International Events Calendar
This calendar of international wind music-related events is provided as a service. A listing here is in no way to be construed as a WASBE endorsement of the event.
Bristolive! – The International Festival for Amateur Musicians will be held in Bristol, England from the 9th to the 13th of June, 2005. The festival is open to bands, orchestras and choirs and includes concerts, workshops and masterclasses in leading venues throughout the historic city of Bristol. The festival’s Artistic Director is Dr. Matthew George, Director of Bands at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, USA. For more information:
Ms. Kathryn Birds
JAC Travel Ltd.
62 – 64 Chancellors Road
W6 9RS
London, England
Tel.: +44 / 20 / 7870 8551
bristolive@jactravel.co.uk
www.bristolive.co.uk
The Annual RUM International Music Festival will be held in Kristianstad, Sweden from the 16th to the 19th of June, 2005. The Festival is open to amatuer bands, orchestras, choirs, and jazz ensembles. For more information:
RUM
Festivalkansliet
S-297 31 Degeberga
Sweden
Tel.: +46 / 44 / 35 50 50
Fax: +46 / 44 / 35 50 60
jonny.j@swipnet.se
The Annual Certamen Internacional de Bandes de Musica Valencia will be held at the Palau de la Música in Valencia, Spain from the 1st to the 10th of July, 2005. The contest is open to amateur winds bands, which may compete in one of four categories of difficulty. For more information:
Ayuntamiento de Valencia
Servicio Fiestas y Cultura Popular
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, 1 - 2°
46002 Valencia
Tel.: +34 / 963 / 525 478
Fax: +34 / 963 / 528 373
secfiestas@valencia.es
www.cibm-valencia.com
The 3rd Jungfrau Music Festival will be held in the Swiss cities of Interlaken, Bern and Thun from the 3rd to the 9th of July, 2005. The festival, which is open to both amateur and professional bands, will consist of concerts, competitions and workshops. Among the bands particating this year are the La Banda Musicale dell'Aeronautica Militare (Italy), the Polizeimusikkorps Baden Württemberg (Germany), and the Danish Concert Band. For more information:
Jungfrau Music Festival
Postfach 79
CH-3800 Interlaken
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 / 33 / 821 21 15
Fax: +41 / 33 / 821 21 16
info@jungfrau-music-festival.ch
www.jungfrau-music-festival.ch
The 8th Saxoniade International Festival for Youth Wind Bands will take place in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany from the 7th to the 10th of July, 2005. The Festival consists of a music show and contests. Bands may compete in one of three categories and will be judged in accordance with the guidelines established by CISM. For more information:
Saxoniade e.V.
Schulstrasse 7
D-09337 Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Germany
Tel./Fax: +49 / 3732 / 33 98
www.saxoniade.de
The 15th World Music Contest will be held in Kerkrade, The Netherlands from the 7th to the 31st of July, 2005. The world's largest wind band contest consists of competitions for concert bands, marching bands, show bands, and conductors. For more information:
WMC Kerkrade Foundation
P.O. Box 133
NL-6460 AC Kerkrade
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 / 45 / 545 50 00
Fax: +31 / 45 / 535 31 11
info@wmc.nl
www.wmc.nl
The 4th International Youth Music Festival Zurich will be held from the 8th to the 12th of July, 2005 in Zurick, Switzerland. The festival, which is open to youth wind bands, fanfare bands, brass bands, and percussion ensembles, includes concerts, competitions for concert and marching bands, and parades. Concert bands may compete in one of three categories, and the winning bands will perform at gala concerts. For more information:
Welt Jugendmusik Festival Zürich
CH-8027 Zürich
Switzerland
Tel./Fax: +41 / 43 / 960 10 91
info@wjmf.ch
www.wjmf.ch
The 12th WASBE International Conference will be held at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay in Singapore from the 10th to the 16th of July, 2005. The Conference will include clinics, a trade exhibition, and concerts by bands from Switzerland, Singapore, China, The Netherlands, Japan, Canada, and the USA. For more information:
IIR Exhibitions Pte Ltd
39 Robinson Road
#12-01 Robinson Point
Singapore 068911
Tel.: +65 / 6 / 319 2668
Fax: +65 / 6 / 319 2669
admin@wasbe2005.com
www.wasbe2005.com
The 8th International Mid Europe will be held in Schladming, Austria from the 12th to the 17th of July, 2005. This year's conference includes composer portraits of Frank Ticheli and Thosten Wollmann, bands from the United States, Luxembourg, Israel, Germany, and Austria, the World Youth Wind Orchestra, a contest for youth bands, and a music industry exhibition. For more information:
Mid Europe Office
Wolfharting 11
A-4906 Eberschwang
Austria
Tel.: +43 / 7753 / 26 45
Fax: +43 / 7753 / 26 45 33
mid.europe@aol.at
www.mideurope.at
Hong Kong International Band Festival 2005 will be held in Hong Kong from the 18th to the 24th of July, 2005. The Festival, which is organized by the Hong Kong Band Director's Association, includes clinics, workshops, concerts, a marching band showcase, and a parade along Victoria Harbour. Clinicians include Boston Brass, clarinetist John Albert Koljonen and saxophonist Jean Ives Formeau. The festival is open to all bands from around the world. For more information:
Carl Choi, Chairman
HKIBF 2005 Organizing Committee
Post Office Box 90944
Tsim Sha Tsui Post Office
Hong Kong
Tel.: +852 / 9487 / 4972
Fax: +852 / 2951 / 9018
hkibf@hkbda.org
The Annual Canford Summer School Wind Band Conducting Course will be held at the Sherborne School in Dorset, England from the 7th to the 14th of August, 2005. Among the conducting faculty this year will be Timothy Reynish. A maximum of twenty active participants may take part in the Conducting Course. The Wind Orchestra for the Course is open to about fifty players with basically one player to a part. For more information:
Canford Summer School of Music
5 Bushey Close, Old Barn Lane,
Kenley,Surrey CR8 5AU
England
Tel.: +44 / 20 / 8660 3914
Fax: +44 / 20 / 8668 5273
canfordsummersch@aol.com
www.canfordsummerschool.co.uk
The 8th International Youth Band Festival will be held from the 24th to the 28th of August, 2005 in Echedoros, Greece. The festival is open to youth concert bands, marching bands, big bands, and percussion ensembles with a minimum of fifteen players and a maximum of forty-five. All groups play daily concerts and participate in a parade on the final day. Free meals and housing are provided to all participants. For more information:
Miltos Polychronidis
7, Al, Papagou St.
574 00 Sindos
Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel./Fax: +30 / 2310 / 798 698
cultural@youthbandfestival.gr
www.youthbandfestival.gr
The 7th Annual World Band Festival (WBF) will be held at the Lucerne Culture and Convention Center in Lucerne, Switzerland from the 24th of September to the 2nd of October, 2005. The Festival includes eleven gala concerts and the Yamaha Swiss Open Contest for Brass Bands. Among the bands performing this year are the Rundfunk Blasorchester Leipzig and the Band of the Grenadier Guards from London. For more information:
The 12th International Competition for Symphonic Wind Bands Ostrava 2005 will be held at the Community Centre in the City of Ostrava in the Czech Republic from the 21st to the 23rd of October, 2005. Bands with a minimum of 45 and a maximum of 85 musicians may compete in one of two catagories. Gold, silver and bronze prizes will be awared to the winning bands, and there are prizes for the best conductor and soloist. The required test piece for the first category is Vladimir Studnicka's Radostné mládi; the required piece for the second category is Evžen Zámečnik's Festivo ben rytimico. For more information:
Dům kultury města Ostravy, a.s.
Ul. 28.října 124/2556
709 24 Ostrava
Czech Republic
Tel.: +420 / 59 / 7489 111
Fax: +420 / 59 / 7489 248
seflova@dkv.cz
The 7th RNCM International Wind Band Festival and the 24th BASBWE Conference will be held at the Royal College of Music in Manchester, England from the 4th to the 6th of November, 2005. The Festival will include concerts, clinics and a trade exhibition. Among the events planned is the premiere of Richard Rodney Bennett’s Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble. For more information:
Ian Duckworth, Administrator
Royal Northern College of Music
124 Oxford Road
Manchester,M13 9RD
England
Tel.: +44 / 161 / 907 5249
Fax: +44 / 161 / 273 7611
ian.duckworth@rncm.ac.uk
The 34th Certamen Internacional de Bandes de Música Vila d’Altea will take place on the 3rd and 4th of December, 2005 at the Palau Altea Centre d’Arts in Altea, Spain. The contest is open to non-professional symphonic bands, which may compete in one of two categories: bands of 85 players or less, and bands of between 85 and 130 musicians. The test piece for bands of 85 player of less is Ximo Cano’s Manual del perfecte inoportú. The test piece for bands of more than 85 players is the Symphony No. 2 “Theogonic” by Andrés Valero Castells. Cash prizes will be awarded. The registration deadline is Friday, June 17, 2005. For more information:
Societat Filharmònica Alteanense
Carrer de la Filharmònica, 12
Apartat de Correus 474
03590 Altea
Spain
Tel./Fax: +34 / 96 / 584 44 99
certamenaltea@certamenaltea.com
www.certamenaltea.com
The 59th Annual Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference will be held at the Chicago Hilton and Towers from the 13th to the 17th of December, 2005 in Chicago. The Clinic consists of a vast number of clinics and workshops, an extensive trade exhibition, and numerous band, jazz ensemble and orchestra concerts. For more information:
Kelly Jocius
Executive Administrator
828 Davis Street, Suite 100
Evanston, IL 60201
USA
Tel.: +1 / 847 / 424-4163
Fax: +1 / 847 / 424-5185
info@midwestclinic.org
www.midwestclinic.org
The 8th Annual International Alpine Music Festival will be held in Saas Fee, Switzerland from the 7th of July, 2006 to the 12th of July, 2005. The festival consists, which is open to all bands includes a competition, workshops, and gala concerts by internationally recognized wind bands. For more information:
Adrian Schnyder
Alpine Music festival
Tel.: +41 / 27 / 958 18 67
Fax: +41 / 27 / 959 18 60
events@saas-fee.ch
www.saas-fee.ch
The 17th Biennial Conference of the International Gesellschaft zur Erforschung und Förderung der Blasmusik (IGEB) will be held at the Vintage Band Music Festival in Northfield, Minnesota, USA from the 27th of July to the 1st of August, 2006. The international joint conference for musicologists, teachers, students, early music specialists and performers combines the research interest of two organizations. The conference will include the presentation of research papers, lectures, demonstrations, and historical performances by American Civil War saxhorn bands, 18th Century Harmoniemusik, and ethnic brass bands. For more information:
Dr. Bernhard Habla
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst
Pannonische Forschungssetelle
Hauptplatz 8
A-7432 Oberschützen
Austria
Tel.: +43 / 3353 / 6693-3313
Fax: +43 / 3353 / 6693-3121
bernhard.habla@kug.ac.at
www.kug.ac.at/igeb
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