US Open Brass Band Championships
2023 Results
Championship Section
- 1st Place: Five Lakes Silver Band
- 2nd Place: Weston Silver Band
- 3rd Place: Dublin Silver Band
Challenge Section
- 1st Place: Motor City Brass Band
- 2nd Place: Capital City Brass Band
- 3rd Place: Mid Michigan Brass Band
Buskers
- 1st Place: Dublin Cornet Band
- 2nd Place: Five Lakes Silver Band
- 3rd Place: Motor City Blues
Special Awards
- Best Percussion Section Weston Silver Band
- Best Bass Section - Sponsored By Wessex Tubas Five Lakes Silver Band
- Best Euph and Baritone Section Weston Silver Band
- Best Trombone Section Motor City Brass Band
- Best Flugelhorn and Tenor Horn Section Five Lakes Silver Band
- Best Cornet Section Five Lakes Silver Band
- Best Performance of a March Dublin Silver Band - The Waltonian
- Best New Arrangement or Original Score Mid Michigan - AuSable River Festival David R. Gillingham / Jim Schutz
- Best Performance of a Solo David Koch - Five Lakes Silver Band
- Outstanding Individual Performer - Challenge Section Oliver Barron - Solo Cornet - Capital City
- Outstanding Individual Performer, Championship Section Solo Euphonium - Weston Silver Band
The Niermeyer Award for Most Entertainiing Band
- Five Lakes Silver Band
Attend
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 Clarkston Performing Arts Center in Clarkston, MI. Please plan to join us for a relaxing day of fun and entertainment.
Learn
Learn about the history of brass bands, the instrumentation requirements, and all about the U.S. Open Brass Band competition as well as past results in the "about" section of our website. Check our press releases and reviews too!
Participate
We are always looking for new bands to participate in our competition. We have a formal registration process and have published rules and regulations. But most of all, we have a lot of fun! Join in the Busker competition. If your band is interested in participating in our competition, check out our registration page.
Sponsor
Our sponsors provide vital funding needed for our competition. Advertising in the U.S. Open program book is a great way to gain exposure for your business while helping us fund the event. You can also sponsor us by participating in our marketplace with display tables.
