Welcome to the official web site for the National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand.
Inside you'll find historical details of past youth bands plus you can meet the current youth band and keep up to date with the latest news and plans for the future.
The National Youth Brass Band is a band consisting of New Zealand's most talented young brass and percussion musicians. The band members are all under twenty three years of age and are selected from nationwide auditions. There is no automatic selection for a place in the band, as each player must audition annually.
Many band members have gone on to professional careers in national services bands, the NZ symphony orchestra, professional conductiong and of course the National Band of New Zealand.
During the past seven years, the National Youth Brass Band training programme has developed a successful formula thatboth challenges and encourages our young musicians.
Band members participate in a five day training course followed by a concert tour either to different parts of New Zealand or overseas.
The annual summer courses have been an outstanding success both musically and profile wise for the brass band movement in New Zealand.
The band has undertaken some ambitious tours to include the main centres, holiday resort towns and even vineyards, always with a loyal following and with an emphasis on having a lot of fun in the music making.
