| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Un Vie de Matelot (A Sailor's Life) 1975 |
| Adjudicators: | Alan Morrison , Andrea Price |
| Venue: | Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, Birmingham |
Best Soloist: Andrew Ashworth (Soprano Cornet), Sandhurst
Bands that declined an invitation: Kingdom Brass
Newly invited bands (chronological order):
Haydock (Fife Charities Band Association Contest)
Sandhurst Silver (Rochdale Contest)
Lydbrook (Wychavon Festival of Brass)
Filton Concert Brass (Welsh Open Contest)
Sovereign Brass (invited based on recent contest success to take the place of Enderby, after their promotion to the Senior Cup)
Brunel Brass (reinstated following Kingdom Brass' withdrawal)
Sandhurst Silver, Sovereign Brass, Unite Scotland Kinneil and Yorkshire Imperial were promoted and received an invitation to the 2027 Senior Cup contest.
Lydbrook, Goodwick, City of Cardiff (M1), Tyldesley and Filton Concert Brass were relegated from the Senior Trophy and would have to regain entry to the British Open Spring Festival.