US Open Brass Band Championships
| 1st Place | Five Lakes Brass Band |
| 2nd Place | Dublin Silver Band |
| 3rd Place | Chicago Brass Band |
| 1st Place | Motor City Brass Band |
| 2nd Place | Motor City Academy |
| 3rd Place | Old Crown Brass Band |
| Buskers | Dublin Cornet Band |
| Niermeyer Award For Most Entertaining Band | Five Lakes Brass Band |
| Best Percussion Section | Chicago Brass Band |
| Best Bass Section | Sponsored By Wessex Tubas Five Lakes Silver Brass Band |
| Best Euph and Baritone Section | Dublin Silver Band |
| Best Trombone Section | Five Lakes Brass Band |
| Best Flugelhorn and Tenor Horn Section | Chicago Brass Band |
| Best Cornet Section | Five Lakes Silver Band |
| Best Performance of a March | Motor City Academy |
| Best New Arrangement or Original Score | Dublin Silver Band - Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| Best Performance of a Solo | Dublin Silver Band - Euphonium |
| Outstanding Individual Performer - Challenge Section | Old Crown - Trombone |
| Outstanding Individual Performer, Championship Section | Five Lakes - Solo Cornet |
Presented by Brass Bands International, with the cooperation of NABBA and hosted by the Great Lakes Brass Band Association, this year's U.S. Open Brass Band Championships proved to be one of the most exciting ever.
Four challenge section bands began the day in exciting and varied style, with Motor City Academy to start the day's contest, formerly known as the Motor City Youth Brass, continued its musical growth again this year as well as winning the award for the best performance of a march.
Mid-Michigan Brass Band treated the audience to a program of popular 60's hits with the band dressed in varied and colorful tie dye T-shirts .
Newcomer Old Crown Brass presented a British-influenced program.
Topping the challenge section for the third time was the Motor City Brass Band, with a strong program based around the power and wonder of nature.
The mid-day break offered an extensive workshop, presented by famed composer Paul Lovatt Cooper, on composing for brass band. The U.S. Open has always encouraged and rewarded new arrangements and composition for brass band and it is hoped that his presentation will further motivate composers to generate new material for the brass band world.
Performing in exhibition, the Five Lakes Metro Band proved that a non-competitive band can also command an audience with excellent performances of standard or more traditional brass band music. They concluded their presentation with a work by composer Paul Lovatt- Cooper conduction.
Driven by their award-winning percussion section, the Chicago Brass Band tackled a high energy program under the deft leadership of Dr. Mark Taylor. Also capturing the award for best flugel horn and tenor horn sections, Chicago came a close third place.
The Dublin Silver Band, in addition to winning the award for the best euphonium and baritone sections, also won the award for the best new composition or arrangement, as it has several times over the past years. Their narrative-driven program wove a story of deep emotion, earning them second place.
Returning Open champion, the Five Lakes Silver Band again demonstrated their musical prowess by taking the award for best bass section, best trombone section, best cornet section and best solo cornet. Conductor Chris Ward guided the band to first place, as well as winning the Niermeyer Award for most entertaining band of the day.
The popular award for the best Busker went to the Dublin Cornet Band, capping an energetic and entertaining day of music making, enjoyed by a large and responsive audience.
The judges for the day were Jessica Sneeringer, Tom Davoren and Jamie Hood.
We hope you will join us next year on the stage or in the audience on November 22nd, 2025
Spectators are the primary reason for the success of the U.S. Open Brass Band Championships. We value your participation and hope to provide you with entertainment that you won't soon forget! Our venue is the beautiful Clarkston Performing Arts Center in Clarkston, MI. Please plan to join us for a relaxing day of fun and entertainment.
Learn about the history of brass bands, the instrumentation requirements, and all about the U.S. Open Brass Band competition as well as past results in the "about" section of our website. Check our press releases and reviews too!
We are always looking for new bands to participate in our competition. We have a formal registration process and have published rules and regulations. But most of all, we have a lot of fun! Join in the Busker competition. If your band is interested in participating in our competition, check out our registration page.
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