2018 Yamaha Australian National Band Championships
Congratulations to Wellington Brass Band from New Zealand on winning the Australian National Band Championships, under Nigel Seaman their Musical Director. Their first class performances saw them top the honours roll in each part of the event, just ahead of Australian rivals, Brisbane Excelsior Band, who had to settle for the runner up spot this year.
Full Results for each section are below:
A Grade:
Adjudicators: David Bremner; Maureen Cameron; Alan Lourens
Set-Work: Time Machine (Thomas Doss)
Hymn/Test Piece/Own Choice/ Stage March = Total
1. Wellington Brass Band (NZ) (Nigel Seaman): 94/195/198/94 = 581
2. Brisbane Excelsior Band (Howard Taylor): 93/194/196/ 93 = 576
3. Central Coast Brass (Conrad Curry): 92/192/193/92 = 569
4. Darebin City Brass — Preston Band (Andrew Snell): 91/190/194/91 = 566
5. Warringah Concert Brass (John Saunders): 91/188/190/90 = 559
6. Brisbane Brass (Josh McKechie): 90/178/188/89 = 545
7. Kew Band Melbourne (Broden Ford): 90/179/185/88 = 542
8. Glenorchy City Concert Brass (N/K): 90/184/179/88 = 541
9. South Brisbane Federal Band (Tom Paulin): 89/183/181/88 = 541
10. Footscray-Yarraville City Band (Phillipa Edwards): 89/175/187/89 = 540
11. Boroondara Brass (Daniel van Bergen): 89/183/179/87 = 538
12. Sonamu Brass Band (Korea) (Jeong Sup Kim): 89/173/178/88 = 528
13. Willoughby Band (Josh Mann): 89/171/176/87 = 523
14. City of Holroyd Brass Band (Richard Sandham): 89/175/171/87 = 522
15. Tanunda Town Band (Bruce Raymond): 90/169/172/87 = 518
B Grade:
Adjudicators: John Collinson; Peter Luff; Andrea McMahon
Set-Work: The Snaring of the Sun (Stephen Roberts)
Hymn/Test Piece/Own Choice/ Stage March = Total
1. Cairns Brass (Jon Christodoulides): 90/180/191/96 = 557
2. Marion City Band (Veronica Boulton): 92/182/189/93 = 556
3. Geelong West Brass Band (Jeff Steele): 83/174/183/94 = 534
4. Brisbane Brass No. 2 (Richard Madden): 81/176/181/89 = 527
5. Maroondah Brass (Ron Moore): 88/172/171/92 = 523
6. Darebin City Brass — Northern Brass (Jamie Lawson): 85/169/178/90 = 522
7. Canning City Brass (Matt Barker): 85/169/175/92 = 521
8. Box Hill City Band (Simon Brown): 81/165/182/92 = 520
9. Townsville Brass (Mark Smith): 84/166/177/90 = 517
10. Parramatta City Brass (Jonathan Gatt): 83/164/181/89 = 517
11. Toronto Brass (Tom O'Hearn): 85/170/170/91 = 516
12. City of Greater Dandenong Band (Michael Mathers): 81/165/177/91 = 514
13. Surfers Paradise Brass Band (Scott King): 83/161/176/88 = 508
C Grade:
Adjudicators: Eric Anderson; Jenny Going; David Musk
Set-Work: The Graces of Love (Oliver Waespi)
Hymn/Test Piece/Own Choice/ Stage March = Total
1. Wonthaggi Citizens' Band (Craig Marinus): 94/195/196/95 = 580
2. Mitcham City Brass (Steven Packer): 92/192/195/93 = 572
3. Western Brass (Erin Ellenburg): 91/189/192/94 = 566
4. Ulverstone Municipal Band (Thomas Lamb): 91/187/193/92 = 563
5. City of Greater Bendigo Brass Band (Cally Bartlett): 90/185/194/91 = 560
6. Marist Brass Band (Colin Wellard): 91/185/192/91 = 559
7. Maitland City Brass Band (Luke Bradbery): 90/191/182/90 = 553
8. Moonee Valley Brass (Greg Flood): 93/179/185/90 = 547
9. Boroondara Harmony Brass (Douglas Lewis): 91/182/184/89 = 546
10. Hobart Brass Band (Robyn Males): 90/183/182/88 = 543
11. Warriparinga Brass (Veronica Boulton): 91/181/177/89 = 538
12. Bankstown City Brass (Ken Bradley): 89/175/180/88 = 532
D Grade:
Adjudicators: Robert Breen; Matt Klohs; Chris Smith
Set-Work: An English Pastorale (Dean Jones)
Hymn/Test Piece/Own Choice/ Stage March = Total
1. Creswick Brass Band (Katrina Bird): 85/190/189/85 = 549
2. Croydon Brass Band (Melinga Benger): 83/188/187/84 = 542
3. Whitehorse Brass (Broden Ford): 84/187/183/83 = 537
4. Ararat City Band (Wally Pope): 82/185/185/81 = 533
5. Far Northern Brass (Mathan Wiltshire): 80/179/184/81 = 524
6. Eaglehawk Citizens' Brass Band (Ken Wellard): 81/181/179/82 = 523
7. Hyde Street Youth Band (N/K): 80/183/177/81 = 521
8. Daylesford Community Brass Band (Jennifer Jordan): 80/177/178/80 = 515
9. Portland Citizens Brass Band (Emma Thompson): 80/178/175/80 = 513
Junior A Grade:
Adjudicator: David Bremner
Set-Work: Platform to the Heavens (Paul Lovatt-Cooper)
Hymn/Test Piece/Own Choice/ Stage March = Total
1. Gunnedah Shire Band (Anthony Rowe): 81/183/182/82 = 528
Junior B Grade:
Adjudicator: David Bremner
Set-Work: Coomber Suite (Darrol Barry)
Hymn/Test Piece/Own Choice/ Stage March = Total
1. Hyde Street Youth Band (N/K): 78/178/175/77 = 508
Junior C Grade:
Adjudicator: David Bremner
Set-Work: Times Passed (for Easy Brass Band) (Alan Fernie)
Hymn/Test Piece/Own Choice/ Stage March = Total
1. North West Junior Brass Band (Peter Johnson): 78/175/176/78 = 507
2. Creswick Youth Brass (Katrina Bird): 74/170/167/70 = 481
3. Hyde Street Junior Band (N/K): 71/166/170/73 = 480
4. Box Hill Academy of Brass (Lauren Innes): 70/168/166/71 = 475
