Future Events

• We believe this contest will be run on 17 Apr 2027 at SIT Centrestage Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand
• We believe this contest will be run on 11 Apr 2026 at The Opera House, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Past Results

Date	Winner	Conductor	Test Piece
05 Jul 2025	Levin and Districts Brass	David Maas	The Lost Village of Imber
13 Jul 2024	Matamata Brass	Glenn Richards	A Salford Sinfonietta
08 Jul 2023	Woolston Concert Brass	Phillip Johnston	A Little Light Music
15 Jul 2022	Upper Hutt Brass	Aaron Lloydd	Napoleon on the Alps
17 Jul 2021	Woolston Concert Brass	Kevin Hickman	Fanfares [Woodcock]
11 Jul 2020	>>> CONTESTS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC Statement of the BBANZ management committee see at A Grade Section.
13 Jul 2019	Tauranga City Brass	Steven Thompson	Penlee
14 Jul 2018	Howick Brass	Kerry Wood	A Theme Fading
22 Apr 2017	Nelson City Brass	Nigel Weeks	Purcell Variations [Downie]
16 Jul 2016	Nelson City Brass	Nigel Weeks	Canadian Folk Song Suite
11 Jul 2015	Palmerston North Brass	David Maas	Majesty
12 Jul 2014	Te Awamutu Brass	Te Reo Hughes	Rhapsodic Variations - My Strength, My Tower
20 Jul 2013	Smith Locksmiths Howick Brass	Graeme Brown	A British Isles Suite
07 Jul 2012	Papakura RSA Brass	Daniel Wilson	Triptych [Sparke]
23 Jul 2011	Papakura RSA Brass	Ian Levien	The Haslemere Suite
10 Jul 2010	Auckland City Brass	Jonathan Baker	Roman Triptych
18 Apr 2009	Levin and Districts Brass	Colin Honey	Three Part Invention
12 Jul 2008	Te Awamutu Brass	Barry Cullen	Inspiration
06 Jul 2007	Eastern Bay of Plenty	Alan Spence
06 Jul 2006	Tauranga City Silver Band	Grant Langdon	Dimensions
27 Mar 2005	Tasman Eastern Bay of Plenty	Colin Clayton	Kaleidoscope [Sparke]
10 Jul 2004	Woolston Junior Band	Tristan Mitchell
15 Apr 2000	Nelson City Brass	Chris Lawton	Prelude & March
05 Jun 1999	Timaru Municipal	Dwayne Bloomfield	A Caledonian Journey
18 Apr 1998	Hawera Municipal Band	Francis Evans	The Three Saints
20 Apr 1997	Tasman Eastern Bay of Plenty Brass	Alan Spence	Partita for Band - Postcards from Home
1996
13 May 1995	Concept Brass	Adrian Raven	A Celtic Suite
1995	Concept Brass (Papakura City)	Adrian Raven	A Celtic Suite
14 May 1994	Timaru Municipal	David Wolff	A Saddleworth Festival Overture
15 May 1993	Smith's Locksmiths Howick Brass	Ian Brown	Lorenzo
1993			Lorenzo
16 May 1992	Woolston Working Men's Club Silver	Graeme Aldridge	Little Suite for Brass Opus 80
17 May 1991	North Shore Brass	Gilbert Morrison	A Barchester Suite
13 May 1990	Kaikorai Band	Ron Caldwell	Hinemoa
12 May 1989	Wanganui Garrison	Selwyn Holmes	Suite in Bb [Jacob]
14 May 1988	Wanganui Garrison	Selwyn Holmes	Rococo Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky [Street]
15 May 1987	Hastings Citizens	John Snowling	Music for a Festival [Sparke]
18 May 1986	Masterton Municipal Silver	I. L. Lodge	Chromascope
18 May 1985	Masterton Municipal	I. L. Lodge	Culloden Moor
12 May 1984	Mt. Roskill Municipal	F. J. Rawbone	Sunset Rhapsody
14 May 1983	Te Awamutu Brass Westport Municipal	Barry Lee Graham Mason	Concertante Music Concertante Music
16 May 1981	Royal Regiment N.Z. Artillery	J. Sinton	Pride of Race
13 May 1978	Ashburton Silver	W. B. Stewart	Coriolanus
14 May 1977	Upper Hutt Municipal	John Philipson	Three Miniatures [Powell]
15 May 1976	New Lyn Citizens	Rev T. D. Hill	Divertimento [arr. Kelly]
17 May 1975	Gisborne Civic Upper Hutt Municipal	W. A. Cooper John Philipson	Chorale and Variations [Lucas] Chorale and Variations [Lucas]
18 May 1974	Woolston Working Men's Silver	N. R. Taylor	Four Preludes
11 May 1973	Palmerston North Brass	H. O'Hara	A Moorside Suite
13 May 1972	City of Porirua Municipal	Louis Fox
16 May 1970	City of Rotorua	Unknown
22 Mar 1969	Takapuna City Silver	Gilbert Morrison
10 May 1968	City of Papatoetoe Municipal	Unknown	Land of the Ever Young
13 May 1967	Woolston Auxiliary	S. L. Douglas
19 May 1966	Woolston Auxiliary	S. L. Douglas	Galantia
13 May 1965	Te Awamutu Municipal	Lloyd R Lee	Via Stellaris
16 May 1964	New Plymouth City	Lionel Hall	Four Little Maids
18 May 1963	Blenheim Municipal	George Hope	O Gymru
04 Mar 1962	Oamaru Garrison	Frank John
08 Mar 1961	Mt Roskill Municipal	Les Francis	Venus and Adonis
06 Mar 1960	Petone Municipal	Unknown	Othello
21 Feb 1959	Caversham Green Island Silver	T. J. Smith	Devon Fantasy
08 Mar 1958	Gore Municipal	James Rafferty	Thames Valley Suite
25 Feb 1957	Addington Workshops	Frank John	Tintagel (Symphonic Suite)
10 Mar 1956	Napier City	R. Mulholland
1955	C Grade not contested.
23 Feb 1954	Masterton Municipal	Stan Pearson	In Tudor Days
23 Feb 1953	Wellington Tramways	Norman Goffin	Holiday Suite
04 Apr 1951	Dunedin Waterside Silver	Unknown	Indian Summer
18 Feb 1950	Masterton Municipal	R. C. Trownson	Three Words without Song
16 Feb 1949	Auckland City Silver	J. C. Williams
15 Feb 1948	Crighton Cobbers Club Christchurch	F. J. Turner
27 Feb 1947	Hawera Municipal Auxiliary	Harry Fox
22 Feb 1946	Auckland Waterside Workers Silver Juniors	Richard Farrington
22 Feb 1940	Wellington West Coast Regiment	Unknown
23 Feb 1933	St. Joseph's Orphanage	D. Whelan
22 Feb 1930	Green Island Band	F. Clarkson
1929	C Grade not contested.
18 Feb 1928	Mosgiel Municipal	James White	Duenna
1927	C Grade not contested.
20 Feb 1926	Roxburgh Municipal	M. McMahon
22 Feb 1925	Ponsonby Boys Brass	Fred Lawn
07 Apr 1915	New Brighton Marine	D. Blyth