Harborough Band
Also/previously known as:
Market Harborough Town,
The Harborough Band
Current
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
Champions
Current
Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (Second Section)
Champions
| Section: | Second |
|---|---|
| Website: | http://www.harborough-band.org.uk/ |
| Region: |
Midlands
|
| Rehearsals: | Monday Thursday |
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2026 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 2024 | Ben Smith | ||
| 23 Nov 2025 |
GBBA Own Choice (Section A)
|
6 |
March: Ravenswood
Black Gold 2025 |
12 | Ben Smith |
| 01 Nov 2025 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
1 | 1 | Ben Smith | |
| 12 Apr 2025 |
ConsTest: Birmingham
|
15 |
The Day of the Lord
2014
|
8 | Ben Smith |
| 15 Mar 2025 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
3 | Friendly Takeover 2016 | 12 | Ben Smith |
| 22 Feb 2025 |
Oxfordshire & District BBA Winter Contest (Second Section)
|
1
|
Friendly Takeover
2016
|
8 | Ben Smith |
| 24 Nov 2024 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
6 |
Lions of Legends
2019
|
4 | Ben Smith |
| 02 Nov 2024 |
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
|
13 | 3 | Ben Smith | |
| 06 Apr 2024 |
ConsTest: Birmingham
|
6 |
Mountain Views
1999
|
9 | Ben Smith |
| 02 Mar 2024 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
14 | High Peak 1969 | 12 | Ben Smith |
| 18 Feb 2024 |
North East Midlands Contest (First Section)
|
8 | High Peak 1969 | 2 | Ben Smith |
| 04 Nov 2023 |
Wychavon Contest (First Section)
|
12 | 10 | Ben Smith | |
| 25 Feb 2023 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
11 | A Day in the Life of a Knight | 15 | Brad Turnbull |
| 20 Nov 2022 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
5 |
The Aeronauts
1978
|
10 | Brad Turnbull |
| 29 Oct 2022 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
2 | 11 | Brad Turnbull | |
| 18 Sep 2022 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
6 | Ghosts, Goblins, Witches & Wizards | 17 | Brad Turnbull |
| 26 Feb 2022 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
2 | The Aeronauts 1978 | 5 | Brad Turnbull |
| 08 Jan 2022 |
Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section)
|
3 |
Rachmaninov Rhapsody
2020
|
9 | Brad Turnbull |
| 30 Oct 2021 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
3 | 4 | Brad Turnbull | |
| 07 Mar 2020 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
9 | Legacy 2019 | 10 | Brad Turnbull |
| 11 Jan 2020 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
11 | Symphonic Episodes for Brass Band | 12 | Brad Turnbull |
| 24 Nov 2019 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
9 | 4 | Brad Turnbull | |
| 11 May 2019 |
Midlands Beer & Brass on the Grass Entertainment Contest (First & Second Section)
|
4 | Unknown | ||
| 09 Mar 2019 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
9 | Symphony of Marches 1963 | 9 | Brad Turnbull |
| 12 Jan 2019 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
14 | The Corsair 1969 La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny) - Overture [arr. F. Wright] 1962 | 7 | Brad Turnbull |
| 18 Nov 2018 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
5 |
The Corsair
1969
|
1 | Brad Turnbull |
| 10 Mar 2018 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
16 | Brass Metamorphosis 1991 | 7 | Brad Turnbull |
| 13 Jan 2018 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
12 | Renaissance 2003 | 14 | Brad Turnbull |
| 19 Nov 2017 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
15 |
Renaissance
2003
|
6 | Brad Turnbull |
| 20 May 2017 |
Midlands Beer & Brass on the Grass Entertainment Contest (First & Second Section)
|
4 | 3 | Brad Turnbull | |
| 11 Mar 2017 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
9
|
The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa 1979 | 1 | Brad Turnbull |
| 14 Jan 2017 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
21 | Fantasy for Brass Band [Arnold] 1974 | 10 | Brad Turnbull |
| 20 Nov 2016 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
15 |
Fantasy for Brass Band [Arnold]
1974
|
13 | Brad Turnbull |
| 12 Mar 2016 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
9 | Essay for Brass Band [Gregson] 1970 | 6 | Chris Groom |
| 16 Jan 2016 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
19 | A Celt in Jerusalem | 12 | Chris Groom |
| 22 Nov 2015 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
7 | Chris Groom | ||
| 07 Mar 2015 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
8 | A London Overture 1984 | 5 | Chris Groom |
| 17 Jan 2015 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
19 | Three Folk Song Settings for Band 2014 | 17 | Chris Groom |
| 08 Mar 2014 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
13 | Cry of the Mountain 2012 | 16 | Chris Groom |
| 18 Jan 2014 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
15 | Vitae Aeternum 2008 | 16 | Chris Groom |
| 24 Nov 2013 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
7 |
Purcell Variations [Downie]
1995
|
12 | Chris Groom |
| 09 Mar 2013 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
14 | Brass Triumphant 2010 | 4 | Chris Groom |
| 19 Jan 2013 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
W | Ad Undas - To The Waves 2012 | Chris Groom | |
| 25 Nov 2012 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
13 |
Ad Undas - To The Waves
2012
|
16 | Chris Groom |
| 10 Mar 2012 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
11 | Mountain Views 1999 | 7 | Chris Groom |
| 21 Jan 2012 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
21 | High Peak 1969 | 22 | Chris Groom |
| 27 Nov 2011 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
13 |
High Peak
1969
|
9 | Chris Groom |
| 12 Mar 2011 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
10 | Le Carnaval Romain [arr. Wright] 1966 | 6 | Chris Groom |
| 22 Jan 2011 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
20 | Granite Variations | 16 | Chris Groom |
| 28 Nov 2010 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
17 |
Rhapsody in Brass
1942
|
Chris Groom | |
| 13 Mar 2010 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
11 | A Moorside Suite 1928 | 16 | Chris Groom |
| 29 Nov 2009 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
Chris Groom | |||
| 14 Mar 2009 |
Midlands Area (First Section)
|
12 | Pentacle 2007 | 9 | Chris Groom |
| 28 Sep 2008 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
14 | Rhapsodic Variations - My Strength, My Tower 1961 | 3 | Chris Groom |
| 09 Mar 2008 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
2 | Three Part Invention 2005 | 7 | Chris Groom |
| 30 Sep 2007 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
15 | Toccata, Elegy and Scherzo 2006 | 4 | Chris Groom |
| 16 Sep 2007 |
Lakeside Brass Band Entertainment Contest
|
W | Chris Groom | ||
| 11 Mar 2007 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
2 | Carnival [Perkin] 1957 | 1 | Chris Groom |
| 20 Jan 2007 |
Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section)
|
5 | Kaleidoscope [Sparke] 2003 | 3 | Chris Groom |
| 19 Nov 2006 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
3 |
Kaleidoscope [Johnson]
1968
|
4 | Chris Groom |
| 10 Sep 2006 |
Lakeside Brass Band Entertainment Contest
|
3 | 3 | Chris Groom | |
| 12 Mar 2006 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
10 | Images of the Millennium | 8 | Chris Groom |
| 21 Jan 2006 |
Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section)
|
10 | Prometheus Unbound 1933 | 3 | Chris Groom |
| 18 Sep 2005 |
Buxton Entertainment Contest
|
6 | 5 | Chris Groom | |
| 12 Mar 2005 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
7 | Variations for Brass Band [Vaughan Williams] 1957 | 1 | Chris Groom |
| 21 Nov 2004 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
W | Chris Groom | ||
| 13 Mar 2004 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
5 | Kaleidoscope [Sparke] 2003 | 13 | Chris Groom |
| 08 Mar 2003 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
12 | Celestial Prospect | Chris Groom | |
| 01 Dec 2002 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Second Section)
|
4 | Chris Groom | ||
| 29 Sep 2002 |
Wychavon Contest (Second Section)
|
Chris Groom | |||
| 02 Mar 2002 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
8 | Symphony for Brass [arr. Hopkinson] | Chris Groom | |
| 22 Sep 2001 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
6 | Diversions - Variations on a Swiss Folk Song 1997 | 11 | Chris Groom |
| 11 Aug 2001 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Second and Third Section)
|
5 | 3 | Chris Groom | |
| 13 May 2001 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
2 | Chris Groom | ||
| 03 Mar 2001 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
3 | The Moor of Venice 1956 | Chris Groom | |
| 03 Dec 2000 |
West Midlands BBA Contest (Second Section)
|
W | Chris Groom | ||
| 04 Mar 2000 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
14 | Sword, Jewel and Mirror 1998 | 14 | Chris Groom |
| 13 Feb 2000 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Second and Third Section)
|
1 | 7 | Chris Groom | |
| 16 May 1999 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
3 | 4 | Chris Groom | |
| 06 Mar 1999 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
9 | Symphonic Suite for Brass 1960 | 7 | Chris Groom |
| 07 Mar 1998 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
12 | Culloden Moor 1978 | 7 | Chris Groom |
| 02 Nov 1997 |
London & Home Counties BBA Harrow Contest (Second Section)
|
1 | Chris Groom | ||
| 01 Mar 1997 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
8 | A New Buckenham Suite 1987 | 2 | Chris Groom |
| 03 Nov 1996 |
London & Home Counties BBA Harrow Contest (First Section)
|
2 | Chris Groom | ||
| 02 Mar 1996 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
13 | Hollywood! 1994 | 11 | Chris Groom |
| 22 Oct 1995 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
17 | The Plantagenets 1972 | 4 | Chris Groom |
| 11 Mar 1995 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
3 | Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street] 1967 | 21 | Chris Groom |
| 05 Mar 1994 |
Midlands Area (Second Section)
|
A Salford Sinfonietta 1992 | 11 | Chris Groom | |
| 07 Nov 1993 |
LHCBBA Watford Contest (First Section)
|
Chris Groom | |||
| 07 Mar 1993 |
Midlands (North) Area (Second Section)
|
Oceans 1984 | 6 | Chris Groom | |
| 29 Nov 1992 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
|
Music for a Festival [Sparke] 1985 | 2 | Chris Groom | |
| 08 Mar 1992 |
Midlands (North) Area (Second Section)
|
Dimensions 1983 | 6 | Chris Groom | |
| 09 Feb 1992 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
|
W | Chris Groom | ||
| 24 Nov 1991 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
A Celtic Suite 1985 | Chris Groom | ||
| 14 Apr 1991 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
David Coble | |||
| 09 Mar 1991 |
Midlands (North) Area (Third Section)
|
Triptych [Sparke] 1990 | 17 | David Coble | |
| 20 May 1990 |
Northants & District (Entertainment)
|
David Coble | |||
| 20 May 1990 |
Northants & District (Section B)
|
2 |
The Shipbuilders
1960
|
David Coble | |
| 20 May 1990 |
Northants & District (Section C)
|
2 | David Coble | ||
| 10 Mar 1990 |
Midlands (North) Area (Fourth Section)
|
6 | Summer Fantasy 1988 | 21 | David Coble |
| 11 Feb 1990 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
1 | 10 | David Coble | |
| 26 Nov 1989 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
2 | The Winter's Tale | 8 | David Coble |
| 07 Oct 1989 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
|
Contrasten | David Coble | ||
| 07 May 1989 |
Northants & District (Section B)
|
3 | David Coble | ||
| 07 May 1989 |
Northants & District (Section C)
|
1 | David Coble | ||
| 11 Mar 1989 |
Midlands (North) Area (Fourth Section)
|
3 | Suite for Brass [Davis] | 1 | David Coble |
| 27 Nov 1988 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
Rufford Abbey | 10 | David Coble | |
| 11 Sep 1988 |
Championship of Leicestershire Brass Band Festival
|
1 | 2 | David Coble | |
| 08 May 1988 |
Northants & District (Entertainment)
|
David Coble | |||
| 08 May 1988 |
Northants & District (Section C)
|
1 | English Folk Song Suite 1956 | David Coble | |
| 05 Mar 1988 |
Midlands (North) Area (Fourth Section)
|
4 | Stantonbury Festival 1987 | 4 | David Coble |
| 29 Nov 1987 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
Blenheim (Heroic Overture) 1972 | David Coble | ||
| 10 May 1987 |
Northants & District (Entertainment)
|
10 | David Coble | ||
| 10 May 1987 |
Northants & District (Section C)
|
3 | Lindum Suite 1972 | 5 | David Coble |
| 03 May 1987 |
Buxton Festival (Section C)
|
W | Unknown | ||
| 21 Mar 1987 |
Midlands (North) Area (Fourth Section)
|
Overture to Youth 1977 | 11 | David Coble | |
| 30 Nov 1986 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
Four Impressions for Brass | David Coble | ||
| 04 May 1986 |
Buxton Festival (Section C)
|
10 | Petite Suite de Ballet 1949 | 23 | A. J. Mason |
| 08 Mar 1986 |
Midlands (North) Area (Fourth Section)
|
Four Impressions for Brass | A. J. Mason | ||
| 20 Apr 1985 |
Midlands (North) Area (Fourth Section)
|
A Malvern Suite 1984 | 6 | A. J. Mason | |
| 17 Mar 1984 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
19 | Divertimento [Ball] 1946 | 28 | A. J. Mason |
| 04 Mar 1984 |
Northants & District (Section C)
|
5 | A. J. Mason | ||
| 27 Nov 1983 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
Petite Suite de Ballet 1949 | A. J. Mason | ||
| 01 Apr 1983 |
Pontins Hemsby (Fourth Section)
|
W | Suite Gothique 1970 | Unknown | |
| 19 Mar 1983 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
22 | First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert] 1921 | 21 | A. J. Mason |
| 05 Mar 1983 |
Northants & District (Section C)
|
1 | A. J. Mason | ||
| 28 Nov 1982 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
4 | Rufford Abbey | 2 | D. E. Jones |
| 07 Nov 1982 |
LHCBBA Watford Contest (Third Section)
|
D. E. Jones | |||
| 08 May 1982 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
Excelsior [Hanmer] | 16 | D. E. Jones | |
| 06 Mar 1982 |
Northants & District (Section C)
|
2 | First Suite in Eb [arr. Herbert] 1921 | 2 | D. E. Jones |
| 07 Feb 1982 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
D. E. Jones | |||
| 01 Mar 1980 |
Northants & District (Section C)
|
Unknown | |||
| 09 May 1970 |
British Open Spring Festival (Junior Cup)
|
Divertimento [Ball] 1946 | 13 | T. Saggers | |
| 23 Aug 1969 |
Croft Contest
|
2 | P. B. Wright | ||
| 17 May 1969 |
British Open Spring Festival (Junior Cup)
|
5 | Voices of Youth 1968 | 8 | P. B. Wright |
| 19 Apr 1969 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Third Section)
|
1 | P. B. Wright | ||
| 09 Nov 1968 |
Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (4th Section)
|
2 | 2 | T. Oram | |
| 24 Apr 1965 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Brass Triptych: Old Westminster 1964 | 7 | W. Yarrow | |
| 21 Nov 1964 |
Northants & District (Second Section - Entertainment)
|
2 | W. Yarrow | ||
| 25 Apr 1964 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Old Palace Yard 1963 | W. Yarrow | ||
| 27 Apr 1963 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
The Rivals 1962 | W. Yarrow | ||
| 28 Apr 1962 |
Midlands Area (Third Section)
|
Three Characteristic Pieces 1961 | W. Yarrow | ||
| 03 Feb 1962 |
Nottingham Championship (Second Section)
|
Salzburg Suite 1960 | 2 | W. Yarrow | |
| 02 Dec 1961 |
Northants & District (Open)
|
W | Owain Glyndwr 1937 | W. Yarrow | |
| 02 Dec 1961 |
Northants & District (Third Section)
|
1 | Salzburg Suite 1960 | 1 | W. Yarrow |
| 12 Nov 1960 |
Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (3rd Section)
|
Indian Summer 1950 | 3 | P. W. Cook | |
| 07 Nov 1959 |
Northants Amateur Brass Band Association (3rd Section)
|
Passing Moods | 1 | P. W. Cook | |
| 27 Oct 1956 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
|
Three Songs without Words 1947 | 11 | Simeon Iliffe | |
| 03 Mar 1956 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
1 | A Summer Day | 13 | Simeon Iliffe |
| 05 Mar 1955 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
Midsummer Eve | P. W. Cook | ||
| 11 Dec 1954 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
1 | P. W. Cook | ||
| 19 Apr 1954 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
1 | The Chieftain [Greenwood] | P. W. Cook | |
| 06 Apr 1953 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
In Switzerland 1953 | E. Pollard | ||
| 26 Mar 1951 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Fourth Section)
|
The New Age | E. Pollard | ||
| 03 Mar 1951 |
Midlands Area (Fourth Section)
|
The Call of Youth | Unknown | ||
| 03 Mar 1934 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
Echoes of Spring | Unknown | ||
| 09 Sep 1933 |
Butlins Holiday Camp Contest (Third Section)
|
Unknown | |||
| 17 Jul 1909 |
Peterborough Contest
|
The Amber Witch [arr. W. Rimmer] | 10 | Thomas Seddon |