International Wind Music Events

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.

We also maintain a list of Conducting Seminars and Compositions Competitions.

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The 3^rd Annual Congress of Bands, Villa de Ortigueira will be held at the el Teatro de la Beneficencia de Ortigueira in Ortigueira, Galicia, Spain from the 19^th to the 21^st of March, 2010. The Band Congress will coincide with the Holy year Xacobeo as well as the music and the cultural management of the Bands in Slovenia. The time frame of the Congress splits between meetings of work of different Federations of Bands, conferences, Latin-American Composition Contest as well as a Conducting Course with Daniel Leskovich (Slovenia). Urška Pipan Bittner (Slovenia) and Joseph Heitz (USA) will also make presentations. For more information:

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The 8^th Annual International Youth Wind Band Festival - Bund Deutscher Blasmusikverbände will be held in Wehr, Germany from the 8^th to the 11^th of April, 2010. Besides concerts and workshops , youth bands can participate at the international contest. All young bands and ensembles of chamber music with musicians up to 27 years can participate. For more information:

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The Annual International Wind Orchestra Festival Berlin will be held at the Admiralspalast in Berlin, Germany from the 12^th to the 16^th of May, 2010. The competition is exclusively for wind orchestra and harmonie orchestra. All musicians must be active members of the orchestra. Orchestras can apply to compete in three categories. For more information:

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The 9^th Annual International wind band contest of Friuli Venezia Giulia will be held in Bertiolo, Italy from the 28^th to the 30^th of May, 2010. The contest is open to all the wind bands and is organised in three categories: first (grade 4), second (grade 3,5), third (grade 3). The compulsory pieces for each category are: FIRST: compulsory piece OVERTURE TO VOX STELLARUM by Wong Kah Chung; SECOND: compulsory piece FLYING by Vincenzo Anselmi; THIRD: compulsory piece chosen from a list of ten titles For more information:

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The 2^nd Annual Wind Orchestra of Latin America (Orquesta Latinamericano de Vientos) - OLV will be held in Manizales, Colombia from the 29^th of May to the 5^th of June, 2010. The OLV is a prestigious symphonic band of 60 instrumentalists of the highest musical level along with two young directors selected from all Latin American countries. The Artistic Director is Dr. Glenn Price, Past President, WASBE. Guest conductor will be Laszlo Marosi For more information:

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The 8^th Annual Jungfrau Music Festival will be held in Interlaken, Switzerland from the 4^th to the 10^th of July, 2010. Gala performances: Swiss Army Brass Band, Swiss Jazz Orchestra, Swiss Brass Consort, Banda Sinfónica de la Sociedad Musical Instructiva Santa Cecilia de Cullera (from Spain). Masterclass in Conducting with Douglas Bostock. The competition For Harmonie and Fanfare Bands will take place on Saturday, July 10, 2010. For more information:

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The 1^st Annual Wind Music Grand Prix of Hungary will be held in Pécs, Hungary from the 4^th to the 10^th of July, 2010. Competition in majorettes with wind orchestra, entertainment wind music, concert march music, and original concert wind music will be held during the week. Closing Gala Concert will feature Youth Wind Orchestra of European Capitals of Culture conducted by László Marosi. For more information:

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Wind Orchestra of the European Capital of Culture will be held in Pécs, Hungary from the 4^th to the 10^th of July, 2010. The Wind Orchestra of ECOC, László Marosi, conductor, will be held as part of the Wind music Grand Prix of Hungary international wind music contest and festival. The Orchestra will be 60 players between the ages of 14-27. For more information:

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The Biennial Coups de Vents International Competition and Festival will be held in France from the 9^th to the 14^th of July, 2010. The International Wind Music Festival will take place from 10th to 14th July 2010, on the Cote d’Opale (North Coast of France) and the first International Band competition will take place on 9th July 2010 and 10th July 2010 in towns of the Nord and the Pas-de-Calais regions. The Band Competition will use repertoire produced exclusively by the Coups de Vents International Composition Competition. Thanks to a renewed repertoire, Coups de Vents is proposing to bring together concert orchestras of the highest standard coming from all over the world to play these new and contemporary works. The call for submission for the festival and participation for the competition has officially started. The competition is open to all non-professional symphonic bands of the world. More than €40 000 of prizes can be awarded. For more information:

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The 3^rd Annual Singapore International Band Festival will be held at the Republic Cultural Center Theater and Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore from the 21^st to the 26^th of July, 2010. WBASingapore (formerly WASBE Singapore) sponsors this event which includes Competition, International Band Exchange, workshops, and Outreach Programme. The Open Division 1st Prize is S$19,000. Adjudicators include Virginia Allen and Bert Aalders. Applications must be received by Sunday, March 28, 2010. For more information:

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The 29^th Biennial International Society for Music Education (ISME) World Conference will be held in Beijing, China from the 1^st to the 6^th of August, 2010 at the China National Convention Centre and China Conservatory of Music. The conference theme is “Harmony and the World Future.” Based on the conference theme, music educators will discuss how to enhance communication and understanding between different nations, cultures, genders and different groups at this conference. They will also discuss how to promote a more harmonious global development with harmonious music. For more information:

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The 13^th Annual International Youth Band Festival will be held from the 25^th to the 29^th of August, 2010 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. However, the organizer is looking for an outstanding march band of larger size and would provide more accommodations. 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:

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The 4^th Annual International Competition for Wind Orchestras will be held at the Concert Hall in Velenje, Slovenia from the 7^th to the 10^th of October, 2010. Every third year, Slovenian Fund for Cultural Activities and Slovenian Wind Orchestras Society organize an international competition for wind orchestras in concert performances and until now the competitions have been in Koper, Velenje, and Novo mesto, with participation of 41 Wind Orchestras from 9 different countries. For more information:

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The 4^th Annual Lago di Garda Music Festival will be held at the Lake Garda in Riva del Garda, Italy from the 14^th to the 18^th of October, 2010. 4th International Festival of Choirs and Symphony and Wind Orchestras on Lake Garda, Italy- the most Mediterranean lake of all Italian Alpine lakes - offers a spectacle of natural brightness and colours which makes it a unique holiday destination for all seasons. Visitors are impressed by villages with historic buildings that create a fascinating area for the Music Festival. Condition of participation: amateur choir or orchestra performance of a free program 30-45 min, performances of symphonic and oratorio works without time limit. The registration deadline is Monday, May 31, 2010. For more information:

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The 15^th Biennial WASBE International Conference will be held in Chiayi City, Taiwan from the 3^rd to the 9^th of July, 2011. The Conference will include clinics, a trade exhibition, and concerts by bands from all over the world. For more information:

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