Wollongong City Brass & Wind Bands

We’re excited to announce a very special City of Wollongong Brass & Wind Band concert celebrating the band’s 90th Anniversary!

Join us for an afternoon of music that celebrates 90 years of community music in Wollongong. Each of our major brass and wind ensembles will be performing, so there will be something for everyone to enjoy. We’ve got music spanning the band’s 90 year history, plus a world premier!

If you have friends, family, or acquaintances who have a connection to the Steelworks Brass Band or any of the City of Wollongong Brass or Wind Bands, please let them know about the concert. We’d love to have as many people as possible there to share in this special occasion!

The details of the concert are:

When: Saturday 16 November 2024 2:00PM to 4:00PM
Where: Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium, 4-10 Gibsons Rd, Figtree
Tickets: Available at TryBooking or at the door, $20/adult, $15/concession, $50/family, U12 free

The concert ticket price includes afternoon tea.

The City of Wollongong Wind Band presents “A Symphonic Odyssey”! Join us for an afternoon of music throughout time and space, from a musical tour of Australia’s beloved “Big Things” to the edges of the galaxy via a latin fantasy, you’ll hear music about something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue!

 The concert will be at the Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday 19 October 2024.

The ticket price includes afternoon tea, and there will be a great selection of raffle prizes if you want to try your luck with some raffle tickets.

Tickets are available at the door, or online via TryBooking.

Wollongong was well represented at the 2024 NSW State Band Championships over the weekend of 24-25 August, with 3 of our bands competing in 4 sections. Each band tackled some challenging pieces and performed admirably in their events:

Brass Band	Open C Brass	4th
Wind Band	Open C Concert	2nd
Junior Brass Band	Junior B Brass	1st
Junior Brass Band	Open D Brass	3rd

Congratulations to every band member who competed!

Three of our bands recently competed in the Large Ensembles section of the 2024 Wollongong Eisteddfod and got some great results:

• Wind Band – 1st Place
• Brass Band – Highly Commended
• Junior Brass Band – Highly Commended

The adjudicator’s comments were positive and helpful for all three bands, and it was fantastic to have our organisation so well represented at the event.

Congratulations to the Wind Band on their success!

The City of Wollongong Brass Band presents “An Afternoon at the Opera”, featuring soprano Jane McIntosh! Dust off your opera glasses and join us for a program of highlights from operatic masterpieces.

 The concert will be at the Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday 18 May 2024.

The ticket price includes afternoon tea, and there will be a great selection of raffle prizes if you want to try your luck with some raffle tickets.

Tickets are available at the door, or online via TryBooking.

Our Junior Brass Band is back from the 2024 National Band Championships in Adelaide, claiming 2nd place in the Junior B Grade Brass section!

We’re thrilled that the band was able to make the trip, it was a great experience. A big “thank you” to all the parents and supporters who made it possible!

Our Junior Brass band has been busy over the past few months preparing for the 2024 Australian National Band Championships, and now the contest is just around the corner!

The Junior B Grade Brass section will be held on Saturday 30 April in the Scott Theatre at Adelaide University with the Hymn & Test at 12:30pm and the Own Choice and Stage March at 5:00pm.

The entire event will be livestreamed by BrassBanned.com, so even if you can’t be there in person, please tune in and support our band online!

The City of Wollongong Bands are excited to present our next concert, “Generations in Harmony”! The concert will be at the Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday 23 March 2024, celebrating the 2024 NSW Seniors Festival.

Join us for another varied program of music, including marches, jazz, classical, and more. The concert also features our Junior Brass Band, the current Australian National C Grade Champions, performing the contest pieces they will be playing in Adelaide at the 2024 National Band Championships where they will be competing in Junior B Grade!

The ticket price includes afternoon tea, and there will be a great selection of raffle prizes if you want to try your luck with some raffle tickets. All proceeds from the raffle will go towards helping the Junior Brass Band travel to Nationals in Adelaide.

Tickets are available at the door, or online via TryBooking.

The City of Wollongong Brass Bands are looking forward to presenting our next concert, “A Musical Journey”! The concert will be at the Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday 18 November 2022.

Join us as we travel through time with a selection of music from King Henry VIII to Taylor Swift. The concert also showcases our Junior Brass Band (current Australian National C Grade Champions!), come along and hear the results of all their hard work this year!

The ticket price includes afternoon tea, and there will be a great selection of raffle prizes if you want to try your luck with some raffle tickets. Concert tickets are available at the door, or online at TryBooking.

We’re pleased to announce the next City of Wollongong Wind Band concert, “Just Like A Box of Chocolates”!

This concert covers a lot of musical territory (you never know what you’ll get!), and there’s sure to be something that everyone will enjoy. We hope you can join us for an afternoon of great music!

When: Saturday 14 October 2023 2:00PM to 4:00PM
Where: Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium, 4-10 Gibsons Rd, Figtree
Tickets: Available at TryBooking or at the door, $20/adult, $15/concession, $10/student, $50/family, U12 free

The concert will include a COVID-safe afternoon tea.