Canberra City Band took out the Open A Grade section and the John Agnew Band from the same organisation won the Open C Grade Section, while South Canberra Youth Wind Orchestra won the Open B Grade section.

In the Open Jazz Bands the Twilight Jazz Band won Open A Grade and Daramalan College B Grade. Hall Village Brass Band won the Open Brass Bands, with Canberra Youth Philharmonic Orchestra winning Open Orchestras.

All sections for youth groups were run on a non-competitive basis, so each participating band or orchestra was awarded a gold, silver or bronze medal.

For adjudicator Lindsay Frost it was familiar territory. Frost, director of Bands at Epping Boys High School in Sydney since 2001, was involved in Canberra school and community groups as a child, so was keen to offer encouragement to today’s budding musicians.

[box] Results of the Australian National Eisteddfod:

Thursday 24 May 24 – Lyneham High School Performing Arts Centre

Section B 161– 16 Years and Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)

1. Crispy’s Big Junior Band Experience (CampbellHigh School) – Bronze

2. Telopea Park School Jazz Ensemble – Gold

3. Crispy’s Fourteen Eights (CampbellHigh School) – Bronze

4. Lyneham High School Intermediate Jazz Band – Silver

5.Campbell Year 8 Cacophony – Silver

6.Campbell’s Year 8 Happy Juice (Campbell High School) – Gold and Kaaren Talty

Jazz Encouragement Award

Section B 162 – 16 Years and Under Jazz Bands (Grade A)

1. Campbell High School Big Lunch Smaller Band – Silver

2. Lyneham High SchoolSenior Jazz Band – Gold

3. Campbell High School Big Band – Silver

Section B 182 – 18 Years and Under Jazz Bands (Grade A)

1. Canberra Youth Jazz Orchestra – Silver

2. Daramalan College– Gold

Section B 181 – 18 Years and Under Jazz Bands (Grade B)

1. Combined Canberra Grammar Schools Burrows Jazz Band – Gold and Platinum Award

Section B 001 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade B)

1st Place: Daramalan College Jazz Band

Section B 002 – Open Jazz Bands (Grade A)

1st Place: Twilight Jazz Band

Friday May 25 – Llewellyn Hall

Section B 003 – Open Concert Bands (Grade C)

1st Place: John Agnew Band

Highly Commended: Bungendore and District Concert Band

Section B 004 – Open Concert Bands (Grade B)

1st Place and Platinum Award: South Canberra Youth Wind Orchestra

Section B005 – Open Concert Bands (Grade A) – 1st Prize: $500 voucher

1st Place: Canberra City Band

Highly Commended: Ginninderra Wind Orchestra [/box]