| Time | Hall 1 (Xavier) | Time | Hall 2 (MLC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, April 18 | |||
| 9:00 AM | D Grade Brass Hymn and Test (7 Bands) | 9:00 AM | B Grade Brass Hymn and Test (8 Bands) |
| 1:30 PM | A Grade Brass Hymn and Test (7 Bands) | 3:00 PM | C Grade Brass Hymn and Test (10 Bands) |
| 6:00 PM | Premier Grade Brass Hymn and Test (6 Bands) | ||
| Saturday, April 19 | |||
| 8:30 AM | Parade of Bands (16 Bands – outside!) | ||
| 9:00 AM | Open B Grade Concert (8 Bands) | 8:15 AM | Junior A Grade Concert (2 Bands) |
| 5:15 PM | Open A Grade Concert (5 Bands) | 9:45 AM | Junior B Grade Concert (1 Band) |
| 10:30 AM | Junior C Grade Concert (2 Bands) | ||
| 12:45 PM | Junior A, B and C Grade Brass (4 Bands, each band will come on stage twice) | ||
| 4:30 PM | Open C Grade Concert (2 Bands) | ||
| 7:30 PM | Open D Grade Concert (3 Bands) | ||
| Sunday, April 20 | |||
| 8:30 AM | D Grade Brass Own Choice and March (7 Bands) | 8:30 AM | C Grade Brass Own Choice and March |
| 1:00 PM | A Grade Own Choice and March (7 Bands) | 3:30 PM | B Grade Brass Own Choice and March |
| 6:30 PM | Premier Grade Brass Own Choice and March (6 Bands) | ||
| FRIDAY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier College – Friday | |||
| Open D Grade Brass | Test: Legend in Brass – James Curnow | ||
| Estimated Time | Band | Musical Director | Hymn |
| 9:00 | Boroondara Harmony Brass | Robyn Lowenstein Waugh | Slane – Jared McCunnie |
| 9:30 | Marist Brass Band | Colin Wellard | There is a Green Hill Far Away – Noah Bruce (Arr. R Newsome) |
| 10:00 | City Of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band | Dennis Stevenson | Vow To Thee, My Country – Gustav Holst (Arr. J McCunnie) |
| 10:30 | City of Wollongong Junior Brass Band | Des Cannings | Love Divine – William P. Rowlands (Arr. A Fernie) |
| 11:00 | Stonnington City Brass | Kevin Hillier OAM | Deep Harmony – Handel Parker (Arr. A Beaumont) |
| 11:30 | Sale City Band | Tom Cousin | St Magnus – Ray Steadman-Allan |
| 12:00 | Aberfeldie Brass | Brad Johnston | Deep Harmony – Handel Parker (Arr. A Fernie) |
| LUNCH | |||
| Open A Grade Brass | Test: Journey to the Centre of the Earth – Peter Graham | ||
| 13:30 | Geelong West Brass Band | Jason Mears | Be Thou My Vision – Traditional (Arr. A Wainwright) |
| 14:00 | Kensington & Norwood Brass Band | Jonathan Baker | Meditation – The Light Of The World – Dean Goffin |
| 14:30 | Footscray Yarraville City Band | Glyn Williams | Love Unknown – John Ireland (Arr. S Robson) |
| 15:00 | Willoughby Brass 2 | Dominic Longhurst | Meditation – The Light Of The World – Dean Goffin |
| 15:30 | Holroyd Brass Band | Dale Vail | Christus Factus Est – Anton Bruckner (Arr. D Vail) |
| 16:00 | Boroondara Brass | Daniel van Bergen | The King of Love My Shepherd Is – Traditional (Arr. J Langston Turner) |
| 16:30 | Glenferrie Brass | Phillipa Edwards OAM | The Lord’s My Shepherd – Todd Rohan Smith |
| BREAK | |||
| Open Premier Grade Brass | Test: King Kong on Rue Igor Stravinsky – Paul McGhee | ||
| 18:00 | Darebin City Brass – Preston Band | Andrew Snell | Silent Vigil – Kenneth Downie |
| 18:30 | Glenorchy City Concert Brass | Simon Reade | Only in Sleep – Eriks Esenvalds (Arr. P Littlemore) |
| 19:00 | Willoughby City Band | Dominic Longhurst | Nicaea – William Himes |
| 19:30 | Brisbane Brass | Alan Spence | Ave Maria – Franz Biebl (Arr. D Bremner) |
| 20:00 | Sydney City Brass | Jason Katiskaris | Hope – Stijn Aertgeerts |
| 20:30 | Brisbane Excelsior Band | David Bremner | Meditation – Just as I am – Wilfred Heaton |
| MLC- Friday | |||
| Open B Grade Brass | Test: A Journey to the Bermuda Triangle – Pimpanit Karoonyavanich | ||
| Estimated Time | Band | Musical Director | Hymn |
| 9:00 | Canberra Brass | Veronica Boulton | In My Deepest Thoughts – Andrew Terracini |
| 9:30 | Parramatta City Band | Luke Bradbery | The Day Thou Gavest – C. C. Scholefield (Arr. P Wilby) |
| 10:00 | Cairns Brass No 1 | Jon Christodoulides | Deep Harmony – H Parker (Arr. J Golland) |
| 10:30 | Box Hill City Band | Simon Brown | Be Thou My Vision – Traditional (Arr. A Wainwright) |
| 11:00 | Diamond Valley Brass | Jeff Steele | Guardian of my soul – Darren Shaw |
| LUNCH | |||
| 12:30 | City of Greater Dandenong Band | Jamie Lawson | The Lord’s my Sheperd – Todd Rohan Smith |
| 13:00 | WITHDRAWN | ||
| 13:30 | Whitehorse Brass | Broden Ford | Rapture – William Cowper (Arr. B Broadstock) |
| 14:00 | Ulverstone Municipal Band | Thomas Lamb | Aurelia – Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Arr. A Duncan) |
| BREAK | |||
| Open C Grade Brass | Test: Inspiration – Jan de Haan | ||
| 15:00 | Creswick Brass Band | Katrina Bird | Crimond – Jessie Seymour Irvine (Arr. G Richards) |
| 15:30 | WITHDRAWN | ||
| 16:00 | Wonthaggi Citizens Band | Craig Marinus | Ave Maria – Franz Biebl (Arr. D Bremner) |
| 16:30 | Western Brass | Jarad McCunnie | I Know Thou Art Mine – Leonard Ballantine |
| 17:00 | Moonee Valley Brass | Dean Hughes | Lloyd – Paul Lovatt-Cooper |
| 17:30 | Wodonga Brass | Fenella O’Sullivan | Be Still – Jean Sibelius (Arr. D Gates) |
| DINNER | |||
| 18:45 | Sunshine Community Brass | Shan Amunugama | Nicaea – John Bacchus Dykes (Arr. J McCunnie) |
| 19:15 | City of Greater Bendigo Brass Band | Cally Bartlett | Eternity – Michael Bojesen (Arr. D Robb) |
| 19:45 | Darebin City Brass – Northern Brass | Martyn Scrimshaw | Mid All the Traffic – Traditional (Arr. F Ticheli) |
| 20:15 | Hyde Street Youth Band | Phillipa Edwards OAM | Be Thou My Vision – Traditional (Arr. A Wainwright) |
| 20:45 | Marion City Band | Aaron Madden | Abide With Me – W.H. Monk (Arr. K Jenkins) |
All times are Melbourne/Australia (AEST – GMT + 10). Results will be announced on Saturday and Sunday at the conclusion of each event.
We will be live all weekend with all band performances from the Australian National Band Championships! We will have two concurrent streams running all weekend, covering both venues. On Saturday morning, we will have a third concurrent stream running to capture the legendary Parade of Bands.
Further information about band orders and repertoire will be published on the morning of each day’s contesting (when the programs become public).
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