Welcome to Contest 2009


Website of the 2009 National Brass Contests

This was the contest activity website for the National Brass Bands Competitions which were held in Napier, 15-19th April, 2009. 

National websiteIf you are wanting information controlled by the National Committee, please visit their Contests webpage. That is where you find what Test Solo music has been specified, for instance, or what the regulations about assisting musicians are. Whereas the Deco site deals with the practicalities and the enjoyment of the Contest.

The contest is now long over. Roll on next year's.
The last public activity was this broadcast:

News:   May 1st - TV programme.

On Friday 1 May at 7.30pm, a 30 minute TV show ran on TV
Hawkes Bay,  Sky Digital 89, and Freeview 21.  It featured the Napier contest including an eight minute interview with Brian Donaldson, footage of the Street March and other events.

Contest Photos:

    See the Gallery pages.   (There are 5 pages.)


List of Bands that participated

The following 30 bands were at the Nationals. In addition, individual members of other bands came to take part in Solo and Ensemble events.

Addington Brass Masterton District Brass
Alpine Energy Timaru Brass North Shore Brass
Ascot Park Hotel Brass Palmerston North City Youth Brass
Auckland City Brass Papakura Brass
Brass Wanganui Pelorus Trust Wellington Brass
Dalewool Auckland Brass Pelorus Trust Wellington Youth Brass
Eastern Bay of Plenty Brass Port of Napier Brass
Fielding Brass Rangiora Brass
Gisborne City Brass St Kilda Brass
Hamilton Auxiliary Band Tauranga City Silver
Hamilton Brass Te Awamutu Brass
Hutt City Brass The "Trusts" Waitakere Brass
Kumeu Brass Trust Porirua City Brass
Levin and Districts Brass Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Brass
Marlborough District Brass  Woolston Brass

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