BANDFEST 2010

INFORMATION AND ENTRY FORMS

STOP PRESS - Bandfest 2010 FULL!!

Stage Plan due 4th June. Also a reminder to bring the Announcer's Sheet and Scores on the day!.

Engadine Music Education Centre will once again present its Band Festival over two weeks to meet the ever increasing demand.

This festival provides a great venue at which school bands can perform and display their progress, observe other bands in performance, assess their progress in relation to other ensembles and receive comments from recognised experts. Once again last year’s Bandfest exceeded our expectations.  

St George Bank Auditorium will be the venue for both weeks.

The aim of the festival is to provide a learning experience for young musiciansthrough both listening and performing, achieve a level of recognition for the players and the band within their school and provide a fun performance experience in a non-competitive environment.

Please note the significant changes to forms, late fees and refunds.

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VENUE & DATES

St George Bank Auditorium, 4-16 Montgomery St. KOGARAH.

Week 10 - Tuesday 22nd June to Friday 25th June
Week 11 - Monday 28th June to Thursday 1st July

Schools will be able to select a preference date on the Entry Form. Your first preference may not be possible in all cases.

COST TO PARTICIPATING BANDS

The entry fee is $160 per band. A late entry or time transfer will incur a $50 administration fee. If you require us to organise MOORE’S TOURS we will invoice the school with the Entry Fee. Do not send a cheque until Engadine Music Education Centre invoices the school after receiving your ENTRY FORM.

TRANSPORT

Engadine Music can organise bus transport through Moore's Tours . Please indicate on the entry form if you wish to use this offer, and we will send a quote to your school. For the Kogarah venue, the cost for the local shire schools will be approximately $280. Middle distance schools (adjoining shires e.g. Sutherland Shire schools) $320 and for further distances we will negotiate with the bus company.

If you wish to utilise this bus service please indicate and sign accordingly on the ENTRY FORM.

GUIDELINES

• Bands can be of Brass, Stage, Concert or Orchestral format.

• Bands are scheduled every 20 minutes. To enable setup time, conductors should anticipate 10-12 minutes of stage playing time. Tuning can be done in the warm up room.

• Music is own choice - there are no set pieces.

• Primary and high school bands of all levels are welcome at the festival.

• A copy of each score of the music played will be required for the adjudicator. These will be collected while you are in the tuning and warm up room.
The Announcer's Sheet should also be handed in at this time.

TIME

• The festival will run from 8.30am to 4pm each day. In some cases, schools may be allocated a time finishing at 3.45 pm. There is a lunch break from 12 to 12.40 p.m. each day.

• Time commitment at the venue for each band will be approximately 1½ hours, during which you will have the opportunity to listen to other bands. You may wish to stay longer (half day) – please advise us of this at time of entry. We will notify each band of the required arrival time to be at the festival.
Note: After your band has played they return to the auditorium and then the adjudication is heard. Allow 45 minutes after your band performance if you are organising your own transport.

AUDIENCE

Parents may come and watch the festival. They will be asked to be seated in the rear of the auditorium.

Parking in Kogarah is restricted so it is advised to encourage parents to come via train, as the station is a 2-minute walk from the venue. Parking is rarely available in the street but there is some parking above the railway station.

ADJUDICATION AND AWARDS

Bands will not be marked against other bands, rather on their performance on the day and with regard to their selection of music, stage presentation and musicality.

Each band will receive:

• A gold, silver or bronze performance certificate.
• A participation trophy for each school
• Photo of their band suitable for display purposes,
• DVD Recording of their performance with adjudicator remarks.
• Each band member will be given a participation ribbon.

EQUIPMENT

The following equipment will be available for your use on the day. All groups must use the equipment supplied unless previously arranged.

• Chairs and music stands to accommodate 65 students

• Conductors podium

• Drum Kit & Bass Drum

• Timpani

• Keyboard and Amplifier

• Bass Amplifier

• Guitar Amplifier

• Glockenspiel

• Mics

GENERAL

Entries close by 30th APRIL. Entries are limited.
All entries will be acknowledged.
Late entries will only be accepted up until May 14th. A $50 late fee applies.

Each individual band entered has to have its own Entry Form
Ensure forms are completed in full.

If you have any further queries concerning the band festival, please phone John Bedwell at:

Engadine Music Education Centre on 02 9520 3044.

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Looking forward to seeing you there,

John D Bedwell