oct 1995 |
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Geelong City | 1 | ||
Sep 1995 |
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Geelong City | 1 | ||
May 1995 |
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Geelong City | 1 | ||
2nd Apr 1994 |
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Geelong City ( Vic) | 1 | 510 | |
2nd Apr 1994 |
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Geelong City (Vic) | 4 | 166.3 | 1 |
1994 |
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Geelong City | 1 | ||
Oct 1993 |
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Geelong City | 2 | ||
1993 |
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Geelong City | 4 | ||
Jun 1991 |
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Geelong City | 2 | ||
14th Apr 1990 |
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City of Dandenong (Vic) | 7 | 160 | 3 |
14th Apr 1990 |
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City of Dandenong (Vic) | 6 | ||
Sep 1988 |
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Moorabbin Brass | 1 | ||
2nd Apr 1988 |
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City of Moorabbin (Vic) | 8 | 166 | 3 |
18th Apr 1987 |
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Footscray Yarraville City (Vic) | 3 ![]() |
180 | 2 |
Oct 1986 |
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Footscray Yarraville City Band | 3 | ||
May 1986 |
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Diamond Valley Brass Band | 1 | 363 | |
May 1986 |
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Diamond Valley Brass | 1 | 363 | |
29th Mar 1986 |
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Diamond Valley Brass (Vic) | 1 | 177 | 8 |
29th Mar 1986 |
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Diamond Valley Municipal (Vic) | 2 | 71 | 4 |
20th Apr 1984 |
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Strathfieldsaye Municipal (Vic) | 1 | 171 | |
1st Apr 1983 |
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Strathfieldsaye Municipal (Vic) | 2 | 174 | 5 |
18th Apr 1981 |
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Strathfieldsaye Municipal (Vic) | 3 | 133 | 8 |
17th Apr 1981 |
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Strathfieldsaye Municipal (Vic) | 1 | 166 | 8 |
5th Apr 1980 |
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Strathfieldsaye Brass (Vic) | 3 | 88 | 4 |
4th Apr 1980 |
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Strathfieldsaye Municipal (Vic) | 1 | 176 | 5 |
Oct 1979 |
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Strathfieldsaye Municipal | 1 | ||
Jul 1979 |
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Strathfieldsaye Municipal | 1 | ||
Apr 1979 |
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Strathfieldsaye Municipal | 1 | ||
Oct 1978 |
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Bendigo Central | 1 | ||
Jul 1978 |
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Bendigo Central | 1 | ||
May 1978 |
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Marist Brass Band | 1 | ||
26th Mar 1978 |
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Marist Brothers College (Vic) | 2 | 147 | |
24th Mar 1978 |
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Marist Brothers College -- Bendigo (Vic) | 2 | 287 | 10 |
17th Jul 1977 |
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Marist Brass Band | 1 | ||
22nd May 1977 |
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Marist Brass Band | 3 | ||
8th Apr 1977 |
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Marist Brothers ( Bendigo ) (Vic) | 4 | 118 | 3 |
6th Nov 1976 |
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Marist Brothers College Bendigo (Vic) | 1 | 176 | 2 |
6th Nov 1976 |
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Marist Brothers College --Bendigo (Vic) | 2 | 162 | 2 |
6th Nov 1976 |
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Marist Brothers College Bendigo | 4 | 36 | |
11th Jul 1976 |
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Marist Brass band | 1 | 81 | |
23rd May 1976 |
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Marist Brass Band | 2 |
Date | Contest | Winner |
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10th Oct 1987 | South Australian Band Championships (C Grade) | Mount Gambier |
20th Jul 1986 | Tasmanian Band Championships (D Grade Brass) | Launceston City |
20th Jul 1986 | Tasmanian Band Championships (Junior A Grade Brass) | Glenorchy City Concert Juniors |
20th Jul 1986 | Tasmanian Band Championships (C Grade Brass) | Northern Suburbs |
20th Jul 1986 | Tasmanian Band Championships (B Grade Brass) | Glenorchy City Concert |
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