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Festival Overview
Northshore Concert Band Music Festival at Northwestern University
To be held March 15-17, 2012
Northwestern University Campus – Evanston, Illinois
The 36th Annual Northshore Concert Band Music Festival
will be March 15-17, 2012.
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Festival Forms
Concert band clinics
Your full concert band will have the opportunity
to work with highly regarded university directors, all of whom have a
great deal of clinic experience, for a 50-minute clinic in a noncompetitive,
nonrated format. The clinics, which are not open to
the public, are informal, with no requirements about the number or types
of pieces that must be performed. It’s a unique no-pressure environment
for your ensemble to work with and receive valuable feedback from top
educators. Band clinics are extremely popular, and space is limited, so
be sure to reserve a place for your ensembles early.
Solo and ensemble contest
Student musicians will perform solos and ensembles
for area band directors and musicians from the Northshore Concert Band,
receiving both verbal and written feedback following the performance.
Adjudication
is available for all wind, string, and percussion instruments as well
as voice and piano. Recipients of a I or II rating will receive an award
medal.
Unlike other area solo and ensemble contests, our festival is open to
all public and private school teachers as well as private instructors,
with no membership dues or fees. In addition, while your students are
waiting for their rating, they can attend a variety of classes and free
performances (see below).
Classes
Performance and technique
During the solo and ensemble
contest, principal players from the Northshore Concert Band will present
playing and technique classes for students on all band instruments. Classes
will address the following topics:
• Principles of tone production
• Breath control
• How to solve unique instrumental problems
• How to solve special fingering problems
• Suggested repertoire and method books
Participating students will receive printed materials
and be able to ask questions and receive personal assistance.
Master Classes
Instrumental Master Class
Music Vocations & Musicianship Master Class
Recital
Selected members of the Northshore Concert Band will
perform solo and ensemble literature for
band and orchestra instruments, piano, and voice.
Music selections will be suitable contest literature for both grade-school
and high-school students. This recital is held during the solo and ensemble
contest on Saturday, March 20.
Band Concert - FREE!
Don't miss the opportunity to hear a free hour-long concert by the 100-piece Northshore Concert Band, internationally recognized as one of the world's best adult concert bands.
If you have any questions, please call Kendra Gohr
at 630-825-4412.
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