Roll of Honour

European Brass Band Championships Roll of Honour

Year

City

Country

Set Work

Champion Band / Conductor

1978

London

England

Introduction, Elegy and Caprice
Morley Calvert

Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
Major Peter Parkes

1979

London

England

Symphonic Music
Paul Huber

Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
Major Peter Parkes

1980

London

England

The Land of the Long White Cloud
Philip Sparke

The Cory Band (Wales)
Denzil Stephens

1981

London

England

Caliban
Arthur Butterworth

Brighouse and Rastrick Band (England)
James Scott

1982

London

England

Journey into Freedom
Eric Ball

Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
Major Peter Parkes

1983

Kerkrade

Netherlands

Ciacona Seria
Henk Badings

Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
Major Peter Parkes

1984

Edinburgh

Scotland

Refrains and Cadenzas
Thomas Wilson

Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
Major Peter Parkes

1985

Copenhagen

Denmark

Royal Parks
George Lloyd

Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
Major Peter Parkes

1986

Cardiff

Wales

The Year of the Dragon
Philip Sparke

Desford Colliery Dowty Band (England)
Howard Snell

1987

Nottingham

England

Frontier
Michael Ball

Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
Major Peter Parkes

1988

Lucerne

Switzerland

Connotations
Edward Gregson

Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag Band (Norway)
Howard Snell

1989

Bergen

Norway

Trittico
James Curnow

Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag Band (Norway)
Howard Snell

1990

Falkirk

Scotland

The Essence of Time
Peter Graham

John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
David King

1991

Rotterdam

Netherlands

A London Overture
Philip Sparke

John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
David King

1992

Cardiff

Wales

Five Blooms in a Welsh Garden
Gareth Wood

Britannia Building Society Band (England)
Howard Snell

1993

Plymouth

England

Sounds
John Golland

Brass Band Willebroek (Belgium)
Frans Violet

1994

Montreux

Switzerland

Le Chant de l’Alpe
Jean Balissat

Williams Fariey Band (England)
Major Peter Parkes

1994

Montreux

Switzerland

Resurgam
Eric Ball

Fröschl Hall (Austria)
Hannes Buchegger

1995

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Red Earth
Roland Wiltgen

Black Dyke Mills Band (England)
James Watson

1995

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Three Musketeers
George Hespe

Brass Band Oberschwaben-Allgäu (Germany)
Gerd Kurat

1996

Bergen

Norway

Seid
Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen

Yorkshire Building Society Band (England)
David King

1996

Bergen

Norway

Occasion
Edward Gregson

Brass Band Normandie (France)
Philippe Gervais

1997

London

England

Salamander
John McCabe

Yorkshire Building Society Band (England)
David King

1997

London

England

Entertainements
Gilbert Vinter

Fröschl Hall (Austria)
Hannes Buchegger

1998

Kerkrade

Netherlands

Burlesque for Brass Band
Rob Goorhuis

Brighouse and Rastrick Band (England)
Allan Withington

1998

Kerkrade

Netherlands

Fantasy
Joop van Dijk

Fröschl Hall (Austria)
Hannes Buchegger

1999

Munich

Germany

The Bandsman's Challenge
Bertrand Moren

Fröschl Hall (Austria)
Hannes Buchegger

1999

Munich

Germany

Odyssey
Kevin Norbury

Yorkshire Building Society Band (England)
David King

2000

Birmingham

England

Corpus Christi 
Robert Redhead

Brass Band Normandie (France)
Philippe Gervais

2000

Birmingham

England

Tallis Variations
Philip Sparke

Yorkshire Building Society Band (England)
David King

2001

Montreux

Switzerland

Symphonic Music
Paul Huber

Brass Band Euphonia (Switzerland)
Adrian Schneider

2001

Montreux

Switzerland

Wind Dances
Carl Rütti

Yorkshire Building Society Band (England)
David King

2002

Brussels

Belgium

Excalibur
Jan van der Roost

L'Ensemble de Cuivre Nord - Pas de Calais
Philippe Lorthios

2002

Brussels

Belgium

Chain
Piet Swerts

Yorkshire Building Society Band (England)
David King

2003

Bergen

Norway

short program of own choice pieces

Brøttum Brass (Norway)
Erling J. Myrseth

2003

Bergen

Norway

Aubade - Dawn Songs of the Fabulous Birds
Torstein Aargaard-Nilsen

Yorkshire Building Society Band (England)
David King

2004

Glasgow

Scotland

A first for 'Airs and Dances' - Alan Fernie
&
short program of own choice pieces

Torshavn Brass Band (Faeroe Islands)
Ove Olsen

2004

Glasgow

Scotland

St. Magnus
Kenneth Downie

Yorkshire Building Society Band (England)
David King

2005

Groningen

Netherlands

Match-Rhythm

Jan Bosveld

Brass Band Oberosterreich

(Austria)

Hannes Buchegger

2005

Groningen

Netherlands

Extreme Make-Over

Johan de Meij

Black Dyke Band (1855) Ltd

(England)

Dr.Nicholas Childs

2006

Belfast

Northern Ireland

Seascape with High Cliffs

Ian Wilson

Brass Band Willebroek (Belgium)                                       Frans Violet

2006

Belfast

Northern Ireland

Little Christmas

Elaine Agnew

Brass Band Oberosterreich       (Austria)                     HannesBuchegger

2007

Birminham

England

Elgar Variations

Martin Ellerby

Brass Band Willebroek(Belgium)

Frans Violet

2007

Birmingham

England

The Drop

Simon Dobson

Brass Band Frener-Reifer Pfeffersberg

(Italy)

Bernard Reifer

 

European composers competition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1998

1st

Bertrand Moren

Switzerland

 

2nd

Dag Egil Njaa

Norway

  

3rd

Oliver Waespi

Switzerland

2002

1st

Dobson Simon

Great Britain

  

2nd

Gendre Pascal

Switzerland

  

3rd

Torskangerpoll Idar

Norway

  

4th

Rayner Iain

Great Britain

2006

1st

Kevin Houben

Belgium

 

2nd

Joel Engstöm

Sweden

 

3rd

Gareth Downey

Northern Ireland

 

 

 

European Solo competition

1999

1st

Thomas Rüedi

Switzerland

  

2nd

Roland Szentpali

Hungary

  

3rd

Tormod Flaten

Norway

2001

1st

Hannes Hölzl

Austria

  

2nd

Lydia Stöckli

Switzerland

  

3rd

Heuberger Anita

Switzerland

2004

1st

Raf Van Looveren

Belgium

 

2nd

Andrew King

England

 

3rd

Bert Van Thienen

Belgium

2007

1st

Lin Chin-Cheng (Marimbaphon)

Belgium

 

2nd

Steven Walsh (Euphonium)

England

 

3rd

Steffen Maersk (Tenor Trombone)

Denmark

 

European Conductors competition

2000

1st

Jose-Raphael Pascual

Spain

  

2nd

Jesper Sørensen

Denmark