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QBA Beginner Band Workshop is scheduled
for January 14, 2012 at Vanier College.
QBA
Beginner Band Workshop 2012 Information Package
Dear Participant,
Congratulations on being selected to participate in the QBA Beginner Band Workshop 2012. The
workshop will take place at Vanier College on Saturday, January 14th, from 9:00am – 4:30pm culminating
with a demonstration performance for parents at 4pm. We
have accepted your registration fee and look forward to meeting you. Please note that in
the event that you are unable to attend, these fees are non-refundable.
The following is the information
package containing all the material you will need before the workshop. Please remember that you can always
contact us with any questions you, your parents, or teacher may have before you come for the first rehearsal. Our email address
is qba@quebecbandassociation.com. Please
indicate in the subject line that you have a workshop question and we will respond to any messages as quickly as possible.
Vanier College is a rental facility – please do not contact them for information.
There is a lot of information in this package. MAKE SURE YOU READ IT!
REGISTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT VANIER COLLEGE
BETWEEN 8:30 AND 9:00 am ON SATURDAY. PLEASE PLAN TO BE ON TIME AS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE START
REHEARSING ON SCHEDULE.
CONDUCTOR:
Barbara Stetter
retired from teaching in June 2011 after having moved from the New York City area to Glace Bay, N.S. to
implement a band program in the school system. Thirty-eight years later, Glace Bay has a vibrant instrumental program in grades
4 through 12 featuring four concert bands, jazz bands, choral groups and guitar ensembles. Although the bands have performed
across Canada and in the United States, the highlight of her teaching career has been The Glace Bay High School Senior Band's
performance at Carnegie Hall, in her hometown of New York City in March 1997. Barbara is an outstanding oboe player and sought-after
as a clinician/adjudicator. She received the NSBA Distinguished Band Directors Award in 2007 and was recognized by the Cape
Breton International Drum Festival in 2008 for her outstanding contribution to music, especially percussion, in the Cape Breton
area. Barbara is currently president of the Nova Scotia Band Association, Secretary of the Canadian Band Association, Coordinator/Manager
of the National Youth Band of Canada and coordinator of the Cape Breton Regional Musicfest, held annually at the historic
Savoy Theatre in Glace Bay. She was the guest conductor of the Nova Scotia Junior Wind Ensemble for 2009-2010.
In the past, Barbara has served on the executive boards of the NSMEA, NSBA and the Nova Scotia Provincial Honor Band.
Barbara also participates in various professional/semi-professional and community theatre productions as a musical director/pit
band conductor.
MUSIC:
Enclosed you will find your music which you must bring to the workshop in January.
You will only have a day to rehearse all of this material with the entire ensemble. Please make sure that you arrive
in January having learned the music. We encourage you to start now and get help from your teacher/band
director where necessary. You should have the parts to the following pieces:
1)Starsplitter Fanfare - Brian Balmages
2)Imperium
- Michael Sweeney
3)Fighting Falcon March - Todd Stalter
4)Gentle Winds - Timothy Loest
5)Construction Zone - Robert Sheldon
6)Creatures in the Attic - Brian Balmages
CONCERT DRESS:
As we will be ending the day with a demonstration concert we will need
to look our best on stage. The following is an outline of the uniform requirements. Please remember to
bring your concert dress to the rehearsal on Saturday as you will not be leaving Vanier College before the concert.
We will have a place to store your clothes, and will give you time to change before your performance.
Boys: Black pants, white shirt, black socks, black dress shoes (no
running shoes)
Girls: Plain black skirt
or black pants and white blouse (long sleeves/high neckline), black nylons or socks, black dress shoes (no running
shoes).
Please be advised that we are not responsible for any lost items - anything we
find at the end of the day will be given over to the Vanier Lost and Found office.
INSTRUMENTS:
Instruments are your responsibility. Whether it is a school instrument or your own, you must be sure that
it is in good playing condition and that you have all necessary accessories, i.e. valve/slide oil, mutes, reeds, etc.
You should also bring a music stand if possible. Please ensure that all items (instrument cases, stands, etc.) are clearly marked with your name. We
are not responsible for lost or stolen instruments.
Percussionists do not need to bring individual instruments. All percussion will be supplied,
although we ask you to please bring all necessary mallets and sticks.
LUNCH:
Participants are required to bring a brown bag lunch, there are no cafeteria services available. All participants
are required to stay at Vanier all day.
End of Workshop
Procedure: Parents are invited to watch the demonstration concert – doors will open at
3:30 pm. (Due to lack of space parents are asked not to stay during the day). After
the concert, students will collect all their belongings and will meet their parents in the foyer.
Beginner
Band Workshop 2012 Itinerary:Saturday, January 14th
8:30 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 10:00
Masterclass
10:00 - 11:15 Full Band Rehearsal
11:15- 11:30
Break
11:30 - 12:30 Sectionals
12:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Full Band Rehearsal (In Auditorium)
2:00-2:45 Sectionals
2:45-3:30 Dress rehearsal
3:30 - 4:00 Change
4:00 - 4:30 Concert
Travelling to Vanier:
Vanier College is situated in Ville Saint-Laurent on 821
Ste-Croix Avenue between rue de l'Eglise and Cote-Vertu. Vanier College is well located for convenient access by public
transport (Metro Cote-Vertu & Metro Du College).
Past Conductors of Beginner Band:
2011 - Sharon Fitzsimmins, Midhurst, Ontario
2007-2010 - Josee Laforest, Sorel, Quebec
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