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National Youth Brass Band of Wales Auditions

Your stage awaits! Registrations for National Youth Brass Band of Wales 2026 auditions are now open!

The National Youth Brass Band of Wales (NYBBW) was established in 1982 and has a long tradition of providing young brass banders with first-class training and performance opportunities.

NYBBW is a double sized band and numbers approximately 50 players. Members are drawn from across Wales and are auditioned annually in centres across Wales.

As with all NYAW ensembles, we pride ourselves in working with experts in the field of brass banding and our tutorial team are drawn from many of the top ranked bands in Wales and the UK. The Band has worked with well-known conductors who are leaders in their field, including Edward Gregson (founding conductor), Robert Childs and Philip Harper, conductor of the world famous Cory Band.

In line with many other similar organisations, National Youth Arts Wales charges a nominal fee of £25 for our auditions.

Requirements

Applicants should normally be of grade 8 standard although you do not have to have taken a grade 8 exam at time of audition.

You should be aged between 16 and 22, on 31 August 2026. (This means that you may be able to audition aged 15, as long as you will be 16 by this date).

We may take younger participants into the ensembles on occasions where extraordinary talent is shown. This will be solely at the discretion of NYAW.

You must either have been born in Wales and/or currently living in Wales, or studying full-time in Wales.

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