Photo: Shaun Murray
The Brisbane Excelsior Band, currently Australian and New Zealand National Champion A Grade band, is arguably one of the leading brass bands in the Southern Hemisphere.
Under the Musical Direction of Howard Taylor, we have developed as a musical entity dramatically in recent years. We regularly compete and perform in various places across Australia and overseas. In the last 4 years, XLCR has won four Australian National A Grade Championships - a record which has never been achieved by any other band in the history of Australian banding, the 2007 New Zealand Championships, 2 State Titles, and currently hold the Number 1 position as the highest ranked band in Australasia (4barsrest rankings).
Competing in New Zealand in 2007
Our performances have been many. In recent times, we have been invited to represent Australia in the UK at the All England Masters International, and in Hong Kong for the Chinese New Year Celebrations, the Lord Mayors Gala Concert, Lord Mayors Christmas Carols, St Johns Cathedral 'Cathedral Brass' in the presence of Her Excellency the Governor of QLD, the new Roundhouse Theatre, and the OPSM Conference held at Twin Waters on the Sunshine Coast.
Recordings
We recorded our first CD entitled Australians in Song in September 2004 which was released early in 2005, and quickly followed this with another recording in 2005, The Champions, which was released in April, 2006.
New release CD - The Champions - available NOW!!
The Excelsior Experience - Video Footage
Excerpts from Stars of Brass 2007
Video Footage
Filmed by Allan and Helen Lashmar
» Devils Duel (David Thornton) 15MB
» Lark in the Clear Air (Peter Luff) 12MB
» Excerpts from Concerto for Trumpet, Rhythm Section and Brass Band (Rex Richardson) 18MB
» Future Dreams by Bill Broughton (Russell Gray and Stephen Bond) 15 MB Download
» Rising Sun Movt 3 part (Rex Richardson) 5MB
» Czardas (Shaun Crowther) 25MB
Excerpts from XLCR's performance (albeit a little 'undercooked') in the Brisbane City Temple prior to its departure to New Zealand for the 2007 NZ Nationals.
Excerpts from XLCR's performance at the 2006 Australian Nationals Gala Concert in Brisbane.
with Simone Rebello
2006 Stars of Brass
Highlights from 2005 Best of Brass Gala Concert
(the following 2 files are approximately 4MB each and require Windows Media Player vers. 9 or later)
The following video clips of Brisbane Excelsior Band at the 2005 Lord Mayors Gala concert require Flash Player version 7 (click here for free download) Lengthy download times may be experienced
Listen to XLCR play Praise - 2004
