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  • Sydney Catholic Schools Now Hiring

    Sydney Catholic Schools Now Hiring

    Festival Events, Special Events

Sydney Catholic Schools Now Hiring

Pat Devery2020-10-11T11:31:29+11:00Festival Events, Special Events|

SCS are getting serious about ensemble music education and are looking for quality educators.

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  • 2021 ASBOF Entries Open: In-venue & Online

    2021 ASBOF Entries Open: In-venue & Online

    Festival Events, Special Events

2021 ASBOF Entries Open: In-venue & Online

Pat Devery2021-05-09T14:48:09+10:00Festival Events, Special Events|

Due to recent changes to venue conditions we are able to offer limited in-venue events for 2021.

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  • Australian Music Festival Honours Australian Women

    Australian Music Festival Honours Australian Women

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Australian Music Festival Honours Australian Women

Pat Devery2019-02-03T20:02:58+11:00Festival Events|

Renowned Australian wind band composer, Jodie Blackshaw, is one of several women honoured in the newly formed AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL.

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  • ANNOUNCING: The Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival

    ANNOUNCING: The Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival

    Festival Events

ANNOUNCING: The Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival

Pat Devery2019-02-03T23:14:41+11:00Festival Events|

The Directors of the NSW School Band Festival and the Australian School Orchestra Festival are proud to announce the two entities have merged to become the AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL.

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  • Vale Richard Gill

    Vale Richard Gill

    Festival Events

Vale Richard Gill

Pat Devery2019-02-03T17:39:50+11:00Festival Events|

In October 2018 Australia lost one of its national treasures with the passing of Richard Gill.

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  • Hands off our Defence Force Musos!

    Hands off our Defence Force Musos!

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Hands off our Defence Force Musos!

Pat Devery2019-02-03T18:25:54+11:00Festival Events|

SBF General Manager responds to a SMH article criticising expenditure on Army musicians.

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  • Sensational ABODA Membership Offer

    Sensational ABODA Membership Offer

    Festival Events

Sensational ABODA Membership Offer

Pat Devery2019-02-03T17:50:07+11:00Festival Events|

SBF offering ABODA Membership Discount for schools entering this year's Festival.

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  • Sydney Music Education Conference for Band Directors

    Sydney Music Education Conference for Band Directors

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Sydney Music Education Conference for Band Directors

Pat Devery2019-02-03T17:45:57+11:00Festival Events|

"Are you a Band Director looking for some inspiration? Is your school thinking of starting a band? If so, this Conference is a must for you!" (Richard Gill AO, Festival Patron)

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  • Denis DiBlasio Returns to SBF in 2018

    Denis DiBlasio Returns to SBF in 2018

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Denis DiBlasio Returns to SBF in 2018

Pat Devery2018-10-02T18:49:21+10:00Festival Events|

Denis DiBlasio, former MD for Maynard Ferguson and jazz legend in his own right, returns to the SBF in 2018.

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  • Jam with the Band: Free Tutorial

    Jam with the Band: Free Tutorial

    Festival Events

Jam with the Band: Free Tutorial

Pat Devery2017-07-19T14:37:44+10:00Festival Events|

John Morrison invites all interested big band musicians to sit in on an Open Rehearsal at the AIM Open Day as he prepares the AIM Studio Youth Orchestra for the upcoming Essentially Ellington Festival

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