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Seventh
Annual
Northwest
International
Brass Band Festival
Saturday,
January 31, 2009
Rehearsals
& Clinics: 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM
Public Concert:
7:00 PM
Featuring All Participating Bands and the Gala Massed
Band
All programs take
place at the
First
Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, WA
Suggested
Donation for Concert
$15/Person or $10/Students & Seniors.
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Brass
Band Northwest
is
proud to present the
Seventh Annual Northwest
Brass Band Festival
2003
Northwest Brass Band
Festival
Massed Bands, Directed by Steve Hubbard, Guest
Clinician
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The
Northwest International Brass Band Festival 2009 features
British Brass Bands from the state
of Washington and Canada.
Participating ensembles are:
Brass
Band Northwest,
the founding organization, the Seattle
Temple Band of the Salvation Army, PugetBrass
of Seattle the Spokane
British Brass
Band, and the Cariboo
Hill Temple Band of the Salvation Army
from Burnaby, BC.
The 150+ members of the
participating bands will spend the day in
a series of rehearsals and clinics
followed by an evening concert showcasing
each band individually, then culminating
in a gala performance of the combined "grande ensemble" of all
participating musicians.
The
festival begins at 9:00 AM on Saturday and
commences with rehearsals of each of the
participating bands. Concurrently, there
will be clinics presented by guest
artists, Douglas Yeo, Deanna Swoboda and Gunnar Folsum. See
below for a complete schedule of the day's
activities.
Bands wishing to participate in the festival should contact Gordon Mehus at:
festival@brassbandnw.org or call: 206-546-9088. |
Gunnar Folsom
Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra Percussionist
Guest Clinician |
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Throughout
the day on Saturday, manufacturers,
representatives and retailers will be
displaying brass instruments, mouthpieces,
and accessories.
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Brass
musicians, not affiliated with a
participating band,
who wish to participate in clinics,
observe rehearsals,
as well as attend the evening concert,
may do so for a fee of
$30.00
**Pre-registration
Required by January 24,
2009** For
pre-registration and more information
please contact
Steve Keene stkeene@brassbandnw.org
Make checks payable to Brass Band
Northwest.
And mail to:
1717 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
***All
participating musicians should plan to
bring their own music
stands***
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Pictures from the 2008 Northwest Brass Band Festival
Tom Bough, Guest Conductor/Clinician
Danny Helseth, Guest Soloist
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Tom Bough rehearsing and working with PugetBrass
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Pictures from the 2007 Northwest Brass Band Festival
Frank Renton,
Guest Conductor/Clinician
Mark Babbitt, Guest
Soloist
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Frank Renton Directing the 2007 Massed Band Performance
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Pictures from the 2006 Northwest Brass Band Festival
Mark Gould, Guest Conductor/Clinician and Soloist
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 Mark Could Directing the 2006 Massed Band Rehearsal
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Pictures
from the 2005 Northwest Brass Band
Festival
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James
Curnow Guest Conductor and Clinician.
Don Immel, Guest Trombone
Soloist
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James
Curnow Brass Band
clinic/workshop.
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Pictures
from the 2004 Northwest Brass Band
Festival
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Philip
Sparke Guest Conductor and Clinician.
Richard Pressley, Associate Principal
Trumpet,
Seattle Symphony, Guest Soloist
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Festival
Massed Band Performance, January 2004
Philip Sparke Guest Conductor and
Clinician
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Pictures from the First Northwest Brass Band Festival, 2003
Steve Hubbard
Guest Conductor/Clinician
& Cornet Soloist
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Festival Massed Band Performance, January 2003
Steve Hubbard Guest Conductor and Clinician
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Click
here
to see more of this season's
BBNW performance calendar.
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For more
information about Brass
Band Northwest,
please
email us at: info@brassbandnw.org
 Please sign our
guest
book and
join our email list.
Snail mail may
be sent to:
Brass
Band Northwest
1717 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Brass
Band Northwest is dedicated to preserving and
performing music in the British Brass Band
tradition as well as performing contemporary works
composed and arranged for the brass band. The band
is self-supporting, and contributions are greatly
appreciated. We are an IRS designated 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and as such, all contributions are fully tax deductible.
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