South Yorkshire Police Band 1979-
Also/previously known as:
South Yorks Police,
South Yorkshire Police Brass
Current
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
Champions
Current
North East Midlands Contest (First Section)
Champions
Current
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
Champions
| Section: | First |
|---|---|
| Website: | http://www.sypmusic.info/ |
| Region: |
Yorkshire
|
| Rehearsals: | Tuesday Thursday |
| Date | Contest | Position | Test Piece | Draw | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 2027 |
Yorkshire Area (Championship Section)
|
Leigh Baker | |||
| 19 Sep 2026 |
National Championship of Great Britain (First Section Final)
|
Beyond the Falls - The Smoke That Thunders 2026 | Leigh Baker | ||
| 07 Jun 2026 |
Traveller's Rest (Meltham) March Contest
|
3 |
March: Ravenswood
Hymn: In Perfect Peace 1996 |
4 | Leigh Baker |
| 07 Mar 2026 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
1
|
Variations on 'Was Lebet' 2017 | 11 | Leigh Baker |
| 22 Feb 2026 |
North East Midlands Contest (First Section)
|
1
|
Variations on 'Was Lebet' 2017 | 1 | Leigh Baker |
| 13 Sep 2025 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
1
|
Suite from Adam Zero 2024 | 3 | Leigh Baker |
| 01 Mar 2025 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
1
|
Friendly Takeover 2016 | 9 | Leigh Baker |
| 15 Feb 2025 |
North East Midlands Contest (Second Section)
|
8 | Friendly Takeover 2016 | 6 | Leigh Baker |
| 24 Nov 2024 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
1
|
The Plantagenets
1972
|
10 | Leigh Baker |
| 15 Sep 2024 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
10 | Albinus Variations 2021 | 2 | Leigh Baker |
| 02 Mar 2024 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
1
|
Triptych [Sparke] 1990 | 1 | Leigh Baker |
| 17 Feb 2024 |
North East Midlands Contest (Second Section)
|
7 | Triptych [Sparke] 1990 | 2 | Leigh Baker |
| 01 Oct 2023 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Championship Section)
|
17 | 13 | Leigh Baker | |
| 01 Oct 2023 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
8 | 7 | Leigh Baker | |
| 04 Mar 2023 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
10 | A Day in the Life of a Knight | 8 | Leigh Baker |
| 12 Feb 2023 |
North East Midlands Contest (First Section)
|
3 | A Day in the Life of a Knight | Leigh Baker | |
| 20 Nov 2022 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
W | John Davis | ||
| 02 Oct 2022 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Championship Section)
|
5 | 9 | John Davis | |
| 02 Oct 2022 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
9 | 8 | John Davis | |
| 06 Mar 2022 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
13 | Spectrum [Vinter] 1968 | 13 | John Davis |
| 03 Oct 2021 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
W | Leigh Baker | ||
| 07 Mar 2020 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
3 | Legacy 2019 | 3 | Leigh Baker |
| 23 Feb 2020 |
North East Midlands Contest (First Section)
|
1 | Legacy 2019 | Leigh Baker | |
| 24 Nov 2019 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section)
|
1 |
Connotations
1976
|
6 | Leigh Baker |
| 15 Sep 2019 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
1 | Occasion 1986 | 10 | Leigh Baker |
| 03 Mar 2019 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
1 | Rise of the Phoenix 2006 | 2 | Leigh Baker |
| 30 Sep 2018 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Second Section)
|
W | 10 | Unknown | |
| 15 Sep 2018 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
7 | Firestorm 1992 | 6 | Leigh Baker |
| 07 Jul 2018 |
Whiston Festival of Brass Contest (Section B)
|
1
|
3 | Leigh Baker | |
| 03 Mar 2018 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
2
|
Ex Terra Lucem 2017 | 6 | Jack Capstaff |
| 05 Nov 2017 |
Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Section A)
|
3
|
11 | Jack Capstaff | |
| 01 Jul 2017 |
Whiston Festival of Brass Contest (Section B)
|
2 | 7 | Jack Capstaff | |
| 04 Mar 2017 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
10 | The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa 1979 | 9 | Jack Capstaff |
| 19 Nov 2016 |
Scottish Challenge Shield
|
12 |
The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa
1979
|
12 | Jack Capstaff |
| 02 Oct 2016 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
7 | 5 | Leigh Baker | |
| 06 Mar 2016 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
10 | Essay for Brass Band [Gregson] 1970 | 2 | Grenville Moore |
| 24 Jan 2016 |
Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (First Section)
|
7 |
Essay for Brass Band [Gregson]
1970
|
3 | Grenville Moore |
| 04 Oct 2015 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Championship Section)
|
5 | 8 | Leigh Baker | |
| 12 Jul 2015 |
Shirebrook Open Entertainment Contest (Section A)
|
3
|
5 | Leigh Baker | |
| 05 Jul 2015 |
Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest
|
12 |
March: Ravenswood
|
Leigh Baker | |
| 08 Mar 2015 |
Yorkshire Area (Championship Section)
|
12 | The Torchbearer 2009 | 6 | Leigh Baker |
| 01 Feb 2015 |
Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Championship Section)
|
8 |
The Torchbearer
2009
|
1 | Leigh Baker |
| 23 Nov 2014 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
6 |
The Year of the Dragon
1984
|
9 | Leigh Baker |
| 05 Oct 2014 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
3
|
8 | Leigh Baker | |
| 29 Jun 2014 |
Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest
|
13
|
March: The Contestor
|
17 | Leigh Baker |
| 01 Mar 2014 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
3
|
Cry of the Mountain 2012 | 9 | Leigh Baker |
| 06 Oct 2013 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
6
|
11 | Leigh Baker | |
| 06 Jul 2013 |
Whiston Festival of Brass Contest
|
7
|
1 | Leigh Baker | |
| 30 Jun 2013 |
Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest
|
12 | Leigh Baker | ||
| 03 Mar 2013 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
4 | Brass Triumphant 2010 | 7 | Leigh Baker |
| 25 Nov 2012 |
Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section)
|
W | 10 | Unknown | |
| 07 Oct 2012 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (First Section)
|
2
|
1 | Leigh Baker | |
| 21 Jul 2012 |
Whiston Festival of Brass Contest
|
1
|
Leigh Baker | ||
| 01 Jul 2012 |
Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest
|
11 | 20 | Leigh Baker | |
| 04 Mar 2012 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
7 | Mountain Views 1999 | 3 | Leigh Baker |
| 21 Jan 2012 |
Butlins Mineworkers (First Section)
|
14 | High Peak 1969 | 18 | Michael Howley |
| 24 Sep 2011 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
3 | Portrait of a City [Sparke] 2002 | 17 | Leigh Baker |
| 03 Jul 2011 |
Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest
|
10 | 20 | Leigh Baker | |
| 05 Mar 2011 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
1 | Resurgam 1950 | 3 | Leigh Baker |
| 22 Jan 2011 |
Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section)
|
4 | Rise of the Phoenix 2006 | 5 | Leigh Baker |
| 03 Oct 2010 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (Second Section)
|
2 | Leigh Baker | ||
| 25 Sep 2010 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
3 | Psalms and Alleluias 2008 | 17 | Leigh Baker |
| 04 Jul 2010 |
Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest
|
7 | Leigh Baker | ||
| 06 Mar 2010 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
2 | Kingdom of Dragons 2008 | 2 | Leigh Baker |
| 23 Jan 2010 |
Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section)
|
3 | Folkmusic | 6 | Leigh Baker |
| 04 Oct 2009 |
Bolsover Entertainment Contest (1st/2nd Section)
|
3 | 3 | Leigh Baker | |
| 05 Jul 2009 |
Brighouse March & Hymn Tune Contest
|
Unknown | |||
| 27 Jun 2009 |
Easingwold March Contest
|
5 | Leigh Baker | ||
| 08 Mar 2009 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
6 | New World Sketches 2008 | 4 | Kevin Wadsworth |
| 17 Jan 2009 |
Butlins Mineworkers (Second Section)
|
20 | Crusade 2005 | 8 | Leigh Baker |
| 14 Sep 2008 |
Hardraw Scar (Class A)
|
8 | Leigh Baker | ||
| 02 Mar 2008 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
11 | James Cook, Circumnavigator 1969 | 3 | Ian Scott |
| 10 Feb 2008 |
North East Midlands Contest (First Section)
|
1 | James Cook, Circumnavigator 1969 | 3 | Leigh Baker |
| 03 Nov 2007 |
Pontins (First Section)
|
17 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Curnow] | 7 | Andrew Dennis |
| 03 Mar 2007 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
11 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band - The Wayfarer 1976 | 5 | Andrew Dennis |
| 18 Feb 2007 |
North East Midlands Contest (First Section)
|
2 | Sinfonietta for Brass Band - The Wayfarer 1976 | 2 | Andrew Dennis |
| 05 Nov 2006 |
Pontins (Second Section)
|
4 | A Swiss Excursion 1992 | 15 | Andrew Dennis |
| 05 Mar 2006 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
6 | Images of the Millennium | 6 | Andrew Dennis |
| 19 Feb 2006 |
North East Midlands Contest (Second Section)
|
1 | Images of the Millennium | 2 | Andrew Dennis |
| 20 Nov 2005 |
Northern Open (Second Section)
|
9 |
Royal Parks
1985
|
6 | Andrew Dennis |
| 05 Mar 2005 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
5 | Variations for Brass Band [Vaughan Williams] 1957 | 10 | Andrew Dennis |
| 06 Feb 2005 |
Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Second Section)
|
7 |
Variations for Brass Band [Vaughan Williams]
1957
|
2 | Andrew Dennis |
| 21 Nov 2004 |
Northern Open (Second Section)
|
1 | Renaissance 2003 | 7 | Andrew Dennis |
| 31 Oct 2004 |
Pontins (Second Section)
|
2 | The Deep | 11 | Andrew Dennis |
| 06 Mar 2004 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
3 | Kaleidoscope [Sparke] 2003 | 12 | Andrew Dennis |
| 16 Nov 2003 |
Northern Open (Second Section)
|
6 | Unknown | ||
| 01 Mar 2003 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
8 | Celestial Prospect | 9 | Nigel Horne |
| 03 Nov 2002 |
Malton Entertainments Contest (Class A)
|
2 | Duncan Beckley | ||
| 05 May 2002 |
Buxton Festival (Second Section)
|
5 | 7 | Duncan Beckley | |
| 02 Mar 2002 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
4 | Symphony for Brass [arr. Hopkinson] | 10 | David Lever |
| 04 Nov 2001 |
Malton Entertainments Contest (Class A)
|
2 | 1 | David Lever | |
| 03 Mar 2001 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
10 | The Undaunted 1959 | 4 | David Lever |
| 28 Jan 2001 |
Rochdale Contest (Championship Section)
|
11 |
Essay for Brass Band [Gregson]
1970
|
11 | David Lever |
| 03 Dec 2000 |
Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (First Section)
|
4 |
Essay for Brass Band [Gregson]
1970
|
3 | David Lever |
| 05 Mar 2000 |
Yorkshire Area (First Section)
|
D | Music for the Common Man 1995 | 11 | David Lever |
| 18 Apr 1999 |
Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
2 |
The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa
1979
|
1 | Steven Phillips |
| 28 Feb 1999 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
4 | Symphonic Suite for Brass 1960 | 7 | Steven Phillips |
| 10 May 1998 |
Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Championship Section)
|
3 | Stan Lippeatt | ||
| 01 Mar 1998 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
4 | Culloden Moor 1978 | 2 | Stan Lippeatt |
| 30 Nov 1997 |
Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (Second Section)
|
4 |
The Land of the Long White Cloud - Aotearoa
1979
|
9 | Paul Fligg |
| 16 Nov 1997 |
Northern Open (Second Section)
|
W | Kenilworth 1936 | Paul Fligg | |
| 01 Jun 1997 |
Wigan Contest (Second Section)
|
W | Paul Fligg | ||
| 18 May 1997 |
Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (First Section)
|
1 | 4 | Paul Fligg | |
| 02 Mar 1997 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
7 | A New Buckenham Suite 1987 | 8 | Paul Fligg |
| 01 Dec 1996 |
Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (Second Section)
|
1 | 2 | Paul Fligg | |
| 17 Nov 1996 |
Northern Open (Second Section)
|
1 | Resurgam 1950 | 3 | Paul Fligg |
| 19 May 1996 |
Wigan Contest (Second Section)
|
12 | Paul Fligg | ||
| 17 Mar 1996 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
7 | Hollywood! 1994 | 8 | David Hirst |
| 11 Feb 1996 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Second and Third Section)
|
1 | 9 | Paul Fligg | |
| 22 Oct 1995 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final)
|
8 | The Plantagenets 1972 | 3 | Alan Morrison |
| 09 Apr 1995 |
Isle Of Wight Contest (Section A)
|
3 | Lyndon Price | ||
| 19 Mar 1995 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
2 | Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street] 1967 | 5 | David Hirst |
| 12 Feb 1995 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Second and Third Section)
|
1 | 7 | David Hirst | |
| 29 Jan 1995 |
Rochdale Contest (Section A)
|
Rhapsody in Brass
1942
|
3 | Lyndon Price | |
| 20 Nov 1994 |
Northern Open (Second Section)
|
4 | The Frogs of Aristophanes 1952 | 1 | Lyndon Price |
| 01 May 1994 |
Buxton Festival (Section B)
|
W | Lyndon Price | ||
| 20 Mar 1994 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
9 | A Salford Sinfonietta 1992 | 4 | Lyndon Price |
| 21 Nov 1993 |
Northern Open (Second Section)
|
1 | Essay for Brass Band [Gregson] 1970 | 5 | David Hirst |
| 02 May 1993 |
Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (First Section)
|
David Hirst | |||
| 11 Apr 1993 |
Pontins Hemsby (Second Section)
|
W | Sinfonietta for Brass Band [Leidzen] 1955 | David Hirst | |
| 28 Feb 1993 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
6 | Oceans 1984 | 5 | David Hirst |
| 29 Nov 1992 |
City of Leicester Brass Band Festival (Second Section)
|
4 | Music for a Festival [Sparke] 1985 | 14 | David Hirst |
| 25 Oct 1992 |
Pontins (Second Section)
|
11 | St. Paul's Suite 1986 | 6 | David Hirst |
| 11 Oct 1992 |
Cleethorpes Entertainment Contest (Section A)
|
4 | 7 | David Hirst | |
| 19 Apr 1992 |
Pontins Hemsby (Second Section)
|
1 | Rhapsody in Brass 1942 | 6 | David Hirst |
| 16 Feb 1992 |
Yorkshire Area (Second Section)
|
8 | Dimensions 1983 | 6 | David Hirst |
| 05 Oct 1991 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
17 | Variations [Phillips] | A. Parker | |
| 28 Sep 1991 |
North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Three)
|
3 | Brian Dyson | ||
| 14 Apr 1991 |
Milton Keynes Brass Band Festival (Third Section)
|
4 | Brian Dyson | ||
| 30 Mar 1991 |
Pontins Southport (Third Section)
|
9 | Music for a Festival [Sparke] 1985 | 9 | Brian Dyson |
| 24 Feb 1991 |
Yorkshire Area (Third Section)
|
2 | Triptych [Sparke] 1990 | 1 | Brian Dyson |
| 06 Oct 1990 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Third Section Final)
|
Music for a Festival [Sparke] 1985 | Brian Dyson | ||
| 29 Sep 1990 |
North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Three)
|
1 | Brian Dyson | ||
| 29 Apr 1990 |
Washington Contest (Section B)
|
1 | Brian Dyson | ||
| 11 Mar 1990 |
Yorkshire Area (Third Section)
|
1 | Divertimento [Barry] 1989 | 16 | Brian Dyson |
| 03 Dec 1989 |
Huddersfield & District BBA December Contest (Section B)
|
1 | Brian Dyson | ||
| 07 Oct 1989 |
National Championship of Great Britain (Fourth Section Final)
|
2 | Contrasten | 24 | Brian Dyson |
| 30 Sep 1989 |
North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Four)
|
1 | 2 | Brian Dyson | |
| 30 Apr 1989 |
Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Second Section)
|
Brian Dyson | |||
| 12 Mar 1989 |
Yorkshire Area (Fourth Section)
|
2 | Suite for Brass [Davis] | 17 | Brian Dyson |
| 04 Dec 1988 |
Huddersfield & District BBA December Contest (Section B)
|
2 | 10 | Brian Dyson | |
| 29 Oct 1988 |
Whitehaven Contest (Class C)
|
1 | Brian Dyson | ||
| 24 Sep 1988 |
North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Three)
|
3 | Brian Dyson | ||
| 24 Sep 1988 |
North East Derbyshire District Council Annual Brass Band Festival (Grade Four)
|
1 | 2 | Brian Dyson | |
| 01 May 1988 |
Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Second Section)
|
Brian Dyson |