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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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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.