Who are we
Frans Violet founded Brass Band Willebroek in 1979. Initially the band worked within the framework and structure of the Muncipal Music Academy of Willebroek. Since 1985, BBW has existed independently as a non-profit organisation.
The band have recorded 5 studio albums. ‘Elgar Variations’ (2007), was awarded with the BBC Radio 2 ‘Brass Band Album of the Year’.
As Cultural Ambassador of their city, Brass Band Willebroek have played many concerts and have entered contests all over Europe. They won the European Brass Band Championships for the first time in Plymouth in 1993. They were the first continental band ever to do so, led by a continental conductor! They regained the European title in 2006, 2007 and 2025 and are record holders with a win of 23 Belgian national titles in total.
In 2017 and 2022, BBW wrote history again at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade: they are the first Belgian band ever to call themselves world champions and they are the first band to win this title twice in a row!
Brass Band Willebroek have been awarded with the coveted Ultima for Amateur Arts 2022, given each year by the Flemish Government.
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World champions
4
European champions
23
Belgian Champions
Results
Belgian Championships
23x winner
British Open
2016 - 4th place
All England Masters
2005 - 9th place
2006 - 3rd place
2007 - 5th place
2009 - 5th place
2010 - 6th place
2012 - 5th place
2013 - 8th place
2016 - 2nd place
2017 - 2nd place
French Open
2011 - CHAMPION
Dutch Open
2023 - CHAMPION
European Championships
1986 - Cardiff - 8th place
1987 - Nottingham - 5th place
1988 - Luzern - 7th place
1990 - Falkirk - 10th place
1991 - Rotterdam - 4th place
1992 - Cardiff - 3rd place
1993 - Plymouth - CHAMPION
1994 - Montreux - 6th place
1995 - Luxemburg - 3rd place
2000 - Birmingham - 7th place
2002 - Brussel - 2nd place
2003 - Bergen - 3rd place
2004 - Glasgow - 2nd place
2005 - Groningen - 4th place
2006 - Belfast - CHAMPION
2007 - Birmingham - CHAMPION
2008 - Stavanger - 3rd place
2014 - Perth - 4th place
2015 - Freiburg - 2nd place
2017 - Oostende - 4th place
2018 - Utrecht - 4th place
2019 - Montreux - 5th place
2024 - Palanga - 3rd place
2025 - Stavanger - CHAMPION
WMC Kerkrade
2001 - 2nd place
2005 - 2nd place
2011 - 3rd place
2017 - WORLD CHAMPION
2022 - WORLD CHAMPION
Swiss Open
2001 - 2nd place
Flemish Open
2005 - CHAMPION
2008 - 2nd place
2010 - CHAMPION
2012 - 3rd place
2022 - 2nd place
Others...
Multiple winner of the SCABA Contest - Spring and Autumn Contest.
Multiple winner of the BB Festivals in The Netherlands (Surhuisterveen and Friesland).
CORNET
Soprano Cornet
Jeroen Corneillie
Principal Cornet
Lode Violet
Solo Cornet
Mathias Vleugels
Simon Binon
Nikki De Raes
Maarten Grymonprez
Repiano Cornet
Anne-Sophie Leveugle
2nd Cornet
Steffi Van den Sande
Gitte D'Hondt
3rd Cornet
Milla Van Lint
Loranne Van Laenen
Branko Pinet
Tenorhorn
Soloist in Residence
Tim De Maeseneer
Solo Horn
Lina Van Lint
1st Horn
Bert Pauwels
2nd Horn
Emily Janssens
FLUGELHORN
Yvonne Peters
BARITONE
Solo Baritone
Thibaut De Bondt
2nd Baritone
Thomas Van Beersel
Erika Pauwels
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Euphonium
Principal Euphonium
Kevin Van Giel
2nd Euphonium
Jonas Violet
TROMBONE
Solo Trombone
Wim Lauryssen
2nd Trombone
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BASS TROMBONE
Wim Bex
TUBA
Solo Eb Bass
Jean Xhonneux
Eb Bass
Stijn Aertgeerts
Bb Bass
Jelle Thijs
Andreas Carlier
percussion
Victor Reeskens
Natan Lacroix
Mauro Van Baelen
Lennert Van Laenen