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Australian Open Festival builds on inaugural success

This year's Festival will take place between 23 and 25 October, in the resorts and hotels at Tweed Heads on the Queensland/New South Wales Border (above) and organisers are searching for a suitable venue in New Zealand for 2010. 

The Festival comprises two events with prize money of AU$5,000 each: The Yamaha Australasian Open Champion (determined by a set test-piece) and the York Australasian Open Entertainment Champion (determined by a 30-minute concert programme).

The FABB has revealed the list of invited bands for 2009 as:

Brass Band Pfeffersberg (Italy - winner Europeans 'B' Section)
Brisbane Brass (Australia) 
Brisbane Excelsior (Australia)
Dalewool Auckland Brass (New Zealand) 
Footscray Yarraville City Band (Australia)
Gunnedah Shire Band (Australia)
Kew Band Melbourne (Australia)
K & N Spring Gully Brass (Australia)
Marlborough Brass (New Zealand) 
Osaka Harmony Brass (Japan)
Pelorus Trust Wellington Brass (New Zealand)
St. Mary's Band Club Brass Band (Australia)
St. Kilda Brass (New Zealand)
The 'Trusts' Waitakere Brass (New Zealand)
Woolston Brass (New Zealand)
Warringah Concert Brass (Australia)
Warratah Brass (Australia)
Willoughby Band (Australia)