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In 1963 Ward Swingle first assembled a group of Parisian singers that became known as The Swingle Singers. Since then they have won five Grammy Awards and made more than 50 recordings. The festival is excited to announce that the The Swingles, now based out of London, England, will be the featured performing group at the 2019 festival. 

We would like to thank all those groups that applied for the 2019 festival. Once again we had more groups than we can accommodate at the festival. The selection committee are working hard at finalizing the list of groups to be selected for the 2019 festival. We will be informing all applicants by next week.

We are pleased to announce the following facilitators for the 2019 festival.

CONCERT CHOIR

Andrea Ramsey – Santa Barbara, CA

Dinah Helgeson – Vashon, WA

Carrie Tennant – Vancouver, BC

VOCAL JAZZ

Peter Eldridge – New York Voices

Greg Jasperse – Western Michigan University, Gold Company

We are pleased to announce the following facilitators for the 2019 festival.

CONCERT BAND

Dr. Paula Holcomb – State University of New York

Dr. Glenn Price – Caltech

Clinton Marshall – South Carolina

JAZZ BAND

Jenny Kellogg – Eastern Washington University

Jim Mair – Kansas City Community College

Scott Prebys – Mary College Professor Emeritus

The 27th annual festival from all accounts was a great success! From the great Festival Concerts featuring UBC University Singers and The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra to the excellent Showcase Concerts featuring festival participants, this was indeed a successful event.  Many groups told us they had the best clinics they have ever had so our facilitators were once again top notch. 

We look forward to seeing you at the 28th annual festival which will take place April 11-14 at the Banff Centre.

Congratulations to the following scholarship winners!

Brenon Parmar – Berklee Five Week Summer Performance Program

Ainsley Brown and Steve Onyshko – International Music Camp Scholarship

Hope Mack, Alissa Vanovermeire, Marianne Sawatsky – SMV vocal jazz camp scholarship

Mikylo Odut – Save the Music Scholarship

Corinna Schüler – Save the Music Scholarship

The Banff Centre has a new Bus Parking Plan which was emailed to you today. Please study it and send the instructions to your bus company.

FESTIVAL CONCERT ATTENDANCE SCHEDULE

 

THURSDAY APRIL 12 – Eric Harvie Theatre – UBC University Singers

7:00pm

Centennial Collegiate(Sask), Crocus Plains/Neelin, Linden Christian, Lord Selkirk,

Maples, Mulgrave, River East, Steinbach Christian, Westgate

 

8:15pm

Acadia, Centennial (Calgary), Chorazz, Glenlawn, Harry Ainlay, Pembina Trails Voices, Saint Marys, Swift Current, Vincent Massey (Brandon), Windsor Sec.

 

9:30pm

Aden Bowman, Burnaby Central, Durham, Oak Park, R.E. Mountain, Seycove, Steinbach R.S.S., Transcona Coll., Vincent Massey(Inst & Choral)

 

FRIDAY APRIL 13 – Eric Harvie Theatre – Count Basie Orchestra

7:30pm

Acadia, Centennial Collegiate(Sask), Gracenote, Hapnot Collegiate, Mulgrave, O’Neill, Oak Park, R.E. Mountain , Saint Marys, Transcona Coll., Vincent Massey (Brandon)

 

9:00pm

Burnaby Central, Centannial(Calgary), Fernie, Linden Christian, Lord Beaverbrook, Magee, Pembina Trails Voices, Soliloquy/ihana, Steinbach Christian, Crocus Plains/Neelin, Lord Selkirk

 

 

SATURDAY APRIL 14 – Eric Harvie Theatre – Count Basie Orchestra

7:30pm

Aden Bowman,A Joyful Noise, Chorazz, Harry Ainlay, Medicine Hat, Monsignor McCoy, River East, Seycove, South City Jazz, Steinbach R.S.S., Swift Current, Vincent Massey ( Choral), Glenlawn

 

9:00pm

Durham, Magee, Maples, Strathcona Tweedsmuir, U of Lethbridge Ventus, Westgate, Windsor

Saturday April 14th, 1:00pm – Eric Harvie Theatre, “Swing Like Basie”

This session will feature the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra with vocalist Carmen Bradford under the direction of Scotty Barnhart. 

This General Session is first come and will be 45 minutes in length.

 

Sat. April 14th, 8:00am – Eric Harvie Theatre

This instrumental session will feature the Basie rhythm section and soloists from the Basie band working together.

This is a first come session and will be 45 minutes in length.