Banda Lyra dos Campos wins Paraná Fanfare and Band Championship
The Banda Lyra dos Campos from Ponta Grossa won the General Champion title at the 33rd Paraná Fanfare and Band Championship. The victory is the band's second in 2026.
The Lyra Band of the Ponta Grossa Fields won last Saturday (26) the title of General Champion in the Concert and Symphonic Bands category of the 33rd Paranaense Championship of Fanfares and Bands, held in Pinhão, in the Central-South region of the Paraná. The achievement is the band’s second in 2026 and marks a major season after returning to competition.
The result represents another important moment for the trajectory of Lyra dos Campos, which returned to play championships this year after a period away from competitions.
In August, the band had already won the Copa Centro-Sul de Bandas e Fanfarras, held in Ponta Grossa. With this, the group adds two general titles in 2026.
Lyra wins second title in the year
The Paranaense Championship brings together bands and fanfares from different municipalities of the Paraná and is one of the main competitions in the sector in the state.
In the Concert and Symphony Bands category, the groups are evaluated from the musical performance, collective performance and technical preparation. The formations feature blown and percussion instruments.
The victory in Pinhão reinforces the good moment of the Lyra dos Campos Band in Ponta Grossa, which returned to the competitive circuit with expressive results in the first participations of the season.
Band is part of the cultural history of Ponta Grossa
Founded in 1952, the Lyra dos Campos Band has a trajectory directly linked to the musical formation and cultural activity of Ponta Grossa.The group emerged from the work of maestro Paulino Martins Alves, with the proposal to promote musical teaching and train new instrumentalists.
Over the decades, Lyra has contributed to the training of different generations of musicians and to the diffusion of concert music on Ponta Grossa and Campos Gerais. In addition to the public performances, the work developed by the band is also linked to the formation of new talents and the preservation of the musical tradition of the municipality.
Return to competitions
After a period without championships, Lyra dos Campos returned to competitions in 2026 and had a resumption marked by titles. The first conquest took place in August, in the Copa Centro-Sul de Bandas e Fanfarras. Now, shortly after, the group reaches the state title in Pinhão.The performance puts the Lyra Band of the Fields in Ponta Grossa again in evidence in the state stage of concert bands and fanfares.
Connection with Ponta Grossa Conservatory
The Lyra dos Campos Band is maintained by Prefeitura de Ponta Grossa, through the Municipal Secretariat of Culture.
The group integrates the activities of the Drama-Musical Conservatory Maestro Paulino Martins Alves, a unit responsible for the musical formation and the maintenance of groups and artistic bodies of the municipality.
With the state title won this weekend, the band closes one more participation in competitions bearing the name of Ponta Grossa to the cultural scene of Paraná.
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