We are pleased to announce the Band and Solo Test Pieces for the 2024 Australian National Band Championships.
Please make sure you note the correct editions, versions and cuts.
Please note the update on the availability of the B Grade Brass test piece below.
Note: Change to A-Grade Brass test piece.
Brass Band Test Pieces
| Brass Grade | Test Piece | Publisher | Performance Link |
| Open A Grade | The World Rejoicing by Edward Gregson | Morthanveld | The World Rejoicing by Edward Gregson |
| Open B Grade | Keystone by Thierry Deleruyelle | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYkRvTuOOzY&list=PLxZ6bHeKvVGxqQZ-z0QrlcMWAwVCzocxc&index=18 | |
| Open C Grade | Saul by Shelley Spencer | Shelley Spencer This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Saul by Shelley Spencer |
| Open D Grade | Neverland by Christopher Bond | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6VDbPu_Ts | |
| Junior A Grade | Lydian Pictures by Simon Dobson | Just Music Brass Band | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p4QyBYdfTk |
| Junior B Grade | Partita for Brass Band by Edward Gregson | Just Music Brass Band | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYLlq6abVVw |
| Junior C Grade | The Castle by the Sea by Jay Helbers | Jay Helbers This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
The Castle by the Sea by Jay Helbers |
^ Please note, the score for this piece is available for review via Thierry Deleruyelle's website.
The publisher (De Haske Hal Leonard) has advised that the piece will be available and viewable on the websites by September 25th, 2023.
Thanks to Thierry Deleruyelle and De Haske Hal Leonard for their assistance in making this wonderful piece available for the 2024 Nationals.
Concert Band Test Pieces
| Concert Grade | Test Piece | Publisher | Performance Link |
| Open A Grade | Duende - Luis Serrano Alarcon | Sheet Music Plus | https://open.spotify.com/album/09pAU5aJVHGhFUE3wZHPOX * |
| Open B Grade | Compostela (The Way Of St James) - Thierry Deleruyelle | Music Room | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfwE8N-h52I |
| Open C Grade | Canticle of the Creatures - James Curnow | Hal Leonard | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HklG3x73J0U |
| Open D Grade | Glorified Dances - Matt Klohs | Matt Klohs | https://mattklohs.com/products/grade-3-glorified-dances |
| Junior A Grade | Steam Punk Suite - Erika Svanoe | Erika Svanoe | https://www.erikasvanoe.com/steampunk-suite.html |
| Junior B Grade | Cyprian Suite - Carol Barnett | Hal Leonard | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edVgxNqhRCk |
| Junior C Grade | Jodie Blackshaw - Salon Morisot | Jodie Blackshaw | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbPq2s3oxis |
Open Brass Solos
| Open Solos | Test Piece | Publisher | Performance Link |
| Eb Soprano Cornet | ESCAPADE by Joseph Turrin | Winwood Music | https://youtu.be/EzThY2FIaH8 |
| Bb Cornet |
JUBILANCE by William Himes (Observe Cut end of Bar 147 to Bar 182) |
Salvationist Publishing & Supplies Ltd. | https://youtu.be/4Cscs3VbMCQ |
| Flugelhorn | CONCERTPIECE NO.2 by Vassily Brandt | International Music Company (IMC) | https://youtu.be/ZnJYieD8Fvk |
| Eb Tenor Horn | The Piper O' Dundee by Kenneth Downie | Just Music Brass Band | https://youtu.be/xfYV6aiv26Q |
| Baritone | Concerto for Baritone 1st Movement by Martin Ellerby | Studio Music | https://youtu.be/kgr2KfvAbqM |
| Euphonium | Harlequin by Philip Sparke (Observe Cut end bar 28 with Pause then straight to Bar 53) |
Publisher – Anglo Music | https://youtu.be/ToD8pUG1weg |
| Tenor Trombone | Chorale Cadence et Fugato by Henri Dutilleux | (Alphonse Leduc) | https://youtu.be/4_CXbTN4pKM |
| Bass Trombone | New Orleans Eugene Bozza | (Alphonse Leduc) | https://youtu.be/MpFscuGSMrU |
| High Tuba | 3 Miniatures for Tuba and Piano by Anthony Plog | (Alphonse Leduc) | https://youtu.be/ib0ZFPFsPhY |
| Low Tuba | Introduction and Dance by Joseph Barat | Southern Music | https://youtu.be/ltmBcVaEeos |
| French Horn | Hunters Moon — G Vinter | Boosey & Hawkes | https://youtu.be/4T0Sg9yYKDc |
| Trumpet | 4 Variations Sur Un Theme De Domenico Scarlatti by Marcel Bitsch | Boosey & Hawkes | https://youtu.be/qGM8iathnBM |
Junior Brass Solos
| Junior Solos | Test Piece | Publisher | Performance Link |
| Eb Soprano Cornet | CARRICKFERGUS by Alan Fernie | Publisher : Just Music UK. | https://youtu.be/NUxWitRGKQ8 |
| Bb Cornet | ZELDA by Percy Code | Boosey & Hawkes | https://youtu.be/cc17zumtfUI |
| Flugelhorn | Zanette by Percy Code | Boosey & Hawkes | https://youtu.be/1n0H1TIhzNc |
| Eb Tenor Horn | Tricky Tango by John Barber | John Barber Music | https://youtu.be/YcJLDHkl_1Y |
| Baritone | Zanette by Percy Code | Boosey & Hawkes | https://youtu.be/1n0H1TIhzNc |
| Euphonium | Sonata Brevis by Rodney Newton | Prima Vista Musikk | |
| Tenor Trombone | Piece Concertante by Samuel Rousseau | (International Music Diffusion) | https://youtu.be/Uhlg63J7ueI |
| Bass Trombone | Concerto for Bass Trombone by Elizabeth Raum (Movements 2 & 3) | (Cherry Classics) | |
| High Tuba | Tuba Concerto 1st Movement by Vaughan Williams (Cut the Cadenza) |
Oxford University Press | https://youtu.be/qVzgvr3XqOY |
| Low Tuba | Variations on a Theme of Beethoven by Handel | Carl Fischer | https://youtu.be/AiVjZyJ4xXk |
| French Horn | Romance Op.36 by Camille Saint- Saens | DURAND | https://youtu.be/Zd0NV_Rd3eI |
| Trumpet | Three Episodes by Joseph Turrin | Editions Bim | https://youtu.be/LmZowR5Ey_Q |
Open Woodwind Solos
Junior Woodwind Solos
Open Percussion Solos
| Open Percussion | Test Piece | Publisher | Performance Link |
| Snare | 3 Pieces for Snare Drum - No. 1 by Ian Cleworth | Sheet Music Plus | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pDE7fJlj34 |
| Timpani | GD by Ryszard Pusz | Australian Music Centre | |
| Mallet | Fancy and Flight by Anne Cawrse | Australian Music Centre | |
| Multi | Engine Room by James Campbell | Sheet Music Plus | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt_kt7eyBlU |
Junior Percussion Solos
| Junior Percussion | Test Piece | Publisher | Performance Link |
| Snare | 18.12 by Richard Pusz | Australian Music Centre | |
| Timpani | Blue Steel by Rob Parks | Tap Space | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLSNFF5M52w |
| Mallet | Brazillian Children Songs: 1-A Conoa Virou by Ney Rosauro | Ney Rosauro | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NMnMLaMMjA |
| Multi | Game Show by James Campbell | Tapspace | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pRgOB_cJpA |