Performances
The band has a number of regular performances
throughout the year at various venues around Dandenong and Melbourne. These include:
In addition, the band has had a number of other notable performances in recent times
including a combined concert with the Moreland-Brunswick Band conducted by George Dreyfus,
a renowned composer for Brass Bands and television and cinema.
The band regularly holds "Cabarets" and last year put on a Cabaret with Guest
star Patti Newton.
In the past the band has also staged Mayoral Charity Concerts at Robert Blackwood Hall
with great success.
Other notable performances have included
An appearance on Channel 10s "Neighbours"
The Myer Christmas Parade in Melbourne
The Victorian Football Association Grand Finals
Contest Results
The City of Greater Dandenong Band has been in B grade
since December 1984 and has regularly attended various contests and performed admirably,
achieving a consistently high standard.
Significant results in B grade include
2000 - 3rd place at the Australian National Band Championships and highest placed
Victorian Band
1999 - WON Victorian State Championships at Ballarat
1999 - WON Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod at Traralgon
1999 - 2nd Place at the Australian National Band Championships
1998 - 2nd Place at the Australian National Band Championships and highest score
on the test piece
1985 - WON Australian National Championships B Grade
The City of Greater Dandenong Band was in A grade between 1971 and 1984 and during this
time won the Victorian State Championships in 1977 and 1979.
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