NSBA STATE CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - OMAHA
APRIL 12, 2008
CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL APPLICATION
EVALUATION FORM
PREVIOUS REPERTOIRE
What is the NSBA Concert Band Festival?
The Nebraska State Bandmasters Association will sponsor a non-competitive festival for concert bands on April 12, 2008 on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Omaha. This is two weeks before district music contest, giving directors an opportunity to get some extra performance experience and evaluation before contest. Participation will include several of the finest bands in Nebraska, with clinicians selected from music educators around the country.
How can my band apply to participate in the festival?
Participation in the festival will be limited to up to twenty
bands selected by submission of an application and registration
fee, on a first come first serve basis.
What is the format of the festival?
The bands which are accepted will take part in a non-competitive
festival, with the emphasis place upon evaluation and improvement.
Each band will get the opportunity to play a concert in UNO's Strauss
Auditorium, will receive taped comments on their performance from
one of the clinicians. and will participate in a post performance
clinic/rehearsal with another of the clinicians. No ratings or
rankings will be used.
What other benefits are there for my band?
In addition to the opportunity to play in Kimball Hall, to listen to several bands form all over the state, to receive taped comments, and to participate in a clinic/rehearsal with one of the clinicians immediately following their performance, each band will also receive a professional audio recording of the performance and a plaque honoring their performance at the festival.What have other band directors said about the festival?
"The NSBA Concert Band Festival is truly an educational experience.
This is really the way we learn about music, performing and discussing
it among ourselves. And the people with whom we get to dialogue
are among the best in the world."
Rex Barker, Millard South High School
"Adams Central High School has had the good fortune to participate
in all of the NSBA Concert Band Festivals so far. My students have
really enjoyed the chance to play in a quality facility on high
quality equipment in a well-organized event."
Tom Jaworski, Adams Central High School
How much does it cost to participate?
There is a $125 participation fee to all bands which are accepted to perform in the festival.
What are the deadlines for application and registration?
The application is due on Friday, February 8, 2008. Any applications postmarked after that date will not be accepted. Bands will be notified by February 18, 2008 that their application has been recieved. The participation fee of $125 will be due with the application.
Hope to see your students for the 2008 NSBA Conceret Band Festival! .
For further information contact:
R.J. Metteer, NSBA Concert Band Chair
For a Concert Band Festival Application, click
here.
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Profit from the Marching Band Festival enables the Nebraska State
Bandmasters Association to fund several activities for the band
directors and band students in Nebraska. For further information
about the programs by NSBA click
here!
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