Welcome to Contest 2009

Website of the 2009 National Brass Contests

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

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

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, and footage of the street march and other events.

Contest Photos:

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

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

Web updates.

5 May 09    Ongoing corrections and IDs into Gallery.
29 Apr 09 News flash about upcoming TV programme.
26 Apr 09 Photos on Gallery pages.
23 Apr 09 Youth Grade, Band of the Year.
18 Apr 09 A, D results now up.
18 Apr 09 Parade, C and B results now up.
17 Apr 09 Thursday results now up.
16 Apr 09   Wednesday results now up.
8 Apr 09   Live streaming will not take place.
8 Apr 09   EIT campus map and downloads
8 Apr 09 Venue info - for Municipal and Century theatres
8 Apr 09 Bus drop-offs - Courtesy van - Transport page
6 Apr 09    List of 29 participating bands
20 Mar 09   Kerry Wood in ISM
11 Mar 09   Schedule - detailed
3 Mar 09 Street March - Map
3 Mar 09 Invitation Slow Melody - Voting starts
2 Mar 09 Detailed Timeline - Various contests
24 Feb 09 Invitation Slow Melody - Nominations
24 Feb 09   Glockenspiel - specification change
2 Feb 09 Mission Estate Winery - Wednesday functions.
9 Jan 09    Full list of links to sponsors
9 Dec 08    Drum kit availablility.
8 Dec 08 List of sponsors of major contests.