Band

St Kilda Brass is a B Grade brass band which has a very successful concert series, comprising three concerts every year. As well as a concert series the band also successfully competes regularly in the New Zealand National Brass Band Championships, the Otago/Southland Provincial Contests and has competed in the Australian National Championships several times with excellent results.

The band has a very long history, and it is also the only band in New Zealand to have maintained A Grade status since 1906 until 2024. St Kilda Brass plays an important function in the musical culture of Dunedin and of the Otago Region. Membership is made up of some of this country’s best musicians who range in age from high school pupils to retirees.