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US Open Brass Band Championships

2010 US Open Brass CD

The best of the 2011 US Open CD is now available. Enjoy 18 tracks of the best of the 2011 US Open Championships, including all the award winners as well as the winning Buskers performance and much more.

Order yours now, still just $15.00 plus $2.00 shipping within the United States. Please contact us for Canadian and overseas shipping charges or quantities over 50.

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Grand Champion: Fountain City Brass Band

View the 2011 Photos

Full Results:

1. Fountain City Brass Band = 238
2. Dublin Silver Band = 233
3. Brass Band of Central Florida = 228
4. Brass Band of Eastern Iowa = 211
5. Motor City Brass Band = 209
6. Prairie Brass Band = 202

Other Results:

Most Entertaining: Dublin Silver Band
Best Cornet of the Day: Dee McAfee, Brass Band of Central Florida
Best Featured Soloist: Lee Harrelson, Fountain City Brass Band
Best March: Dublin Silver Band
Best New Arrangement or Composition: Dallas Niermeyer, Prairie Brass Band
Best Percussion Section: Fountain City Brass Band
Buskers Winner: Prairie Dogs

Read the complete story of the 2011 U.S. Open Brass Band Championships by Michael Boo. Michael Boo is the Staff Writer for Drum Corps International and also writes for Bands of America and the winter guard and indoor marching percussion events of WGI, earning him the nickname, "The Pen of Pageantry."

pdf news article 2011 U.S Open Brass Band Championships (November, 2011) by Michael Boo


Tickets

Spectators are the primary reason for the success of the U.S. Open Brass Band Championships. We value your participation and hope to provide you with entertainment that you won't soon forget! Our venue is the beautiful Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles, IL. Please plan to join us for a relaxing day of fun and entertainment.

Norris Cultural Arts Center

Saturday, November 3, 2012, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Norris Cultural Arts Center
1040 Dunham Rd
St. Charles, IL 60174

Buskers Contest

Buskers Event

This is a fun event that is free and open to the public. Stop by for some great food, great drinks and great music by the best Busker groups in the US.

Friday, November 2, 2012, 7:00 pm


Awards Banquet

Come rub elbows with the competing musicians, adjudicators and sponsors at the Awards Banquet. Join us for cocktails, dinner and the excitement of the awards as we wrap up another season of the U.S. Open Brass Band Championships. Tickets sell out fast so please reserve early!

St. Charles Place Steak House
2550 East Main Street
St. Charles, IL 60174

 

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