Past Events
Exhibition
Monday, 3 July 2023
7.30pm
Hannah Playhouse, Te Aro
Pre-Contest Concert. Featuring Buzzing Brass Contest Selection
Musical Director - David Bremner
Concerto No.1 - Derek Bourgeois (Test Piece)
Audivi Media Nocte - Oliver Waespi (Own Choice)
Be Thou My Vision - Trad. Arr. Wainright (Hymn)
Virtuoso
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
7.30pm
St. Peter’s on Willis Street
Featuring Peter Moore, Principal Trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Musical Director - David Bremner
Soloist - Peter Moore (Trombone)
Christmas Joy
Sunday, 4 December 2022
4.30pm
Wellington Brass Band - Buzzing Brass - Kelburn Normal School Choir
St Andrew's on The Terrace
A celebration of youth through the wonderful music of Christmas. All your Christmas favourites
Big Brass Christmas
Sunday, 4 December 2022
7.30pm
Wellington Brass Band - RNZAF Band Rhythm Section
Meow
Christmas Jazz classics by Ellington, Kenton and more.
Exhibition |Premier Works for Brass
Thursday, 30 July 2022
7.00pm
Te Whaea, Netown, Wellington
Pre Contest Concert. Featuring Buzzing Brass Youth Contest Selection, And Buzzing Brass D Grade Debut performance
Musical Director - David Bremner
Heroes - Bruce Broughton (Test Piece)
Fraternity - Thierry Deleruyelle (Own Choice)
Ave Maria - Franz Biebl (Hymn)
Wellington Brass: Christmas @ St. Peter's
Saturday, 4 December 2021
10am
St. Peter's on Willis (Wellington)
2021 couldn't possibly finish without your favourite Christmas carols!
This special concert, reprises the format of two halves, featuring 'jazzy' charts, and big 'brass' band Christmas classics, followed by sublime traditional carol arrangements in the beautiful surrounds of St. Peter's on Willis.
For carol singing Wellington Brass will be uplifted by the talented Kelburn Normal School 'Lyrica' Choir and features special guest performances celebrating our youth band 'Buzzing Brass'
Exhibition |Premier Works for Brass
Monday, 12 July 2021
7.00pm
Te Manawa Auditorium, Aotea
Pre Contest Concert, with Hutt City Brass, Trust Porirua City Brass, and Buzzing Brass
Musical Director - David Bremner
Of Men and Mountains - Gregson
Revelation - Wilby
Just as I am - Heaton
Melodium |Music of Aotearoa
Saturday, 8 May 2021
7.30pm
Te Whaea, National Dance and Drama School
With Melodium Aotearoa Music, The Wellington Brass Band continues its strong tradition of commissioning and performing works written by New Zealand composers. Experience and explore the NZ composing canvas, with works by Psathas, Young, Blake, Bewley, Rasmussen, and more.
Musical Director - David Bremner
Garden Magic
Friday, 22 January 2021
8.00pm-
Wellington Botanic Gardens (Soundshell), Glenmore St
Summer concert + picnic
MD: David Bremner
Christmas at Te Papa
Sunday 6 December 2020
Te Papa
Audience carols and Christmas programme
Directed by David Brenner, MC Chris Lam Sam
Champion Brass
Saturday 26 October 2019, 7:30pm
Salvation Army Citadel, Vivian Street
Wellington Brass recently won the 2019 New Zealand Brass Band Championship extending its dominance of the New Zealand Brass Band scene having won 6 of the last 7 years.
A Christmas Festival
With the Bach Choir of Wellington
Saturday 14 December 2019, 2:00pm
St. Mary of the Angels, Wellington
Town Hall Series
Touring- Levin & Wellington
7 April 2019, 6.00pm
Salvation Army South, Wellington,
12 October 2019, 7.30pm
Salvation Army Citadel, Levin
Wellington Brass Band welcomes the return of Musical Director David Bremner with a concert series of classic and favourite brass music.
Featuring repertoire found in past Wellington Brass success stories, contests and concerts, with some lighter international arrangements.
Exhibition
major works for brass band
featuring Chicago Brass Band, Wellington Brass Band, Trust Porirua City Brass, Hutt City Brass
MarchFest
Wellington Brass Band as Das Steinbenders!
February 23rd-24th 2019
München Haus, Queens Wharf
Craft Bier, Bratwürst, Bands!
Buzzing Brass Prize Giving Concert
Presented by Byron Newton, Adjudicated by David Bremner
December 9th 2018
Wellington Brass Rehearsal Rooms
Solo Performances
Bee-giners Band Performance
Youth Band Performance
A Very Welly Christmas
Saturday 24 November 2018
Conductor: Matthew Stein
Soprano: Barbara Graham
Each year Wellington Brass joins the Christmas festivities around the community bringing christmas joy!
Suzume Youth Band of Japan with WBB
Saturday 25 August 2018
Wellington City Salvation Army Citadel
Conductor: Matthew Stein
Wellington Brass Band
Suzume Youth Brass Band
Conductor: Mr Teruo Yabuuchi
Latitude - Pre Contest Concert
Sunday 8 July 2018
EXPRESSIONS (GILLIES THEATRE), UPPER HUTT
Conductor: Nigel Seaman
Wellington Brass Band, featuring Buzzing Brass Wellington Youth Band
Open Rehearsal
Monday 26th March 2018
Te Whaea: National Dance and Drama Centre
Conductor: Nigel Seaman, Cornet Soloist Kyle Lawson
Sheona White in Concert
Saturday 22 July 2017
Te Whaea: National Dance and Drama Centre
Conductor: Chris Clark. Soloist: Sheona White
The Voice of Tenor Horn
Carols & Brass
Saturday 17th December
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Bach Choir - Peter de Blois
The Armed Man - Armistice Day Commemoration Service
Sunday 13th November 2016St. Matthew's Church Masterton
Musical Director: David Bremner. Wairarapa Singers: Angie Cook
An Armistice Day commemoration service with the Wairarapa Singers.
A Mass for Peace, The Armed Man is a powerful and compelling choral account of descent into, and the terrible consequences of war. Commissioned for the millenium by Britain's Royal Armouries Museum, and written by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins.
In our last performance for 2016, we perform adaptions of this compelling dedication for band and choir.
British Open Tour Concert
28th August 2016
Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre
Musical Director: David Bremner
Featuring the Peter Grahams 'The Triumph of Time', and soloists from within Wellington Brass
Open Rehearsal
11th July 2016
Ngaio Band Room
Musical Director: David Bremner
Featuring the 'Triumph of Time'- Peter Graham, 'Of Distant Memories'- Edward Gregson and Hymn on 'Lavenham'- Geoffrey Nobes
Home and Away
12th May 2016
Musical Director: David Bremner
Bass Trombone Soloist: Shannon Pittaway
St. Johns in the City
Featuring music of NZ, and the Paul Sarcich Concerto for Bass Trombone (NZ Premiere)