[4] Their reputation for excellence has spread throughout the world through their competition successes, numerous recordings, concerts and community outreach education programmes.

In 1980 the band became European Champions[10] and in 1984, their centenary year, they won the third in a hat-trick of national titles at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

[11] In 2000, the band achieved an historic double by winning both the Nationals and – for the first time in its history – the British Open under Dr. Robert Childs.

The band have an active commissioning policy and have performed works by British composers; John McCabe, Judith Bingham, Elgar Howarth, Edward Gregson, Alun Hoddinott, Karl Jenkins, Gareth Wood, David Bedford, as well as John Pickard.

In 2003, they performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Last Night of the Welsh Proms[21] and were also featured during the opening celebrations of the new Wales Millennium Centre.