📢 100th Contest in 2026 📢
We have some exciting news to share!
Our 100th Contest on Saturday 20th June 2026 is in the making!
🎶 We are pleased to announce that our 2026 adjudicator will be none other than Dr Stephen Cobb!
🎺 All of the music selected for the 100th Contest was penned by Cornish composers, with two NEW special commissions from Christopher Bond and Paul Saggers!
We will also be featuring a ‘massed bands’ at the end of the contest!
Keep reading below to find out more about the music 👇
100th Anniversary Festival
Celebrating 100 years of the West of England Bandsmen’s Festival
Championship Section
English Heritage (George Lloyd)
New March Commission (Paul Saggers)
First Section
New Test Piece Commission (Christopher Bond)
Love Divine (Iain McKnight)
Second Section
Penlee (Simon Dobson)
Cornish Cavalier (WE Moyle)
Third Section
Smoke Sketches (Daniel Hall)
Fourth Section
Little Suite for Brass Band No 1 (Malcolm Arnold)
Youth Section
Own Choice Programme must include Treskerby (Monty Pearce)
Training Section
Own Choice Programme
Festival Showcase
Own Choice Programme
Massed Bands at end of contest
Royal Trophy (William Rimmer)
Crimond (Goff Richards)
