2026 Youth Champs Results
Congratulations to Youth Brass 2000 on winning the Yamaha Championship Section of this year’s National Youth Brass Band Championships. Also gaining gold awards were: Elland Youth Band, Hampshire County Youth Band and Lions Youth Brass.
St Austell Youth were the winners of the Challenge Section, with gold awards for second and third placed Astley Youth Band and Stockport Schools' Senior Brass Band. Elland Silver won the ABRSM Performance Section gaining gold recognition alongside Pembrokeshire Music Service Youth Brass Band and English Martyrs' Senior Brass Band.
There was much to celebrate in all the performances heard across every section. Truly an inspiring and joyful day.
Results:
YAMAHA Championship Section:
Gold Awards:
1. Youth Brass 2000 (Chris Jeans)
2. Elland Youth Band (Samantha Harrison)
3. Hampshire County Youth Band (Mathew Watling)
Lions Youth Brass (Ian Raisbeck)
Silver Awards:
Birmingham Schools' Brass Band (Saphran Ali)
Oldham Music Centre Youth Band (Jonathan Leedale)
Tewit Youth Senior Band (Martin Hall)
Grimethorpe North of England Band (Jim Fletcher)
CF Music Education Youth Band (Charles Maynard)
Bronze Awards:
Amersham Youth Band (Ash Horton)
South Wales Youth Band (Carol Flanary Davies)
Macclesfield Youth Brass Band (Louise Renshaw)
Dobcross Youth Band (James Atkins)
Best Soloist: Seth Barber (Euphonium) — Elland Youth Band
Challenge Section:
Gold Awards:
1. St Austell Youth Band (Anna Minear)
2. Astley Youth Band (Toby Hobson)
3. Stockport Schools' Senior Brass Band (Ryan Broad)
Silver Awards:
Kirkbymoorside Youth Band (Jeanette Kendall)
Horbury Victoria Youth Band (Michael Dodds)
Bronze Awards:
Barnet Youth Brass Band (Peter Yarde Martin)
Red Admiral Music Academy (Emma Barton)
Best Soloist: Will Lord (Flugel) — Horbury Victoria Youth Band
ABRSM Performance Section:
Gold Awards:
1. Elland Silver Training Band (Samantha Harrison)
2. Pembrokeshire Music Service Youth Brass Band (Ian Wilkinson)
3. English Martyrs' Senior Brass Band (Gary Perrin)
Silver Awards:
Dobcross Youth Training (Steve Beardmore)
Horbury Victoria Intermediate Band (Michael Dodds)
Brass@Bont Youth Band (Alison Gent)
Lions Academy Band (Peter McDonough)
Macclesfield Youth Junior Band (Alex Walton)
Bronze Awards:
Wantage Youth Brass Band (Sara Wallbridge)
Tewit Youth Intermediate Band (Joseph Fearnley)
Spennymoor Town Youth Band (Fiona Casewell)
Cumbria Youth Brass Band (Stuart Humphries)
Merit:
Haberdashers Elstree Prep School Brass Band (Alan Duguid)
Birmingham Schools Training Brass Band (David Taylor)
Best Soloist: Ianto Evans (Trombone) — Pembrokeshire Music Service Youth Brass Band
Besson Prodige Showcase Section:
Certificate Presentations:
Lions Debut Brass (Natsumi McDonald)
BEAT Training Brass Band (Peter Yarde Martin)
Tewit Youth Junior Band (Allan Briggs)
Horbury Victoria Beginner Band (Michael Dodds)
Dobcross Youth Beginner Band (James Atkins)
Besses Boys' Training Band (Daniel Holm)
Elland Youth Starter Band (Naomi Hill)
Little Bonty Brass (Alison Gent)
