2021 NSW State Band Championships The BANSW plans to hold the 2021 NSW State Band Championships on the weekend of 28th to 29th August 2021. The Venue is the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith. All entry forms, test music selections and other contest information is available at NSW State Band Championships page. […]
2021 NSW State Solo & Party Champs The BANSW plans to hold the 2021 NSW State Solo and Party Championships on the weekend of 26th to 27th June 2021. The Venue is McCaskill Music Centre at Barker College, Hornsby. All entry forms, test music selections and other contest information is available at NSW State […]
The 2021 Sydney Metro Solos and Party Competition will be held at Georges River Grammar School in Georges Hall on the weekend of 15th and 16th May 2021. The Sydney Metropolitan Band Branch hosts this event so for more information and all forms go to the Sydney Metro Band Branch page. Thanks, BANSW […]
You can now donate to the BANSW as we are a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Non-for-Profit Commission. You can find out more about how and why to donate and our cultural fund projects on our Donate to BANSW page. Thanks, BANSW […]
Join a community band in your local area in towns and cities across NSW. Play music and be part of a team. Music for life, Never too Young, Never too Old. If you are interested in joining a brass band in NSW, head to Brass Bands in NSW. If you are interested in joining a […]
On November 24, 2020, the Band Association of NSW will celebrate its 125th Anniversary, having been inaugurated in a meeting in Sydney on November 24, 1895, chaired by Mr W.G.Cook, secretary of the Redfern Borough Band. We were delighted to receive this letter from the NSW Minster of the Arts,The Hon. Don Harwin MLC, marking […]
Australian National Online Festival of Bands The Band Association on NSW and the National Band Council of Australia will host the Australian National Online Festival of Bands (ANOFOB) over the Easter Long Weekend, 2 to 5 April 2021. ALL information about this event is available at the dedicated Australian National Online Festival of […]
A message to all NSW Bands, Following the Band Associations of NSW collaborative work with the COVID-19 Response Team at the NSW Health Ministers office, we are reassured that NSW Health and the NSW State Government have a full appreciation of the role that Community Bands play in our local communities, particularly in the […]
Annual General Meeting 2021 Our 2021 Annual General Meeting is planned for 10am on Sunday 23rd May at the Stenning Band Hall, Auburn Road in Birrong, NSW. Come along and help the BANSW elect a new management committee for 2021/2022. All enquires and RSVP by email to Secretary BANSW […]