Invite to take part in Fife Brass Band Festival
Wednesday 8 February 2017We are pleased to invite your band to participate in this year’s contest which will be held under SBBA and Scottish Brass Band Registry rules on Saturday, 22nd of April 2017.
Each competing contesting band will be allowed up to 4 guest players, consistent with the current SBBA rules.
Please note that as per SBBA rules, conductors are not permitted to play an instrument with the band they are conducting and guest players are not eligible for soloist prizes.
Non contesting bands are once again invited to attend this year and play in a special section. There will be no restriction on players or guests for these bands.
Bands in Sections 1 – 4 and non-contesting bands will give a concert programme, no longer than 15 minutes playing time with this year’s set theme to include an arrangement from a television or television series theme :- Groundforce-Hawaii-5o-Yakety Sax-Last of the Summer Wine etc:- You decide and let me know . Entry fee for the contest is £90 for contesting bands and £50 for non contesting bands which will include 30 bandperson’s tickets. Due to the popularity of the contest and the number of entries in the past, we have agreed that all sections will be restricted to a maximum of 6 bands to be decided on a strictly first come first served basis.
If a greater number of bands than 6 enter any section, they will be placed on a waiting list and informed if any spaces become available. The committee reserves the right to increase entry numbers to a section if one section becomes oversubscribed and others are undersubscribed. The committee also reserves the right to combine sections if necessary.
The prizes in all sections will be announced in due course Non-contesting bands will not receive prize money, but will be given adjudicator’s comments and be awarded a certificate.
Trophies will be awarded to the winning band in each section and the best soloist/instrumentalist in each section will also receive a medal. The closing date for entries is Saturday 18th of March 2017.
There will be a pre-draw 3 weeks before the contest.
The order of play will be Sections 4,3,2, non- contesting and 1st.
The contest will start at 9.30 am
Enquiries about the contest should be made to: Dougie Harrower (Secretary) 12 Carnbee Place Glenrothes Fife KY7 4TN
t: 01592 774736
m: 07788272808
