Wollongong City Brass & Wind Bands

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.

We’re pleased to announce the next City of Wollongong Wind Band concert,  “Eclectic Symphonies”!

The concert is an exciting collaboration between Sydney Wind Symphony, (one of Sydney’s premier wind bands) and Wollongong City Wind Band (current National Champions). The program includes the world premiere of “Home is Where My Heart Belongs”, a composition written especially for Wollongong Wind Band by young Sydney composer Hamish Reeves; “Manhattan”, a stunning work for wind band and solo trumpet, performed by one of our young musicians; “Foundry”, a contemporary industrial piece by John Mackey, featuring the raw energy of 12 percussionists; plus much more.

We hope you can join us for an afternoon of great music!

When: Saturday 12 August 2023 4:00PM to 6:00PM
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

Please note that the concert start time is 4pm, a little later than usual to accommodate members of Sydney Wind Symphony travelling down to Wollongong.
The concert will include a COVID-safe afternoon tea.

The Wind Band combines with the Arcadian’s Lamplighters Male Choir to present a combined concert, “Matters of the Heart”! The concert will be at Collegians Club Auditorium at 2pm on Sunday 11 June 2023.

Come and enjoy a selection of great wind band and choir music!

As usual, there will be a great selection of raffle prizes if you want to try your luck. Concert tickets are available at the door, or online at TryBooking.

The Brass Band presents a combined concert with the Illawarra Seniors Band, “Under Two Flags”! The concert will be at the Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday 20 May 2023.

Come and enjoy a selection of great brass band music!

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

Three of our bands (Brass, Wind, and Junior Brass) have been super busy over the past few months preparing for the National Band Championships in Newcastle. The 2023 event was the first time Nationals has been held “live” since 2019, and the first time in New South Wales since 2015, so it was a great opportunity for Wollongong to showcase our bands on the “national stage”.

Junior Brass Band: National C Grade Champions!

Congratulations to the Junior Brass Band, winning the Junior C Grade Brass Band competition with a clean sweep! The band played extremely well, placing 1st in the Hymn (“In Perfect Peace”), Test (“Fanfare, Theme & Finale for the HPs!”), Own Choice (“Neverland”), and Stage March (“Slaidburn”). There was some great individual and collective playing, and the audience loved their performance!

Wind Band: National C Grade Champions!

Congratulations to the Wind Band, winning the C Grade Concert Band competition with a clean sweep! The band produced some of its best performances to date, placing 1st in the Hymn (“O Magnum Mysterium”), Test (“K2 – The Savage Mountain”), Own Choice (“Beyond The Lucent Portal”), and Stage March (“Boomerang”). All of the soloists rose to the challenge, and there was some wonderful sectional and collective playing as well. Adding another dimension to an already special occasion, the band was privileged to have the composer of their Own Choice work “Beyond The Lucent Portal”, Jack Hwang, in the audience for the performance. Thanks to Jack for his wonderful composition, and to our Musical Director Leanne Walton for including the piece in our program and pushing the band to new heights!

The band has come a long way since our contest debut at the 2019 NSW State Band Championships where we placed 2nd in Open D Grade.

Julian Eckermann: 2nd Place Junior Euphonium!

Congratulations to Julian Eckermann from our Junior Brass and Brass bands, placing 2nd in the National Solo Junior Euphonium event! This year’s test piece “Freefall” by Jared McCunnie was extremely challenging, and Julian produced a brilliant and dynamic performance. It’s an honour for us to have such a talented euphonium player in our bands.

The Brass and Wind Bands are looking forward to presenting our first concert of 2023, “Set The Wayback Machine!”, as part of the Wollongong Seniors Festival! The concert will be at the Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday 4 February 2023.

Come and travel back through time with us to hear music from The Renaissance to Rock!

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.

The Brass Band is looking forward to presenting our next concert, “A Cornucopia of Brass”! The concert will be at the Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium at 2pm on Saturday 19 November 2022.

The program includes a fantastic selection of music, featuring Australian composers and arrangers. The concert also showcases our Junior Brass Band, 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.

For the first time since 2019, the NSW State Band Championships were held “live” at The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith and our bands were well represented. It was fantastic to be back at the venue with a live audience and experience the atmosphere and camaraderie of a band competition event.

All of our competing bands performed to a very high standard and we finished with some terrific results.

The City of Wollongong Junior Brass Band won the Junior C Grade Brass category, and the City of Wollongong Brass Band came away with 2nd place in the Open C Grade Brass! The brass band won the Sacred Item and placed second in both the Test and Own Choice. Brilliant results, and a testament to the hard work of our band members and musical directors.

Our newest band, Illawarra Brass, competed in Open B Grade and produced great performances in each category. Unfortunately the B Grade competition was too strong and we weren’t able to get a place, but we’re thrilled with the standard that the band was able to achieve with limited rehearsal time.

Congratulations to everyone who participated, and we’re looking forward to competing again at Nationals in 2023!

We’re excited to present our second concert for 2022 as our Brass Band celebrates with A Festival of Film Music! Join us as we head off on a journey from Sherwood Forest to the high seas of the Caribbean, from galaxies far, far, away to Middle Earth, and much, much more!

The concert will be at Figtree Anglican Church Auditorium at 2pm on 21 May. The ticket price includes afternoon tea, and there will be a great selection of raffle prizes. Tickets available in the foyer on the day, or online at TryBooking.