Registration
- Check in with the Registration Desk [in right hand foyer of Eric Harvie Theatre] before you perform to get your programs, banner, receipt, and concert tickets.
- To speed up registration, all registration fees should be paid before arrival.
Bio & Seating Chart
A month before the Festival you will have to provide a biography of your group and a seating plan.
Submit your biography online
Submit your seating plan online
Equipment Provided
CONCERT BAND EQUIPMENT will include:
- Bass drum & stand; concert snare stand; 4 tymp; concert bells; xylophone; marimba; vibes; chimes; a set of congas; gong; suspended cymbal & stand; a pair of crash cymbals & stand; sass amplifier
- Not provided:
- Snare drum
- Sticks or mallets
- Patch cords
JAZZ BAND EQUIPMENT will include:
- Acoustic piano; drum set with cymbals; a set of congas; vibes; bass amplifier; guitar amplifier
- Performance will be acoustic with only the rhythm section and solos amplified.
- You may replace the snare drum and cymbals.
- Not provided:
- Sticks
- Mallets
- Patch coards
Not all equipment will be in the warm-up/clinic room.
VOCAL JAZZ EQUIPMENT will include
- Acoustic piano; drum set with cymbals; bass amplifier; guitar amplifier; set of vocal microphones; solo microphone
- You may replace the snare drum and cymbals.
- Not provided:
- Sticks
- Mallets
- Patch coards
CHOIR EQUIPMENT will include:
- Acoustic piano; set of risers
Facilities
- ALL CHOIRS will perform at Rolston Hall in the Music building.
- Clinics will take place in Rolston Hall, Bently Chamber Room, and Rundle United Church (Banff Ave. & Buffalo).
- VOCAL JAZZ GROUPS will perform in the Eric Harvie Theatre.
- Clinics will take place in Room 122/4, and Room 223 [both are in the theatre complex].
- CONCERT BANDS will perform in the Margaret Greenham Theatre (Eric Harvie Theatre on Saturday only).
- Clinics will be in the Margaret Greenham Theatre and Room 224.
- JAZZ BANDS will perform in the Eric Harvie Theatre (Margaret Greenham Theatre on Saturday only).
- Clinics will be in Room 123 and Room 223 [both are in the theatre complex].
Scores
- For your performance you will require three scores for the facilitators.
- Vocal jazz groups only require two scores.
- Photocopies are not acceptable unless accompanied by an approval letter from the publisher.
Day of Performance
- Arrive at the Festival site at least 20 minutes before your warm-up.
- Instrument storage is available in Room 222 for the day you perform or clinic.
- A Festival runner will take you to warm up, then to performance.
- If you are having photos taken, this usually happens after your performance.
- Instrumental and vocal jazz performers will be taken by the Festival runner to the photo site since it is just outside the Eric Harvie Theatre.
- Choral groups will make their way down the hill to the photo site.
Warm-Up
- Warm-up is 30 minutes in and out of the room.
Clinics
- All clinics are 60 minutes in length which includes in and out and setup.
- The facilitator may spend the last part of the clinic with the director only.
Performance
- All performance slots are 30 minutes* in length. This includes getting on and off stage and setup.
*You do not have 30 minutes of performance time. - Select music appropriately so that you do not go overtime.
Concerts
- All concerts are ticketed.
- FESTIVAL CONCERTS are in the Eric Harvie Theatre.
- SHOWCASE CONCERTS are in the Rolston Hall, Margaret Greenham Theatre, and Room 122/4.
Meals
- While at the festival you have to organize your own meals.
- The Banff Centre has a BBQ at noon for festival participants in front of the Music Building during the festival.
- There are also two small food outlets down the hill from the festival in the Banff Centre.
- Since Banff is very busy that weekend you should try to organize your meals ahead of time. If you go online and Google Banff Restaurants you can get a full listing of restaurants in Banff.
- The Banff Lodging Company is a major festival sponsor. They have restaurants in their hotels. There is a Keg Restaurant downtown and a Keg in the Caribou Lodge. Wildfire Grill at the Inns of Banff, Meatball Pizza and Pasta at the Ptarmigan Inn, and Pacini Restaurant in the Moose Hotel & Suites. Contact group sales at: groups@bestofbanff.com
Photography
Images Unlimited will be the official photographer for the 2018 Festival. Prebook your photo session via music@imagesunlimited.ca or 403-253-0200. Photos will be printed at Festival.
Package A: $275 [plus GST & shipping]
- 50 8 x 10 photos
- USB flash drive with over 100 action photos of your performance
- Additional copies available @ $1.25 each
Package B: $150 [plus GST & shipping]
- Over 100 HiRes action shots of your performance
Package C: $180 [plus GST & shipping]
- Group photos only
- Minimum order 8 @ $20