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ncbf are delighted to announce the venue and date for the National Festival 2010 and also new arrangements for some of the 2009 Regional Festivals.
After years of presenting the ncbf National Festival at the RNCM in Manchester, in 2005 ncbf launched a 'round the UK strategy' with visits to
- RNCM, Manchester (2005)
- RSAMD, Glasgow (2006)
- The Sage Gateshead (2007)
- Warwick School (2008)
- RWCMD, Cardiff (2009)
- 2010 ncbf National Festival will be held at Birmingham Conservatoire on Saturday and Sunday, 10th-11th April 2010
This is the first time that the ncbf National Festival has been staged in Birmingham, and with the excellent facilities and acoustics of the Adrian Boult Concert Hall (520 seats) and the modern Recital Hall (150 seats) at the Conservatoire, both wind bands and big bands have good venues in which to perform.
These two days will be packed with exciting performances of both wind band and big band programmes. Throughout the Festival it is hoped there will also be performances given by the Birmingham Conservatoire's own wind orchestra/big band and jazz combos. In addition, there will be an extensive Trade Area with the opportunity to browse, order and buy your musical needs.
All in all, plenty to enjoy, educate and eat!
We are grateful to both the welcome and support given to us by all at the Birmingham Conservatoire.
The National Festival of ncbf , following the Regional Festivals, is the culmination of the participation of a huge number of bands around the UK representing over 5000 musicians in total.
This year all Regional Festivals will be held in November (giving every band an equal preparation opportunity), with some new arrangements for some areas:
- Monmouth School, with its fine Blake Theatre (550 seats) and adjacent Glover Music School will be the new venue for the West of England/South Wales.
- This year the Yorkshire Festival will be held in conjunction with the North West of England/North Wales at Great Sankey High School, Warrington, with its fine Barrow Hall Theatre.
ncbf aims to encourage bands to explore new repertoire through the annually updated Repertoire Lists, supported by The PRS Foundation.
It is important to stress that the Festival is non-competitive and that the adjudication is a measure of the band's attempt to achieve a particular level of performance and not to make comparisons between participating bands. Bands are assessed and awarded Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze. We hope you will enjoy playing in ncbf this year and look forward to receiving your completed application – please view our website for full details.
Finally, a huge debt of thanks must go to both Yamaha and R Smith and Co for their continued sponsorship of ncbf.
Keith Allen - Festival Director
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