Who are we
Frans Violet founded Brass Band Willebroek in 1979. Initially the band existed and worked within the framework and structure of the Muncipal Music Academy of Willebroek. Since 1985 BBW is acting as an independent non-lucrative Association.
The band has recorded 3 studio albums. Their latest recording "Elgar Variations" (2007), was awarded with the BBC Radio 2 'Brass Band Album of the Year'.
As Cultural Ambassador of his city Brass Band Willebroek has played many concerts and has entered contests all over Europe. They won the EBBC, for the first time, in Plymouth 1993. It was the first continental band ever to do so, led by a continental conductor!
They regained the European title in 2006 and 2007 and are record holders with a win of 22 Belgian National titles in total. In 2017 & 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!
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World champions
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European champions
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Belgian Champions
Results
Belgian Championships
22x 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
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
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).
