North of Ireland Band Champions 2023

Delighted to announce that Downshire Brass are the 2023 championship section winners of the NIBA contest held yesterday in the Marketplace Theatre Armagh.

From all the band officers, a massive thanks must go to all of our players for their hard work and dedication, but a special mention must go to our Musical Director Prof. Michael Alcorn. His attention to detail and ever-present enthusiasm drove the band to a brilliant performance yesterday.

This now qualifies the band to represent Northern Ireland at the 2025 European championships in Stavanger , Norway 🇳🇴 We want to congratulate all the competing bands who performed yesterday in Armagh and a special mention to Roughan Silver and Dungannon Silver on winning the silverware in their sections.