Sydney Youth Band

The Sydney Youth Band of the Salvation Army (or SYB) is a brass band based in Sydney New South Wales, whose membership is that of people aged 13–30.

It is a part of the Salvation Army's NSW/ACT Division but functions more as a regional youth band for the Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong area.

Ronald J. Prussing is the current bandmaster of the Sydney Youth Band.

After graduating from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 1974, Ronald was appointed to Principal Trombone in the Sydney Elizabethan Orchestra, currently known as the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.

Ronald has had a very successful musical career, however his appointment to the Sydney Youth Band was a turning point in his career.