NCBF

Bands will play an own choice programme of published music, authorised arrangements or bands' own commissioned works. Manuscript arrangements of copyright material works may only be used if written evidence from the original copyright owner (music publisher or agent) is supplied to the Regional Organiser that authorisation has been obtained. Big Band programmes must consist of a minimum of 75% formal orchestration.

The programme must be of a minimum of 15 minutes and a maximum of 20 minutes including short breaks between pieces. For Junior Bands, the duration is 10-15 minutes. If it is clear before the last item that a band is going to exceed the time limit, the band will not be allowed to play that piece. Bands who fail to observe the time limit will receive an adjudication, but may not be considered for an invitation to the National Festival.

Bands in both the Wind Band classes and the Big Band classes must include one piece (in bold) from the current appropriate Repertoire Lists, (see below)which have been compiled by recognised experts, each of whom is working with bands at several levels. The grades in this list are those quoted by the American magazine “The Instrumentalist” and are now widely accepted in the UK and Europe as well as in the USA as a guide to the standard of playing required to perform the work.

Great care has been taken to provide good repertoire for every level of band. There is no merit in attempting one of the more difficult works instead of one of the easier ones, as the adjudicators will assess each performance rather than the level of difficulty of the work itself. When selecting pieces, you should choose a work of which your band will give a creditable performance and be a part of an overall balanced programme.

	Repertoire List in Flash Paper Format
Wind Band 2010/11
Big Band 2010/11

The current availability of each of the works listed has been checked and all should be readily available from any good music shop. In case of difficulty please contact the publisher direct.

Prices quoted are believed to be correct at the time of posting, but are subject to change without prior notice.

All durations are approximate, it is your responsibility to check the accuracy.