Roll of Honour
Championship Section
| 2022 | Birmingham | England | Saints Triumphant Philip Wilby |
Cory Band (Wales) Philip Harper |
| 2021 | – | – | Event cancelled | |
| 2020 | – | – | Event cancelled | |
| 2019 | Montreux | Switzerland | Dear Cassandra Ludovic Neurohr |
Cory Band (Wales) Philip Harper |
| 2018 | Utrecht | The Netherlands | Time for Outrage! Marco Pütz |
Valaisia Brass Band (Switzerland) Arsène Duc |
| 2017 | Oostende | Belgium | Where Angels Fly Kevin Houben |
Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag Ingar H. Bergby |
| 2016 | Lille | France | Fraternity Thierry Deleruyelle |
Cory Band (Wales) Philip Harper |
| 2015 | Freiburg | Germany | The God Particle Rolf Rudin |
Black Dyke Band (England) Dr Nicholas J. Childs |
| 2014 | Perth | Scotland | Muckle Flugga Rory Boyle |
Brass Band Bürgermusik Luzern (Switzerland) Michael Bach |
| 2013 | Oslo | Norway | Myth Forest Stig Nordhagen |
Cory Band (Wales) Philip Harper |
| 2012 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Vita Aeterna variations – Variations and fugue on an original theme Alexander Comitas |
Black Dyke Band (England) Dr Nicholas J Childs |
| 2011 | Montreux | Switzerland | Audivi Media Nocte Oliver Waspi |
Manger Musikklag (Norway) Peter Szilvay |
| 2010 | Linz | Austria | Spiriti Thomas Doss |
Cory Band (Wales) Dr.Robert Childs |
| 2009 | Oostende | Belgium | From Ancient Times Jan van der Roost |
Cory Band (Wales) A – SECTION Winners Dr Robert Childs |
| 2008 | Stavanger | Norway | Brass Blót Håkon Berge |
Cory Band ( Wales) Dr Robert Childs |
| 2007 | Birmingham | England | Elgar Variations Martin Ellerby |
Brass Band Willebroek (Belgium) Frans Violet |
| 2006 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Seascape with High Cliffs Ian Wilson |
Brass Band Willebroek (Belgium) Frans Violet |
| 2005 | Groningen | Netherlands | Extreme Make-Over Johan de Meij |
Black Dyke Band (1855) Ltd (England) Dr.Nicholas Childs |
| 2004 | Glasgow | Scotland | St. Magnus Kenneth Downie |
Yorkshire Building Society Band (England) David King |
| 2003 | Bergen | Norway | Aubade – Dawn Songs of the Fabulous Birds Torstein Aargaard-Nilsen |
Yorkshire Building Society Band (England) David King |
| 2002 | Brussels | Belgium | Chain Piet Swerts |
Yorkshire Building Society Band (England) David King |
| 2001 | Montreux | Switzerland | Wind Dances Carl Rütti |
Yorkshire Building Society Band (England) David King |
| 2000 | Birmingham | England | Tallis Variations Philip Sparke |
Yorkshire Building Society Band (England) David King |
| 1999 | Munich | Germany | Odyssey Kevin Norbury |
Yorkshire Building Society Band (England) David King |
| 1998 | Kerkrade | Netherlands | Burlesque for Brass Band Rob Goorhuis |
Brighouse and Rastrick Band (England) Allan Withington |
| 1997 | London | England | Salamander John McCabe |
Yorkshire Building Society Band (England) David King |
| 1996 | Bergen | Norway | Seid Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen |
Yorkshire Building Society Band (England) David King |
| 1995 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Red Earth Roland Wiltgen |
Black Dyke Mills Band (England) James Watson |
| 1994 | Montreux | Switzerland | Le Chant de l’Alpe Jean Balissat |
Williams Fariey Band (England) Major Peter Parkes |
| 1993 | Plymouth | England | Sounds John Golland |
Brass Band Willebroek (Belgium) Frans Violet |
| 1992 | Cardiff | Wales | Five Blooms in a Welsh Garden Gareth Wood |
Britannia Building Society Band (England) Howard Snell |
| 1991 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | A London Overture Philip Sparke |
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band (England) David King |
| 1990 | Falkirk | Scotland | The Essence of Time Peter Graham |
John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band (England) David King |
| 1989 | Bergen | Norway | Trittico James Curnow |
Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag Band (Norway) Howard Snell |
| 1988 | Lucerne | Switzerland | Connotations Edward Gregson |
Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag Band (Norway) Howard Snell |
| 1987 | Nottingham | England | Frontier Michael Ball |
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 |
| 1985 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Parks George Lloyd |
Black Dyke Mills Band (England) Major Peter Parkes |
| 1984 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Refrains and Cadenzas Thomas Wilson |
Black Dyke Mills Band (England) Major Peter Parkes |
| 1983 | Kerkrade | Netherlands | Ciacona Seria Henk Badings |
Black Dyke Mills Band (England) Major Peter Parkes |
| 1982 | London | England | Journey into Freedom Eric Ball |
Black Dyke Mills Band (England) Major Peter Parkes |
| 1981 | London | England | Caliban Arthur Butterworth |
Brighouse and Rastrick Band (England) James Scott |
| 1980 | London | England | The Land of the Long White Cloud Philip Sparke |
The Cory Band (Wales) Denzil Stephens |
| 1979 | London | England | Symphonic Music Paul Huber |
Black Dyke Mills Band (England) Major Peter Parkes |
| 1978 | London | England | Introduction, Elegy and Caprice Morley Calvert |
Black Dyke Mills Band (England) Major Peter Parkes |
Challenge Section
|
2022 |
Birmingham |
England |
Variations for Brass Band |
Brass Band Regensburg (Germany) |
|
2021 |
Malmö |
Sweden |
Event cancelled |
– |
|
2020 |
Palanga |
Lithuania |
Event cancelled |
– |
|
2019 |
Montreux |
Switzerland |
Terezin |
Brass Band Regensburg (Germany) |
|
2018 |
Utrecht |
The Netherlands |
Mystic Echoes |
Italian Brass Band |
|
2017 |
Oostende |
Belgium |
Insomnia |
Italian Brass Band |
|
2016 |
Lille |
France |
Samson |
Brass Band Sachsen (Germany) |
|
2015 |
Freiburg |
Germany |
Orígenes |
Italian Brass Band (Italy) |
|
2014 |
Perth |
Scotland |
The Pilgrim |
Brass Band Wipptal (Italy) |
|
2012 |
Rotterdam |
The Netherlands |
Light in the Darkness |
Austrian Brass Band of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Austria) |
|
2011 |
Montreux |
Switzerland |
Vertex |
Ensemble de Culvres Euphonia – B Section Winner |
|
2010 |
Linz |
Austria |
Up My Alley |
Austrian Brass Band – B Section winner |
|
2009 |
Oostende |
Belgium |
Catedrales |
3BA-brass (Germany) B – SECTION Winners |
|
2008 |
Stavanger |
Norway |
Cornucopia |
Brass Band Frener-Reifer Pfeffersberg (Italy) |
|
2007 |
Birmingham |
England |
The Drop |
Brass Band Frener-Reifer Pfeffersberg (Italy) |
|
2006 |
Belfast |
Northern Ireland |
Little Christmas |
Brass Band Oberosterreich (Austria) |
|
2005 |
Groningen |
Netherlands |
Match-Rhythm |
Brass Band Oberosterreich (Austria) |
|
2004 |
Glasgow |
Scotland |
A first for ‘Airs and Dances’ & short program of own choice pieces |
Torshavn Brass Band (Faeroe Islands) |
|
2003 |
Bergen |
Norway |
short program of own choice pieces |
Brøttum Brass (Norway) |
|
2002 |
Brussels |
Belgium |
Excalibur |
L’Ensemble de Cuivre Nord – Pas de Calais |
|
2001 |
Montreux |
Switzerland |
Symphonic Music |
Brass Band Euphonia (Switzerland) |
|
2000 |
Birmingham |
England |
Corpus Christi |
Brass Band Normandie (France) |
|
1999 |
Munich |
Germany |
The Bandsman’s Challenge |
Fröschl Hall (Austria) |
|
1998 |
Kerkrade |
Netherlands |
Fantasy |
Fröschl Hall (Austria) |
|
1997 |
London |
England |
Entertainements |
Fröschl Hall (Austria) |
|
1996 |
Bergen |
Norway |
Occasion |
Brass Band Normandie (France) |
|
1995 |
Luxembourg |
Luxembourg |
Three Musketeers |
Brass Band Oberschwaben-Allgäu (Germany) |
|
1994 |
Resurgam |
Switzerland |
Resurgam |
Fröschl Hall (Austria) |
European Composers Competition
2022 (Birmingham, England)
| 1 | Stendhall’s Syndrom by Théo Rossier | Switzerland |
| 2 | Machiavelli – Ruminations on The Prince by Andy Wareham | England |
| 3 | Insecurity by Thibaut Bruniaux (+ audience prize) | France |
2019 (Montreux, Switzerland)
| 1 | A Dialogue of transmogrified Souls… by Daniel Hall | England |
| 2 | Ironbright by Paul Saggers | England |
| 3 | Bipolarity by Stijn Aertgeerts (+ audience prize) | Belgium |
2015 (Freiburg, Germany)
| 1 | L’Effet Divers by Stan Nieuwenhuis | Belgium/The Netherlands |
| 2 | Symmetricoil by Christian Overhead | UK/The Netherlands |
| 3 | … as a Glow by Ludovic Neurohr | Switzerland |
2012 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
| 1 | Lullaby by Paul McGhee | England |
| 2 | Impact by Joel Engström | Sweden |
| 3 | Looking In by Tom Davoren | Wales |
| 4 | Red Mountain by Marc Jeanbourquin (+ audience prize) | Sweden |
2009 (Oostende, Belgium)
| 1 | Visions by Bertrand Moren | Switzerland |
| 2 | Whirl by Ludovic Neurohr | Switzerland |
| 3 | Rain (+ audience prize) | Belgium |
2006 (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
| 1 | Arcana by Kevin Houben | Belgium |
| 2 | Odyssey by Joel Engström | Sweden |
| 3 | Sinfonietta by Gareth Downey | Northern Ireland |
2002 (Brussels, Belgium)
| 1 | Four Sketches – A Homage to Britten by Simon Dobson | England |
| 2 | Pascal Gendre | Switzerland |
| 3 | Idar Torskangerpoll | Norway |
| 4 | Iain Rayner | England |
1998 (Kerkrade, The Netherlands)
| 1 | Bertrand Moren (shared 1st prize) | Switzerland |
| 1 | Dag Egil Njaa (shared 1st prize) | Norway |
| 3 | Oliver Waespi | Switzerland |
European Soloist competition
2018 (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
|
1 |
Felix Geroldinger (baritone) |
Austria |
|
2 |
Lionel Fumeaux (bass-trombone) |
Switzerland |
|
3 |
Luc Geraats (tuba) |
The Netherlands |
2016 (Lille, France)
|
1 |
Jérémy Coquoz (cornet) |
Switzerland |
|
2 |
Adélaïde Ferrière (marimba) |
France |
|
3 |
Sophie Budelot (Eb horn) |
France |
2014 (Perth, Scotland)
|
1 |
Vidar Nordli (trombone) |
Norway |
|
2 |
Ross Knight (tuba) |
Scotland |
|
3 |
Philippe Schwartz (euphonium) |
Luxembourg |
2010 (Linz, Austria)
|
1 |
Glenn Van Looy (euphonium) |
Belgium |
|
2 |
Katrina Marzella (baritone) |
Scotland |
|
3 |
Harmen Vanhoorne (cornet) |
Belgium |
2007 (Birmingham, England)
|
1 |
Lin Chin-Cheng (marimba) |
Belgium |
|
2 |
Steven Walsh (euphonium) |
England |
|
3 |
Steffen Maersk (trombone) |
Denmark |
2004 (Glasgow, Scotland)
|
1 |
Raf Van Looveren (cornet) |
Belgium |
|
2 |
Andrew King (trombone) |
England |
|
3 |
Bert Van Thienen (soprano cornet) |
Belgium |
2001 (Montreux, Switzerland)
|
1 |
Hannes Hölzl (trombone) |
Austria |
|
2 |
Lydia Stöckli (cornet) |
Switzerland |
|
3 |
Anita Heuberger (bass trombone) |
Switzerland |
1999 (Munich, Germany)
|
1 |
Thomas Rüedi (euphonium) |
Switzerland |
|
2 |
Roland Szentpali (tuba) |
Hungary |
|
3 |
Tormod Flaten (euphonium) |
Norway |
European Conductors competition
2017 (Oostende, Belgium)
|
1 |
Carlos Alberto Ramón-Péréz (Spain) |
Spain |
|
2 |
Borja Martínez Alegre |
Spain |
|
3 |
Maxime Pitois |
France |
2013 (Oslo, Norway)
|
1 |
Kalle Kuusava |
Finland |
|
2 |
Adam Cooke |
United Kingdom |
|
3 |
Dominik Koch |
Germany |
2011 (Montreux, Switzerland)
|
1 |
Erik van de Kolk |
The Netherlands |
|
2 |
Tristan Uth |
Germany |
|
3 |
Nick Ost |
Belgium |
2008 (Stavanger, Norway)
|
1 |
Mathias Wehr |
Germany |
|
2 |
Armin Renggli |
Switzerland |
|
3 |
Mirga Grazinyté |
Lithuania |
2005 (Groningen, the Netherlands)
|
1 |
Christian Radner |
Austria |
|
2 |
Bjorn Bus |
The Netherlands |
|
3 |
Octavio Mas-Arocas |
Spain |
2003 (Bergen, Norway)
|
1 |
Jesper Juul Sørensen |
Denmark |
|
2 |
Herve Grelat |
Switzerland |
|
3 |
John Philip Hannevik |
Norway |
2000 (Birmingham, England)
|
1 |
Jose-Raphael Pascual |
Spain |
|
2 |
Jesper Sørensen |
Denmark |
|
3 |
Philippe E. Bach |
Switzerland |
EYBBC Development
Stephan Hodel
Lee Rigg
Philip Sparke
Lee Rigg
Malcolm Arnold
Samantha Harrison
Edward Gregson
Jan Egil Jørgensen
Edward Gregson
Lee Rigg
Thorgeir Thunstveit
EYBBC Premier
Daniel Hall
Andreas Lackner
Michael Ball
Chris Jeans
Peter Graham
Frans Violet
Philip Harper
Frans Violet
Kevin Houben
Frans Violet
Christoph Luchsinger