Darebin City Brass - Preston 1934-
Also/previously known as:
Darebin City - -Preston Band (Vic),
Darebin City (Vic),
Darebin City Brass - Preston Band,
Darebin City Brass - Preston Band (Vic),
Darebin City Brass -- Preston Band (Vic),
Darebin City Brass (Vic),
Darebin City Brass Preston Band,
Preston Municipal Band
Current
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
Champions
| Section: | A Grade |
|---|---|
| Website: | http://www.darebincitybrass.com/ |
| Region: |
Australia
|
Formed 1934 as PRESTON MUNICIPAL band, became Darebin City 1995
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2025 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 |
March: Bramwyn
1968
Be Thou My Vision [arr Wainwright] Red Lines 2025 |
3 | Andrew Snell |
| 05 Jul 2025 |
New Zealand National Championships (A Grade)
|
5
|
Other Lives
2019
Silent Vigil 2003 |
5 | Andrew Snell |
| 18 Apr 2025 |
Australian Championships (Premier)
|
3
|
March: Ravenswood
Other Lives 2019 Silent Vigil 2003 |
1 | Andrew Snell |
| 26 Jul 2024 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 |
Rhapsody in Black
War Cry 2014 Love Divine (Blaenwern) 2024 |
1 | Andrew Snell |
| 31 Mar 2024 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
5
|
Rush Hour
2012
March: O.R.B. Hymn: Be Still |
3 | Andrew Snell |
| 20 Aug 2023 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1
|
Fanfare and Funk
2006
|
1 | Andrew Snell |
| 09 Apr 2023 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3
|
...Dove Descending
1999
|
6 | Broden Ford |
| 21 Aug 2022 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 |
Fraternity
2015
|
1 | Broden Ford |
| 17 Aug 2019 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 | A Lowry Sketchbook 1992 | 1 | Broden Ford |
| 01 Jun 2019 |
Boroondara Eisteddfod
|
1 | 10 | Andrew Snell | |
| 21 Apr 2019 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
4
|
Hypercube
2015
|
5 | Andrew Snell |
| 20 Apr 2019 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
5 |
March: The Muffet Show
|
11 | Andrew Snell |
| 18 Aug 2018 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 |
Metanoia
|
2 | Andrew Snell |
| 14 Jul 2018 |
New Zealand National Championships (A Grade)
|
6 |
As If A Voice Were In Them
2014
|
Andrew Snell | |
| 01 Apr 2018 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
4
|
Metamorphosis for Brass Band [de Haan]
2014
|
2 | Andrew Snell |
| 31 Mar 2018 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
4 |
March: The Dual Citizen
|
10 | Andrew Snell |
| 19 Aug 2017 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
2 | On Alderley Edge 1997 | 1 | Andrew Snell |
| 16 Apr 2017 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3
|
As If A Voice Were In Them
2014
|
7 | Andrew Snell |
| 15 Apr 2017 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
5 |
March: Straight Lines
|
1 | Andrew Snell |
| 11 Sep 2016 |
Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade)
|
1 | 1 | Andrew Snell | |
| 14 Aug 2016 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 | REM-Scapes 2013 | 1 | Andrew Snell |
| 27 Mar 2016 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
6
|
Spiriti
2010
|
9 | Andrew Snell |
| 26 Mar 2016 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
5
|
March: Maple Leaf Rag [S. Joplin, arr.]
|
4 | Andrew Snell |
| 13 Sep 2015 |
Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade)
|
1 | Unknown | ||
| 16 Aug 2015 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1
|
25th April 1915 | Andrew Snell | |
| 05 Apr 2015 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
5
|
The Legend of King Arthur
2010
|
11 | Tom Paulin |
| 17 Aug 2014 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1
|
Diversions on a Bass Theme 1986 | 3 | Andrew Snell |
| 20 Apr 2014 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3
|
Of Distant Memories
2012
|
13 | Tom Paulin |
| 19 Apr 2014 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
7 |
March: On the Quarterdeck
1917
|
10 | Tom Paulin |
| 18 Aug 2013 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 | 4 | Tom Paulin | |
| 26 May 2013 |
Bendigo Contest (A Grade)
|
1 | Tom Paulin | ||
| 31 Mar 2013 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3
|
English Heritage
1988
|
6 | Tom Paulin |
| 30 Mar 2013 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
7 |
March: Punchinello
1902
|
1 | Tom Paulin |
| 18 Aug 2012 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
2 | Tom Paulin | ||
| 07 Apr 2012 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
11
|
Red Priest
2010
|
5 | Tom Paulin |
| 07 Apr 2012 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
10 |
March: The Cossack
1904
|
12 | Tom Paulin |
| 23 Apr 2011 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
4
|
Dances and Alleluias
2006
|
3 | Tom Paulin |
| 22 Apr 2011 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
4 |
March: The Cossack
1904
|
6 | Tom Paulin |
| 22 Aug 2010 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
2 | Tom Paulin | ||
| 04 Apr 2010 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
10
|
Chivalry
2003
|
11 | Danny Deilkens |
| 03 Apr 2010 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
6 |
March: The Contestor
|
10 | Danny Deilkens |
| 29 Aug 2009 |
ABC Radio Brass Band Contest
|
3 | 2 | Danny Deilkens | |
| 22 Aug 2009 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
2 | The Night to Sing 2005 | Danny Deilkens | |
| 12 Apr 2009 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
10
|
On Alderley Edge
1997
|
2 | Danny Deilkens |
| 11 Apr 2009 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
4 | Danny Deilkens | ||
| 22 Apr 2008 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
6 | 9 | Jason Mears | |
| 23 Mar 2008 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
13
|
Contest Music
1973
|
4 | Jason Mears |
| 07 Jul 2007 |
New Zealand National Championships (A Grade)
|
7 |
The Year of the Dragon
1984
|
10 | Jason Mears |
| 08 Apr 2007 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
11
|
Tallis Variations
1999
|
15 | Jason Mears |
| 07 Apr 2007 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
12 | Jason Mears | ||
| 16 Apr 2006 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
8
|
Paganini Variations
1991
|
Jason Mears | |
| 15 Apr 2006 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
11 | 7 | Jason Mears | |
| 11 Sep 2005 |
Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade)
|
2 | Unknown | ||
| 26 Apr 2005 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
4 | 1 | Jason Mears | |
| 26 Mar 2005 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
9
|
Chivalry
2003
|
Jason Mears | |
| 14 Aug 2004 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
3 | Moon Pictures | Tom Miller | |
| 11 Apr 2004 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
9
|
Tallis Variations
1999
|
9 | Tom Miller |
| 10 Apr 2004 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
12 |
March: The Voice of the Guns
1917
|
1 | Tom Miller |
| 16 Aug 2003 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
2 | High Peak 1969 | 1 | Tom Miller |
| Sep 2002 |
Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade)
|
1
|
Unknown | ||
| 29 Mar 2002 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
9
|
Sounds
1973
|
4 | Chris Earl |
| 29 Mar 2002 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
8 |
March: Duntroon
|
11 | Chris Earl |
| 04 Aug 2001 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
3 | Le Roi d'Ys 1959 | 2 | Ross Johnson |
| 14 Apr 2001 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
16
|
Pageantry
1934
|
7 | Alex Ferguson |
| 14 Apr 2001 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
14 |
March: Castell Coch
|
3 | Alex Ferguson |
| 15 Apr 1995 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
8 |
Dances and Arias
1984
|
Eric Andersen | |
| 02 Apr 1994 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
9
|
The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa
1979
|
10 | Eric Andersen |
| 10 Apr 1993 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
5
|
Journey into Freedom
1967
|
3 | Tom Paulin |
| Sep 1992 |
Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod (A Grade)
|
1 | Mark Ford | ||
| 18 Apr 1992 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
5
|
The Essence of Time
1989
|
4 | Tom Paulin |
| 31 Mar 1991 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3
|
Frontier!
1984
|
7 | Patrick Pickett |
| 15 Apr 1990 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
6
|
The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa
1979
|
6 | Patrick Pickett |
| Oct 1989 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
3 | Eric Andersen | ||
| 27 Mar 1989 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
4
|
The Year of the Dragon
1984
|
8 | Patrick Pickett |
| 27 Aug 1988 |
Edinburgh International Contest
|
Alex Ferguson | |||
| 18 Apr 1987 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
4
|
Spectrum [Vinter]
1968
|
4 | Alex Ferguson |
| 17 May 1986 |
New Zealand National Championships (A Grade)
|
Spectrum [Vinter] 1968 | 7 | Alex Ferguson | |
| 29 Mar 1986 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
5
|
Four Dances for Brass
1975
|
1 | Alex Ferguson |
| 27 Oct 1985 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
3 |
Connotations
1976
|
4 | Alex Ferguson |
| 07 Apr 1985 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3
|
Four Dances from Checkmate
1978
|
6 | Alex Ferguson |
| 22 Apr 1984 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
4
|
Le Roi d'Ys
1959
|
2 | Alex Ferguson |
| 03 Apr 1983 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
8
|
Symphony of Marches
1963
|
4 | Alex Ferguson |
| 06 Nov 1982 |
South Australian Band Championships (A Grade)
|
5 | 1 | Alex Ferguson | |
| 19 Apr 1981 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
6
|
Triumphant Rhapsody
1965
|
Alex Ferguson | |
| 26 Mar 1978 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3
|
Down Under 1977 | 9 | Arthur Withers |
| 10 Apr 1977 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
2 |
James Cook, Circumnavigator
1969
|
7 | Arthur Withers |
| 19 Oct 1974 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
Sinfonietta Pastorale 1946 | Arthur Withers | ||
| 03 Nov 1973 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
5
|
The Judges of the Secret Court (Les Francs Juges) 1961 | 2 | Charles Smith |
| 20 Sep 1973 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
2 | The Judges of the Secret Court (Les Francs Juges) 1961 | 4 | Charles Smith |
| 20 Sep 1973 |
Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
3 | 5 | Charles Smith | |
| 21 Oct 1972 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
2
|
Tournament for Brass
1954
|
Charles Smith | |
| 06 Nov 1971 |
South Australian Band Championships (A Grade)
|
1 | 2 | Charles Smith | |
| 24 Oct 1971 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
2
|
Bonvenuto Cellui | 2 | Charles Smith |
| 23 Oct 1971 |
Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
2 | 3 | Charles Smith | |
| 24 Oct 1970 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 | Tam O'Shanter's Ride [Wright] 1956 | 3 | Charles Smith |
| 24 Oct 1970 |
Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
1 | 2 | Charles Smith | |
| 25 Oct 1969 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 | John O'Gaunt [Vinter] 1968 | 1 | Charles Smith |
| 25 Oct 1969 |
Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
1 | 2 | Charles Smith | |
| 02 Nov 1968 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
6
|
Journey into Freedom 1967 | 3 | Charles Smith |
| 21 Oct 1967 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3
|
Le Carnaval Romain [arr. Wright]
1966
|
2 | Charles Smith |
| 24 Oct 1964 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3
|
Symphony of Marches 1963 | Charles Smith | |
| 24 Oct 1964 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
Charles Smith | |||
| 23 Oct 1964 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
Charles Smith | |||
| 27 Oct 1962 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3 | Les Preludes [arr. Rimmer] | Charles Smith | |
| 27 Oct 1962 |
Australian Championships (A Grade Parade of Bands)
|
Charles Smith | |||
| 28 Oct 1961 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
2 | Venus and Adonis | Charles Smith | |
| 30 Oct 1960 |
Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
3 | 3 | Charles Smith | |
| 29 Oct 1960 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
3 | Scena Sinfonica | Charles Smith | |
| 16 Apr 1960 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
2 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Leidzen] 1955 Variations for Brass Band [Vaughan Williams] 1957 | 4 | Charles Smith |
| 26 Oct 1958 |
Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
3 | Charles Smith | ||
| 25 Oct 1958 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
1 |
Rhapsody in Brass
1942
|
Charles Smith | |
| 26 Oct 1957 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
Festival Music (Symphonic Suite) 1956 | Charles Smith | ||
| 27 Oct 1956 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
2
|
Blackfriars
1955
|
Charles Smith | |
| 01 Nov 1953 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
9 | Rhapsody in Brass 1942 | Harry Blaskett | |
| 01 Nov 1953 |
Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
7 | Harry Blaskett | ||
| 24 Oct 1952 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
2 | William S. May | ||
| 28 Oct 1951 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
3 | Robin Hood [Geehl] 1936 | William S. May | |
| 30 Oct 1949 |
Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
4 |
March: B.B. & C.F.
1901
|
2 | William S. May |
| 29 Oct 1949 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
6 | Themes from Symphony no. 5 [Tchaikovsky, arr. Ball] 1948 | 2 | William S. May |
| 31 Oct 1948 |
Victorian State Championships (A Grade)
|
4
|
Kenilworth
1936
|
2 | William S. May |
| 30 Oct 1948 |
Victorian Band Championships (A Grade Quickstep March)
|
5 |
March: The Cossack
1904
|
2 | William S. May |
| 02 Feb 1938 |
Australian Championships (A Grade)
|
11 |
Rienzi [arr. Ord Hume]
|
William S. May | |
| 31 Jan 1938 |
Australian Championships (B Grade)
|
3 |
Rienzi [unknown arranger]
|
2 | William S. May |
| 14 Nov 1937 |
Victorian Band Championships (B Grade Quickstep March)
|
3 | William S. May | ||
| 13 Nov 1937 |
Victorian State Championships (B Grade)
|
3 | L'Arlesienne | William S. May |