The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa (1979), Philip Sparke
Contest Test Pieces (37)
| Date | Contest | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 19th Mar 2017 | London and Southern Counties (First Section) | Kidlington Concert Brass |
| 18th Mar 2017 | Welsh Area (First Section) | Parc & Dare (Leftfield Environmental) |
| 12th Mar 2017 | North of England Area (First Section) | Shepherd Group Band |
| 11th Mar 2017 | Midlands Area (First Section) | Foresters Brass 2000 |
| 11th Mar 2017 | Scottish Championship (First Section) | Newtongrange Silver |
| 11th Mar 2017 | West of England Area (First Section) | S W Comms |
| 4th Mar 2017 | Yorkshire Area (First Section) | Marsden Silver Prize |
| 26th Feb 2017 | North East Midlands Contest (First Section) | Carlton Brass |
| 26th Feb 2017 | North West Area (First Section) | Pemberton Old Wigan DW |
| 29th Jan 2017 | Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (First Section) | Marsden Silver Prize |
| 26th Nov 2011 | Swiss National Championships (Second Division) | Liberty Brass Band Junior |
| 12th Oct 2008 | Tasmanian Band Championships (B Grade Brass) | Hobart Brass Band |
| 16th Sep 2001 | New South Wales "A" Grade Concert Bands States championships | City of Sydney Wind Ensemble |
| 9th Sep 2001 | NSW State Championships (B Grade) | Warringah Concert Brass |
| 17th Jun 2000 | West of England Bandsmen's Festival (Class A) | Camborne Town |
| 28th May 1998 | Swiss Open | Brass Band Treize Etoiles |
| 25th Nov 1995 | National Mineworkers (First Section) | Barnsley Building Society |
| 22nd Apr 1995 | Welsh Area (First Section) | Beaumaris & District |
| 25th Mar 1995 | West of England Area (First Section) | Swindon Pegasus Brass |
| 19th Mar 1995 | Yorkshire Area (First Section) | Stocksbridge Engineering Steels |
| 18th Mar 1995 | North of England Area (First Section) | EYMS Band |
| 12th Mar 1995 | London and Southern Counties (First Section) | City of Cambridge |
| 12th Mar 1995 | Midlands Area (First Section) | Rolls-Royce |
| 12th Mar 1995 | North West Area (First Section) | United Norwest Co-operative (Rochdale) |
| 25th Feb 1995 | Scottish Championship (First Section) | Bon Accord Silver |
| 5th Nov 1994 | SWBBA Contest (First Section) | Redruth Town |
| 21st Nov 1992 | SEWBBA (Treorchy) Contest (1st Section) | Tongwynlais Temperance |
| 17th Nov 1990 | National Mineworkers (Championship Section) | Grimethorpe Colliery |
| 19th Nov 1989 | Pilkington Northern Open (Section A) | British Aerospace |
| 8th May 1988 | Northants & District (Section A) | Towcester Studio |
| 19th Oct 1986 | NWABBA Preston District Contest (Section A) | Kennedy's Swinton Concert |
| 27th Oct 1985 | Victorian State Championships (A Grade) | Hawthorn City |
| 24th Nov 1984 | SEWBBA (Porthcawl) Contest (Championship Section) | Parc and Dare |
| 27th Oct 1984 | Pontins (Second Section) | Wakefield Metropolitan |
| 5th Aug 1984 | NSW State Championships (A Grade) | Willoughby City Band |
| 13th Feb 1982 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 1) | Stavanger Brass Band |
| 5th Oct 1980 | European Championships | Cory |
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Own Choice Test Pieces (184)
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| Date | Contest | Band | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30th Sep 2018 | Queensland State Brass Band Championship (B Grade) | Sunnybank Brass | 1 |
| 30th Sep 2018 | Queensland State Brass Band Championship (B Grade) | Toowoomba Municipal | 5 |
| 1st Apr 2018 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Brisbane Brass No.2 (Qld | 4 |
| 1st Apr 2018 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Surfers Paradise Brass (Qld) | 13 |
| 9th Feb 2018 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) | Bergen Brass Band | 8 |
| 9th Feb 2018 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) | Valdres Brass Band | 12 |
| 9th Feb 2018 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Agder Brass | 12 |
| 25th Nov 2017 | Wessex BBA Contest | Andover Town | 4 |
| 29th Apr 2017 | European Championships (Challenge Section) | Coalburn Silver Band | 5 |
| 16th Apr 2017 | Australian Championships (C Grade) | Glenorchy City Community Brass (Tas) | 4 |
| 11th Mar 2017 | North American Championships (First Section) | Central Ohio Brass Band | 5 |
| 25th Feb 2017 | Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (First Section) | Kidlington Concert Brass | 1 |
| 25th Feb 2017 | Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (First Section) | Oddfellows Brass | 2 |
| 25th Feb 2017 | Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (First Section) | A W Parker (Drybrook) Band | 3 |
| 25th Feb 2017 | Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (First Section) | Hyde Band | 4 |
| 25th Feb 2017 | Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (First Section) | Epsom and Ewell Silver Band | 5 |
| 3rd Feb 2017 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Alexander Brass Band | 6 |
| 3rd Feb 2017 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Manger Old Star Brass | 7 |
| 29th Jan 2017 | Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (First Section) | Harrogate | 4 |
| 19th Nov 2016 | Band Supplies Scottish Challenge | South Yorkshire Police Band | 12 |
| 6th Nov 2016 | Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Section A) | Llanrug | 8 |
| 29th Oct 2016 | Italian National Championship (Championship Section) | Brass Band Überetsch | 2 |
| 23rd Oct 2016 | Rochdale Contest - NWABB (First Section) | Llanrug | 4 |
| 22nd Aug 2015 | NSW State Championships (B Grade) | Toronto Brass | 4 |
| 11th Jul 2015 | New Zealand National Championships (B Grade) | The Devon Hotel New Plymouth Brass | 2 |
| 3rd May 2015 | Buxton Festival (Third Section) | Ifton Colliery | 3 |
| 2nd May 2015 | European Championships (Challenge Section) | Brass Band Wipptal | 4 |
| 5th Apr 2015 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | City of Greater Dandenong (Vic) | 5 |
| 5th Apr 2015 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Parramatta City Band (NSW) | 9 |
| 4th Apr 2015 | Australian Championships - Wind Band (Junior B Grade) | North Sydney Girls High School Symphonic Wind (NSW) | 5 |
| 29th Nov 2014 | Belgian Nationals (First Division) | Brass Band Scaldis | 1 |
| 29th Nov 2014 | Wessex Brass Band Association Contest | Ocean Brass | 8 |
| 23rd Nov 2014 | North Wales Rally (Open Section) | Llanrug Band | 1 |
| 15th Nov 2014 | Blue Lake Brass Band Contest (B Grade) | City of Greater Dandenong | 3 |
| 30th Aug 2014 | New South Wales B Grade Concert Band State Championships | Sydney Wind Symphony | 1 |
| 19th Apr 2014 | Australian Championships - Wind Band (B Grade) | Northern Youth Symphonic (NSW) | 3 |
| 17th Apr 2014 | Australian Championships - Wind Band (Junior A Grade) | Northern Youth Symphonic (NSW) | 3 |
| 7th Feb 2014 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Rong Brass | 9 |
| 24th Nov 2013 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) | Knottingley Silver | 3 |
| 20th Jul 2013 | New Zealand National Championships (A Grade) | Marlborough District Brass | 10 |
| 26th May 2013 | Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast Brass Bands Association Annual Contest (Hymn, Test Piece, March) | Marlborough District Brass | 2 |
| 19th May 2013 | Weston-super-Mare (Third Section) | Pontypool Brass | 1 |
| 19th May 2013 | Weston-super-Mare (Championship & First Section) | Lewis Merthyr | 8 |
| 18th May 2013 | SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest (First Section) | Lewis Merthyr | 3 |
| 18th May 2013 | SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest (Fourth Section) | Pontypool Brass | 5 |
| 8th Feb 2013 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) | Hordvik Musikklag | 11 |
| 25th Nov 2012 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) | Ipswich & Norwich Co-op | 12 |
| 25th Nov 2012 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) | Yiewsley & West Drayton | 15 |
| 3rd Nov 2012 | Danish National Championship (Second Division) | Dania Brass Band | 1 |
| 30th Sep 2012 | SCABA Autumn Contest (Championship Section) | Ipswich & Norwich Co-op | 7 |
| 11th Feb 2012 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 1) | Oster Brass | 4 |
| 5th Feb 2012 | Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Second Section) | Eccleston | 3 |
| 26th Nov 2011 | Wessex Brass Band Association Contest | Verwood Concert Brass | 7 |
| 20th Nov 2011 | GBBA Own Choice (Section A) | Verwood Concert | 3 |
| 2nd Oct 2011 | Fleetwood Contest (Second Section) | Eccleston | 2 |
| 25th Jun 2011 | Eidgenössisches Musikfest (First Section) | BB Schötz | 10 |
| 28th Nov 2010 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) | Enderby Band | 9 |
| 21st Nov 2010 | West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (1st Section) | Enderby | 2 |
| 20th Nov 2010 | Scottish Challenge Shield | Kilmarnock Concert Brass | 6 |
| 13th Nov 2010 | Swedish National Championship (Elite Division) | Malmö Brass Band | 6 |
| 16th Oct 2010 | SCABA Autumn Contest (First Section) | Horsham Borough | 7 |
| 14th Jun 2010 | Queensland State Brass Band Championship (A Grade) | Capricornia Silver | 2 |
| 16th May 2010 | Weston-super-Mare (Championship & First Section) | Rogerstone | 1 |
| 18th Apr 2010 | IABCB National Band Championships (Section 1 Brass) | Drogheda Brass Band | 1 |
| 17th Apr 2010 | Flemish Open Brass Band Championship (B-Section) | Brassband Oefening & Uitspanning | 4 |
| 5th Feb 2010 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) | Fjell Brass | 8 |
| 7th Nov 2009 | SWBBA Contest (Open Section) | Lympstone South West Telecom | 6 |
| 11th Oct 2009 | SCABA Autumn Contest (First Section) | Brighton & Hove City | 13 |
| 3rd Oct 2009 | Fife Charities Band Association Contest | Johnstone Silver | 9 |
| 8th Jun 2009 | Queensland State Brass Band Championship (A Grade) | Cairns Brass | 4 |
| 16th May 2009 | Ebbw Vale Contest (First Section) | RAF St Athan | 3 |
| 29th Nov 2008 | Scottish Challenge Shield | Kirkintilloch Kelvin | 1 |
| 29th Nov 2008 | Scottish Challenge Shield | Lochgelly | 6 |
| 19th Oct 2008 | SCABA Autumn Contest (First Section) | Tilbury | 6 |
| 4th Oct 2008 | Fife Charities Band Association Contest | Lochgelly | 5 |
| 6th Apr 2008 | SCABA Spring Contest (First Section) | Crystal Palace | 7 |
| 23rd Mar 2008 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Geelong West Brass (Vic) | 3 |
| 20th May 2007 | Weston-super-Mare (Championship & First Section) | Treherbert | 5 |
| 14th Apr 2007 | North American Championships (Honors Section) | Princeton Brass Band | 6 |
| 9th Feb 2007 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) | Musikkorpset Gjallarhorn | 1 |
| 26th Nov 2006 | Scottish Challenge Shield | Johnstone Silver | 1 |
| 26th Nov 2006 | Belgian Nationals (Second Division) | Brass Band Leieland | 2 |
| 19th Nov 2006 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) | Regent Brass | 6 |
| 4th Nov 2006 | SWBBA Contest (Second Section) | Lympstone South West Telecoms | 7 |
| 7th Oct 2006 | West Wales BBA Contest (Championship Section) | Treherbert | 4 |
| 23rd Sep 2006 | Swiss Open | Brass Band Luzerner Hinterland | 4 |
| 30th Apr 2006 | Buxton Festival (Second Section) | Boarshurst | 5 |
| 29th Apr 2006 | European Championships (B Section) | Arklow Shipping Silver Band | 4 |
| 22nd Apr 2006 | IABCB National Band Championships (Section 1 Brass) | Arklow Silver Band | 1 |
| 16th Apr 2006 | Australian Championships (C Grade) | Yellow Cabs Bayside Brass (Qld) ss | 9 |
| 29th Mar 2006 | Tameside Open Championships (Second Section) | Boarshurst | 3 |
| 11th Feb 2006 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) | Laksevåg Musikkforening | 4 |
| 11th Feb 2006 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) | Hasle Brass | 5 |
| 11th Feb 2006 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Flesland Musikklag | 10 |
| 20th Nov 2005 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Open Section) | Towcester | 3 |
| 20th Nov 2005 | Wilkinson Northern Open (Section B) | Tyldesley | 8 |
| 27th Mar 2005 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Warringah Concert Brass (NSW) | 2 |
| 11th Feb 2005 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Bergen Brass Band | 3 |
| 28th Nov 2004 | Belgian Nationals (Second Division) | BrassBand Zele | 2 |
| 10th Oct 2004 | SCABA Autumn Contest (First Section) | The Egham Band | 6 |
| 11th Sep 2004 | NSW State Championships (B Grade) | Hall Village (A C T ) | 4 |
| 17th Apr 2004 | North American Championships (Honors Section) | Sheldon Theatre Brass Band | 4 |
| 11th Apr 2004 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Moorabbin Brass (Vic) | 6 |
| 13th Feb 2004 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Gjøvik Bybrass | 12 |
| 8th Feb 2004 | Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Second Section) | Meltham and Meltham Mills | 5 |
| 8th Feb 2004 | Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Championship Section) | Tyldesley | 9 |
| 30th Nov 2003 | West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Championship Section) | City of Oxford | 3 |
| 3rd May 2003 | European Brass Band Championships (1st Section) | Brass Band Malmo | 3 |
| 30th Mar 2003 | Pogson Bray (Section A) | Meltham | 2 |
| 6th Oct 2002 | Fleetwood Contest (Championship Section) | Blackburn & Darwen | 5 |
| 9th Feb 2002 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Vennesla Kristne Brass | 1 |
| 9th Feb 2002 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Kopervik Musikkorps | 6 |
| 9th Feb 2002 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) | Ørskog Brass | 7 |
| 3rd Dec 2000 | Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire & District BBA) Contest (Section A) | Cawston | |
| 12th Feb 2000 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 1) | Musikkorpset Gjallarhorn | 12 |
| 10th Oct 1999 | SCABA Autumn Contest (First Section) | Crystal Palace | 10 |
| 13th Jun 1999 | Australian Championships - Wind Band (B Grade) | Campbelltown - Camden & District Concert (NSW) | 4 |
| 18th Apr 1999 | Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (First Section) | The Harrogate Band | 1 |
| 18th Apr 1999 | Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest | South Yorkshire Police | 2 |
| 3rd Apr 1999 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | City of Ringwood (Vic) | 3 |
| 31st Jan 1999 | Rochdale Contest (Second Section) | Oldham Brass 97 | 1 |
| 31st Jan 1999 | Rochdale Contest (Second Section) | Silk Brass Zeneca | 3 |
| 31st Jan 1999 | Rochdale Contest (Championship Section) | Dobcross | 6 |
| 6th Dec 1998 | Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (Second Section) | Harrogate | 1 |
| 19th Sep 1998 | NSW State Championships (A Grade) | City of Holroyd Band | 5 |
| 3rd May 1998 | Buxton Festival (Second Section) | Derwent Brass | 2 |
| 2nd May 1998 | European Championships | CWA Brass | 12 |
| 1st May 1998 | European Brass Band Championships (1st/B Section) | Brass Band Froschl Hall | 1 |
| 1st May 1998 | European Brass Band Championships (1st/B Section) | Armitage Shanks Arklow Silver | 4 |
| 30th Nov 1997 | Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (Second Section) | South Yorkshire Police | 4 |
| 12th Oct 1997 | SCABA Autumn Contest Championship Section | Uckfield Concert Brass | 9 |
| 29th Mar 1997 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Toronto & District (NSW) | 3 |
| 29th Mar 1997 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | City of Launceston (Tas) | 4 |
| 8th Feb 1997 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 1) | Oster Brass | 6 |
| 1st Dec 1996 | Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (Third Section) | Cottingham | 3 |
| 12th May 1996 | Weston-super-Mare (Championship & First Section) | Tongwynlais Temperance | |
| 11th Feb 1996 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 1) | Kleppe Musikklag | 8 |
| 3rd Dec 1995 | Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (First Section) | Boldon | 2 |
| 3rd Dec 1995 | West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (Championship Section) | Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) | 10 |
| 29th Apr 1995 | European Championships | Conservatoire d'Esch | 10 |
| 15th Apr 1995 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Toowoomba Municipal (Qld) | 4 |
| 9th Apr 1995 | SCABA Spring Contest (First Section) | Brighton Silver | 5 |
| 19th Feb 1995 | Oxfordshire & District Brass Band Association Winter Contest (Premier & A Section) | Brackley | 1 |
| 5th Feb 1995 | NWABBA Contest (Second Section) | Glossop Old | 1 |
| 2nd Apr 1994 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Geelong West Brass (Vic) | 3 |
| 2nd Apr 1994 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | Preston Municipal (Vic) | 9 |
| 2nd Apr 1994 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | Brisbane Excelsior (Qld) | 11 |
| 2nd Apr 1994 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | Southern Districts (WA) | 12 |
| 13th Sep 1992 | Fife Charities Band Association Contest | Cowdenbeath | 1 |
| 18th Apr 1992 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | Hawthorn City (Vic) | 3 |
| 3rd Feb 1991 | Fife Charities Band Association Contest | Cowdenbeath | 1 |
| 24th Nov 1990 | Forth Valley Championships | Scottish Brewers (Newtongrange) | 4 |
| 24th Nov 1990 | Forth Valley Championships | Kinneil Colliery Silver | 7 |
| 24th Nov 1990 | Forth Valley Championships | Cowdenbeath Public | 16 |
| 9th Sep 1990 | NSW State Championships (A Grade) | St. Marys Band Club | 3 |
| 9th Sep 1990 | NSW State Championships (A Grade) | Kahibah Bowling Club Band | 4 |
| 15th Apr 1990 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | Preston Municipal (Vic) | 6 |
| 24th Sep 1989 | Burtonwood Brewery Brass Band Championships (Second Section) | Bedford Leigh | 3 |
| 29th Apr 1989 | European Championships | Burgermusik Luzern | 5 |
| 29th Jan 1989 | Rochdale Contest (Section A) | Blackburn & Darwen | 1 |
| 30th Apr 1988 | European Championships | Brass Band Treize Etoiles | 9 |
| 12th Dec 1987 | Dutch Nationals (Championship Division) | De Bazuin | 3 |
| 2nd May 1987 | European Championships | Agnes Street | 10 |
| 18th Apr 1987 | Australian Championships (B Grade) | St.Marys District (NSW) | 1 |
| 3rd May 1986 | European Championships | Brassband Rijnmond | 7 |
| 29th Mar 1986 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | Strathfieldsaye Municipal (Vic) | 7 |
| 14th Dec 1985 | Dutch Nationals (Championship Division) | Brass Band Rijnmond | 2 |
| 3rd Nov 1985 | Watford (Championship Section) | Brackley & District | 1 |
| 26th Oct 1985 | Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (Open Section) | Brackley & District | 1 |
| 7th Apr 1985 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | Sutherland Shire Brass (NSW) | 8 |
| 2nd Dec 1984 | Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire & District BBA) Contest (Open Section) | Welwyn Garden City | 2 |
| 2nd Dec 1984 | Belgian Nationals (Championship Division) | Midden Brabant | 3 |
| 2nd Dec 1984 | Tyldesley Contest (Section A) | Glossop Old | |
| 20th Oct 1984 | Leamington Spa (Warwick District Council) Contest (Open Section) | Birmingham Brass | 12 |
| 6th May 1984 | European Championships | Parc & Dare | 5 |
| 20th Nov 1983 | West Midlands Brass Band Association Contest (2nd section) | Hanger Motors | 1 |
| 28th May 1983 | European Championships | De Waldsang | 5 |
| 28th May 1983 | European Championships | Midden Brabant | 8 |
| 3rd Apr 1983 | Australian Championships (A Grade) | Kew Citizens (Vic) | 5 |
| 1st Apr 1983 | Australian Championships (Junior Grade) | Willoughby Municipal (NSW) | 3 |
| 19th Feb 1983 | Southampton Open Contest (Second Section) | Hanger Motors | 1 |
| 10th Oct 1982 | NSW State Championships (A Grade) | Willoughby Municipal | 1 |
| 7th Nov 1981 | National Mineworkers (Second Section) | Kinneil Colliery | |
| 16th Nov 1980 | Belgian Nationals (Championship Division) | Brass Band Midden-Brabant | 1 |
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