In its second appearance in the Championship Section at the Welsh Regional Championships following promotion to the section ahead of the 2023 contesting season, the band performed the set test piece, ‘Variations on an Enigma’ by Philip Sparke, at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea on Sunday 17th March 2024.
In a section containing two bands that had already pre-qualified for the Finals of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain to be held at the Royal Albert Hall later in the year, the band was awarded 7th place in a field of 8 bands.
Full results for the section are below.
Position | Band | Conductor | Draw |
1 | Cory Band | Philip Harper | 1 |
2 | Tredegar Town Band | Ian Porthouse | 7 |
3 | Tongwynlais Temperance Band | Owen Farr | 2 |
4 | Ebbw Valley Brass | Gareth Ritter | 5 |
5 | Tylorstown Band | Robert Westacott | 6 |
6 | Llwydcoed Band | Joshua Ruck | 3 |
7 | Pontardulais Town Band | Paul Jenkins | 8 |
8 | City of Cardiff (M1) Band | Christopher Bond | 4 |
Best Instrumentalist: Glyn Williams – Euphonium (Cory Band)
Best Cornet: Tom Hutchinson – Cory Band
Best Basses: Cory Band