We are pleased to announce the Band and Solo Test Pieces for the 2026 Australian National Band Championships.
Please make sure you note the correct editions, versions and cuts.
Brass Band Test Pieces
| Brass Grade | Test Piece | Composer | Publisher |
| Premier Grade | A Road Less Travelled By | Philip Sparke | Band Music Shop |
| Open A Grade Brass | Toccata e Fantasia | Thomas Doss | Presto Music |
| Open B Grade Brass | Prisms |
Peter Graham |
Winwood Music |
| Open C Grade Brass | 5 Invisible Fire | Dorothy Gates ** | USA East Music |
| Open D Grade Brass | The Keeper of the Winds |
Benjamin Tubb-Hearne * |
BTH Publications |
| Junior A Grade Brass | Saint-Saëns Variations | Philip Sparke | Band Music Shop |
| Junior B Grade Brass | Cordell Suite | Helen Perkin ** | Brass Band Music Shop |
| Junior C Grade Brass | Hanseatic Suite | Jacob de Haan | Hal Leonard |
Concert Band Test Pieces
| Concert Grade | Test Piece | Composer | Publisher |
| Open Premier A Grade Concert | Pounce | Holly Harrison * ** | Murphy Music Press |
| Open B Grade Concert | Concertina for Wind Orchestra | Ralph Hultgren | Brolga Music |
| Open C Grade Concert | A Child Imagined | Dani Ashmore * ** | Matt Klohs Music |
| Open D Grade Concert | The Little Bush Buddha | Jodie Blackshaw * ** | Brolga Music |
| Junior A Grade Concert | Breathe | Maria Grenfell ** | Murphy Music Press |
| Junior B Grade Concert | Planet B | Catherine Likhuta * ** | Murphy Music Press |
| Junior C Grade Concert | Ancient Flower | Yukiko Nishimura ** | Carl Fischer Music |
Open Brass Solos
| Open Solos | Test Piece | Composer | Publisher |
| Open Eb Soprano Cornet | Fantasy for Tenor horn | Robert Collinson | Fine Music |
| Open Bb Cornet | In Motion: Sonata for Cornet and Piano (Mvt 2 Drift - finish Mvt 1 Momentum, in that order) |
Benjamin Tubb-Hearne * | BTH Publishing |
| Open Bb Trumpet | Legend | George Enescu | Allthingstrumpet |
| Open Flugelhorn | Halcyon | Benjamin Tubb-Hearne * | BTH Publishing |
| Open Eb Tenor Horn | Sonata for Tenor Horn | Benjamin Tubb-Hearne * | BTH Publishing |
| Open French Horn | Rossini - Prelude, Theme and Variations | Rossini - Edited by Joseph Egar | International Music Company |
| Open Bb Baritone | Rangitoto | Goff Richards | Blow Woodwind and Brass |
| Open Tenor Trombone | The Eternal Quest (Currently locating the piano accompaniment. Will advise availability.) |
Ray Steadman-Allen | Instrumental Album #30 - Salvationist Publishing and Supplies |
| Open Bass Trombone | Capuzza Andante and Rondo - Peters Edition | Capuzzi | Sheet Music Plus |
| Open Euphonium | Alchemy - Euphonium Concerto Mvt 1 and Mvt 3 |
Benjamin Tubb-Hearne * | BTH Publishing |
| High Tuba (Eb & F) | New Kid | Anna Baadsvik ** | Low Brass Music |
| Low Tuba (C & BBb) | Tuba concerto - 2nd Movement | Vaughan Williams | Oxford Music |
Junior Brass Solos
| Junior Solos | Test Piece | Composer | Publisher |
| Junior Eb Soprano Cornet | Adagio and Allegro | Telemann arr Bennett | Just Music |
| Junior Bb Cornet | Song and Dance | Philip Sparke | Just Music |
| Junior Bb Trumpet | Concert Etude | Goedicke | Alfred Music |
| Junior Flugelhorn | Woodland Song | Eric Ball | Sheet Music Plus |
| Junior Eb Tenor Horn | Ronda from Horn Concerto #3 | Mozart arr Roy Newsome | Sheet Music Plus |
| Junior French Horn | Air and Rondo | Handel Smith arr Sandy | Just Music |
| Junior Bb Baritone | Andante et Allegro | Handel - Gee | JW Pepper |
| Junior Tenor Trombone | Concert Piece, Op. 88 | Alexandre Guilmant | Music Notes |
| Junior Bass Trombone | Introduction and Dance | Joseph Eduard Barat | Hal Leonard |
| Junior Euphonium | Rhapsody for Euphonium | Curnow | Sheet Music Plus |
| Junior High Tuba (Eb & F) | Nightlights | Lucy Pankhurst ** | Just Music |
| Junior Low Tuba (C & BBb) | Honor and Arms | Handel arr William Bell | Hal Leonard |
Open Woodwind Solos
| Open Solos | Test Piece | Composer | Publisher |
| Open Piccolo | Sonata for Piccolo (Mvts 2 & 3) | Amanda Harberg ** | Syrinx Music |
| Open Flute | BlackHeath | Fran Griffin ** | Syrinx Music |
| Open Oboe | I Touched Your Glistening Tears... | Brenton Broadstock | Reed Music |
| Open Clarinet | Whisper and Speak | Brigid Burke ** | Reed Music |
| Open Bass Clarinet | People of This Place | Felicity Wilcox ** | Australian Music Centre |
| Open Alto Saxophone | Sonata | Thomas Misson | TSO Publishing |
| Open Tenor Saxophone | Senegal | Brendan Collins | Reed Music |
| Open Baritone Saxophone | Hummingbird | Steven Bryant | stevenbryant.com |
| Open Bassoon | Romance in D Minor | Edward Elgar | Novello |
Junior Woodwind Solos
| Junior Solos | Test Piece | Composer | Publisher |
| Junior Piccolo | Tamazusa | Etsuko Hori ** | Syrinx Music |
| Junior Flute | Haiku | Natalie Williams ** | Australian Music Centre |
| Junior Oboe | Down Memory Lane | Jared McCunnie | jaredmccunnie.com |
| Junior Clarinet | Hoe Down | Lachlan Davidson | Reed Music |
| Junior Bass Clarinet | The Cheshire Cat (omit section "B") | Michael Young | Sheet Music Plus |
| Junior Alto Saxophone | Chanson et Passepied | Jeanine Rueff ** | Alphonse Leduc |
| Junior Tenor Saxophone | Time Transfixed |
Maria Grenfell ** |
Reed Music |
| Junior Baritone Saxophone |
Cinq Danses Exotique (Mvts 1, 3 and 4) |
Jean Francaix | Schott Music |
| Junior Bassoon |
Sonate (Mvt 2) |
Paul Hindemith | Schott Music |
Open Percussion Solos
| Open Percussion | Test Piece | Composer | Publisher |
| Open Snare | 5/8 Etude 7/8 | Morris Goldenberg - 12 Progressive solos for Snare | Hal Leonard |
| Open Timpani | Chimera | Matt Curley | Sound Cloud |
| Open Keyboard Percussion | Amazing Grace for solo Vibraphone | John Newton arr Eric Rath | Tapspace |
| Open Multi-Percussion | 20 Down | R. Burns and S. Feldstein from Mult. Perc Solos at Advanced Level | Alfred Publications |
Junior Percussion Solos
| Junior Percussion | Test Piece | Composer | Publisher |
| Junior Snare | Soldiers March | Morris Goldenberg - 12 Progressive Solos for Snare | Hal Leonard |
| Junior Timpani | Sonatina for Timpani and Piano | Tcherepnin - 3rd and 4th Mvt | 3 Timpani version |
| Junior Keyboard Percussion | La Mauresque | Thomas Vandevenne | Francois Dhalmann |
| Junior Multi-Percussion | Toronto Samba for 2 Tom Toms | Peter Magadini - Master Solos Intermediate Level for Perc | Hal Leonard |
* = Australian Composer
** = Female Composer