| Year |
Winning band |
Conductor |
Draw |
Points |
|
| 2026 |
Cory |
Philip Harper |
18 |
|
 |
|
A Road Less Travelled By (Philip Sparke) |
| 2025 |
Desford Colliery |
David Morton |
15 |
|
 |
|
Symphony in Two Movements (Edward Gregson) |
| 2024 |
Flowers |
Paul Holland |
17 |
|
|
|
Harrison's Dream (Peter Graham) |
| 2023 |
Black Dyke |
Professor Nicholas J Childs |
17 |
|
|
|
Of Men and Mountains (Edward Gregson) |
| 2022 |
Foden's |
Russell Gray |
20 |
|
|
|
Hyperlink (Peter Graham) |
| 2021 |
Foden's |
Russell Gray |
14 |
|
|
|
Heroes (Bruce Broughton) |
| 2019 |
Cory |
Philip Harper |
13 |
|
|
|
Titan's Progress (Hermann Pallhuber) |
| 2018 |
Foden's |
Russell Gray |
8 |
|
|
|
Handel in the Band (Kenneth Downie) |
| 2017 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
Professor David King |
20 |
|
|
|
Gallery (Howard Snell) |
| 2016 |
Cory |
Philip Harper |
9 |
|
|
|
Journey of the Lone Wolf (Simon Dobson) |
| 2015 |
Cory |
Philip Harper |
9 |
|
|
|
Spiriti (Thomas Doss) |
| 2014 |
Black Dyke |
Professor Nicholas J Childs |
20 |
|
|
|
The Legend of King Arthur (Peter Meechan) |
| 2013 |
Cory |
Philip Harper |
13 |
|
|
|
Of Distant Memories (Music in an Olden Style) (Edward Gregson) |
| 2012 |
Foden's |
Allan Withington |
17 |
|
|
|
Daphnis et Chloé (Second Suite) (Maurice Ravel arr Howard Snell) |
| 2011 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
Professor David King |
16 |
|
|
|
Breath of Souls (Paul Lovatt-Cooper) |
| 2010 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
Professor David King |
15 |
|
|
|
Terra Australis (Martin Ellerby) |
| 2009 |
Black Dyke |
Dr Nicholas J Childs |
5 |
|
|
|
The Torchbearer - Symphonic Variations on a theme by Eric Ball (Peter Graham) |
| 2008 |
Black Dyke |
Dr Nicholas J Childs |
11 |
198 |
|
|
Concertino for Brass Band (Kenneth Downie) |
| 2007 |
Grimethorpe Colliery |
Allan Withington |
18 |
198 |
|
|
Music for Battle Creek (Philip Sparke) |
| 2006 |
Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) |
Allan Withington |
16 |
196 |
|
|
Les Francs-Juges (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) |
| 2005 |
Leyland |
Russell Gray |
5 |
198 |
|
|
Eden (Dr John Pickard) |
| 2004 |
Black Dyke |
Dr Nicholas J Childs |
11 |
197 |
|
|
...all the flowers of the mountain... (Michael Ball) |
| 2003 |
Fairey FP (Music) |
Allan Withington |
19 |
197 |
|
|
Theme and Eight Variations from the Enigma (Edward Elgar arr Eric Ball) |
| 2002 |
Williams Fairey |
Allan Withington |
14 |
198 |
|
|
Masquerade (Philip Wilby) |
| 2001 |
Black Dyke |
Nicholas J Childs |
12 |
198 |
|
|
Albion (Jan Van der Roost) |
| 2000 |
Buy As You View Cory |
Robert Childs |
12 |
198 |
|
|
Harrison's Dream (Peter Graham) |
| 1999 |
Fodens (Courtois) |
Nicholas J Childs |
5 |
197 |
|
|
Concerto No 1 for Brass Band (Derek Bourgeois) |
| 1998 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
Allan Withington |
14 |
197 |
|
|
Between the Moon and Mexico (Philip Sparke) |
| 1997 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
Allan Withington |
6 |
197 |
|
|
On Alderley Edge (Peter Graham) |
| 1996 |
CWS (Glasgow) |
Howard Snell |
18 |
195 |
 |
|
Isaiah 40 (Robert Redhead) |
| 1995 |
Black Dyke Mills |
James Watson |
17 |
194 |
|
|
Songs for BL (Elgar Howarth) |
| 1994 |
Black Dyke Mills |
James Watson |
19 |
98 |
|
|
Theme and Cooperation (Joseph Horovitz) |
| 1993 |
Williams Fairey Engineering |
Major Peter Parkes |
9 |
96 |
|
|
The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Derek Bourgeois) |
| 1992 |
Grimethorpe Colliery |
Frank Renton |
17 |
99 |
|
|
The New Jerusalem (Philip Wilby) |
| 1991 |
Desford Colliery Caterpillar |
James Watson |
3 |
197 |
|
|
Energy (Robert Simpson) |
| 1990 |
CWS (Glasgow) |
John Hudson |
20 |
196 |
|
|
English Heritage (George Lloyd) |
| 1989 |
Desford Colliery Caterpillar |
James Watson |
14 |
197 |
|
|
Odin, from the land of fire and ice, Op 76 (Arthur Butterworth) |
| 1988 |
Desford Colliery Dowty |
James Watson |
11 |
198 |
|
|
Seascapes (Ray Steadman-Allen) |
| 1987 |
Desford Colliery Dowty |
James Watson |
18 |
197 |
|
|
Harmony Music (Philip Sparke) |
| 1986 |
Fairey Engineering |
Roy Newsome |
12 |
195 |
|
|
Diversions for Brass Band (Derek Bourgeois) |
| 1985 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Major Peter Parkes |
17 |
195 |
|
|
Cloudcatcher Fells (John McCabe) |
| 1984 |
Cory |
Major H Arthur Kenney |
14 |
197 |
|
|
Dances and Arias (Edward Gregson) |
| 1983 |
Cory |
Major H Arthur Kenney |
9 |
197 |
|
|
Ballet for Band (Joseph Horovitz) |
| 1982 |
Cory |
Major H Arthur Kenney |
17 |
194 |
|
|
Contest Music (Wilfred Heaton) |
| 1981 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Major Peter Parkes |
6 |
190 |
|
|
Blitz (Derek Bourgeois) |
| 1980 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
Derek Broadbent |
19 |
194 |
|
|
Carnival Overture (Anton Dvorak arr Geoffrey Brand) |
| 1979 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Major Peter Parkes |
13 |
190 |
|
|
Volcano (Robert Simpson) |
| 1978 |
Yorkshire Imperial Metals |
Denis Carr |
9 |
194 |
|
|
Four Dances from Checkmate (Sir Arthur Bliss arr Eric Ball) |
| 1977 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Major Peter Parkes |
19 |
198 |
|
|
Connotations (Edward Gregson) |
| 1976 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Major Peter Parkes |
15 |
188 |
|
|
Sinfonietta - The Wayfarer (Eric Ball) |
| 1975 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Major Peter Parkes |
8 |
195 |
|
|
Un Vie de Matelot (Robert Farnon) |
| 1974 |
Cory |
Major H Arthur Kenney |
15 |
192 |
|
|
Fantasy for Brass Band, Op 114a (Malcolm Arnold) |
| 1973 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
James Scott |
7 |
93 |
|
|
Freedom (Hubert Bath) |
| 1972 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Geoffrey Brand |
7 |
96 |
|
|
A Kensington Concerto (Eric Ball) |
| 1971 |
Wingates Temperance |
Denis Smith |
16 |
94 |
|
|
Le Roi d'Ys (Edouard Lalo arr Frank Wright) |
| 1970 |
Grimethorpe Colliery |
George Thompson |
12 |
95 |
|
|
Pride of Youth (Gordon Jacob) |
| 1969 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
Walter Hargreaves |
11 |
194 |
|
|
High Peak (Eric Ball) |
| 1968 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
Walter Hargreaves |
8 |
193 |
|
|
Prelude to 'The Mastersingers' (Richard Wagner arr Frank Wright) |
| 1967 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Geoffrey Brand |
9 |
194 |
|
|
Journey Into Freedom (Eric Ball) |
| 1966 |
GUS (Footwear) |
Stanley Boddington |
19 |
191 |
|
|
Le Carnaval Romain (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) |
| 1965 |
Fairey |
Leonard Lamb |
17 |
195 |
|
|
Triumphant Rhapsody (Gilbert Vinter) |
| 1964 |
GUS (Footwear) |
Stanley Boddington |
14 |
193 |
|
|
Variations on a Ninth (Gilbert Vinter) |
| 1963 |
CWS (Manchester) |
Alex Mortimer |
12 |
193 |
|
|
The Belmont Variations (Sir Arthur Bliss arr Frank Wright) |
| 1962 |
CWS (Manchester) |
Alex Mortimer |
23 |
195 |
|
|
La Forza del Destino (Guiseppe Verdi arr Frank Wright) |
| 1961 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Major George H Willcocks |
13 |
193 |
|
|
Les Francs-Juges (Hector Berlioz arr Frank Wright) |
| 1960 |
Munn & Felton's (Footwear) |
Stanley Boddington |
20 |
196 |
|
|
Three Figures (Herbert Howells) |
| 1959 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Major George H Willcocks |
19 |
193 |
|
|
Le Roi d'Ys (Edouard Lalo arr Frank Wright) |
| 1958 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Rex Mortimer |
17 |
193 |
|
|
Variations on the Shining River (Edmund Rubbra arr Frank Wright) |
| 1957 |
Munn & Felton's Works |
Stanley Boddington |
20 |
193 |
|
|
Variations for Brass Band (Ralph Vaughan Williams) |
| 1956 |
Fairey Aviation Works |
Major George H Willcocks |
15 |
194 |
|
|
Festival Music (Eric Ball) |
| 1955 |
Munn & Felton's Works |
Harry Mortimer |
19 |
190 |
|
|
Blackfriars (Edric Cundell arr Frank Wright) |
| 1954 |
Fairey Aviation Works |
Harry Mortimer |
6 |
192 |
|
|
Sovereign Heritage (Jack Beaver arr Frank Wright) |
| 1953 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Harry Mortimer |
10 |
190 |
|
|
Diadem of Gold (ouverture caracteristique) (Guillaume Balay arr Frank Wright) |
| 1952 |
Fairey Aviation Works |
Harry Mortimer |
5 |
188 |
|
|
The Frogs of Aristophanes (Granville Bantock arr Frank Wright) |
| 1951 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Alex Mortimer |
13 |
195 |
|
|
An Epic Symphony (Percy Fletcher) |
| 1950 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Harry Mortimer |
15 |
198 |
|
|
Pageantry (Herbert Howells) |
| 1949 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Harry Mortimer |
9 |
194 |
|
|
Comedy Overture (John Ireland) |
| 1948 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Harry Mortimer |
12 |
195 |
|
|
On the Cornish Coast (Henry Geehl) |
| 1947 |
Black Dyke Mills |
Harry Mortimer |
15 |
194 |
|
|
Freedom (Hubert Bath) |
| 1946 |
Brighouse & Rastrick |
Eric Ball |
13 |
192 |
|
|
Oliver Cromwell (Henry Geehl) |
| 1945 |
Fairey Aviation Works |
Harry Mortimer |
6 |
180 |
|
|
Overture for an Epic Occasion (Dr Denis Wright) |
| 1938 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Fred Mortimer |
15 |
|
|
|
An Epic Symphony (Percy Fletcher) |
| 1937 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Fred Mortimer |
18 |
|
|
|
Pageantry (Herbert Howells) |
| 1936 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Fred Mortimer |
18 |
|
|
|
Kenilworth (Sir Arthur Bliss) |
| 1935 |
Munn & Felton's Works |
William Halliwell |
10 |
|
|
|
Pride of Race (Kenneth Wright) |
| 1934 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Fred Mortimer |
10 |
|
|
|
Comedy Overture (John Ireland) |
| 1933 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Fred Mortimer |
23 |
|
|
|
Prometheus Unbound (Granville Bantock) |
| 1932 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Fred Mortimer |
4 |
|
|
|
A Downland Suite (John Ireland) |
| 1931 |
Wingates Temperance |
Harold Moss |
22 |
|
|
|
Honour and Glory (Hubert Bath) |
| 1930 |
Fodens Motor Works |
Fred Mortimer |
14 |
|
|
|
The Severn Suite (Edward Elgar arr Henry Geehl) |
| 1929 |
Carlisle St Stephen's Silver |
William Lowes |
10 |
|
|
|
Victory (Cyril Jenkins) |
| 1928 |
Black Dyke Mills |
William Halliwell |
4 |
|
|
|
A Moorside Suite (Gustav Holst) |
| 1927 |
Carlisle St Stephen's Silver |
William Lowes |
8 |
|
|
|
The White Rider (Dr Denis Wright) |
| 1926 |
St Hilda Colliery |
William Halliwell |
7 |
|
|
|
An Epic Symphony (Percy Fletcher) |
| 1925 |
Marsden Colliery |
John A Greenwood |
4 |
|
|
|
Joan of Arc (Dr Denis Wright) |
| 1924 |
St Hilda Colliery |
William Halliwell |
16 |
|
|
|
On the Cornish Coast (Henry Geehl) |
| 1923 |
Luton Red Cross |
William Halliwell |
6 |
|
|
|
Oliver Cromwell (Henry Geehl) |
| 1922 |
Horwich RMI |
John A Greenwood |
8 |
|
|
|
Freedom (Hubert Bath) |
| 1921 |
St Hilda Colliery |
William Halliwell |
9 |
|
|
|
Life Divine (Cyril Jenkins) |
| 1920 |
St Hilda Colliery |
William Halliwell |
10 |
|
|
|
Coriolanus (Cyril Jenkins) |
| 1913 |
Irwell Springs |
William Halliwell |
5 |
|
|
|
Labour and Love (Percy Fletcher) |
| 1912 |
St Hilda Colliery |
William Halliwell |
18 |
|
|
|
William Tell (Gioachino Rossini arr William Rimmer) |
| 1911 |
Perfection Soap Works |
William Halliwell |
15 |
|
|
|
Les Huguenots (Giacomo Meyerbeer arr William Rimmer) |
| 1910 |
Fodens Motor Wagon Works |
William Halliwell |
2 |
|
|
|
Gems of Schubert ( arr William Rimmer) |
| 1909 |
Shaw |
William Rimmer |
16 |
|
|
|
Der Fliegende Holländer (Richard Wagner arr Charles Godfrey) |
| 1908 |
Irwell Springs |
William Rimmer |
3 |
|
|
|
Rienzi (Richard Wagner arr Samuel Cope) |
| 1907 |
Wingates Temperance |
William Rimmer |
11 |
|
|
|
Gems of Schumann ( arr W Short) |
| 1906 |
Wingates Temperance |
William Rimmer |
11 |
|
|
|
Gems of Chopin ( arr W Short) |
| 1905 |
Irwell Springs |
William Rimmer |
17 |
|
|
|
Roland à Roncevaux (Auguste Mermet arr ? Renault) |
| 1904 |
Hebburn Colliery |
Angus Holden |
15 |
|
|
|
Mendelssohn's Grand Selection ( arr Charles Godfrey) |
| 1903 |
Besses o' th' Barn |
Alexander Owen |
7 |
135 |
|
|
Die Meistersinger (Richard Wagner arr F C Shipley-Douglas) |
| 1902 |
Black Dike Mills |
John Gladney |
18 |
140 |
|
|
Hiawatha (Coleridge Taylor arr Charles Godfrey) |
| 1901 |
Lee Mount |
William Swingler |
3 |
127 |
|
|
Gems of Sullivan's Operas No 3 ( arr James Ord Hume) |
| 1900 |
Denton Original |
Alexander Owen |
8 |
|
|
|
Gems of Sullivan's Operas No 1 ( arr James Ord Hume) |