CONCERT BANDS

Concert (military) and brass bands have been part of the musical fabric of Saskatchewan, and particularly Moose Jaw, since the turn of the century. By 1908 Moose Jaw had a very well established Salvation Army Band. One of its members, Arthur Delamont, went on to great fame as founder and director of the Kitsilano Boys Band.

 

Concert Band Clinicians

 

 

On Stage

Concert bands will perform at the Mae Wilson Theatre in the Moose Jaw Cultural Centre at 217 Main Street North. and at Peacock Collegiate on 145 Ross Street East.

Important : Even if you know where these are located, we ask that you register first at our office at the Comfort Inn on 155 Thatcher Drive West prior to your performance. When you register, we will give you your receipts, any tickets you may have pre-ordered for our evening concerts, directions and information about parking, and free parking passes for the City of Moose Jaw. We will also give you a souvenir banner suitable for hanging in your music room.

We will provide four timpani, bass drum, xylophone, chimes, and orchestra bells at both band venues. We ask that you provide your own snare drums, cymbals, sticks, beaters and mallets, as well as any percussion effects - tambourines, maracas, etc. Other equipment (eg. drum set, amplifiers, etc.) may be available upon request.

With the exception of the 8:30 A.M. time slots, warm-up rooms will be available for one hour prior to your scheduled performance. Stands and chairs will be provided in the warm-up rooms. If you are scheduled for 8:30, the actual performance venue will be available to you for warm-up by 7:50 A.M.

We won't be able to lock warm-up rooms, so please remind your students not to leave anything valuable behind. Hopefully, your chaperones will be able to help out in this regard.

Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance.

PLEASE CHECK BACK IN FESTIVAL SEASON FOR COMPLETE SCHEDULE DETAILS