Registration is now closed for the Fourth Annual Ladner Bandfest Sunday, June
8, 2008.
The ten bands are:
- Abbotsford Concert Band
- Delta Concert Band
- Delta Music Makers
- Little Mountain Brass Band
- Metropolitan Concert Band
- North Vancouver Community Band
- Richmond Legion Concert Band
- Royal City Concert Band
- South Fraser Community Band
- Vancouver Dorfmusik
- West Vancouver Adult Community Band
The Ladner Bandfest Committee and the Delta Music Makers Band are
looking forward to hosting a fine day of band music on Sunday, June
8. If your band has not registered, please come out to listen
to some great music and support the other bands.
The program listing the bands and their times of performance will
be issued soon. Check this space!
Ladner Bandfest is a yearly festival of adult community bands
performing for the public and for each other, held in Ladner, a
small village outside of Vancouver BC, at the mouth of the Fraser
River. Audience members are welcome free of charge!
Follow this
link to Snapshots 2007 of the festival.
Memorial Park is in the heart of Ladner, BC, just minutes from
Highway 99. Click on the Map Link
to plan your route. Click on
Parking Sketch to find
free parking and storage for your instrument while you enjoy
listening to other bands.
Many volunteers sign up to support
the 600-plus musicians. None of the tasks are onerous and it
is a swell opportunity to meet your fellow musicians - in fact, one
does not need to be a musician to volunteer - just a love of
music. Please put a few details in our brief
volunteer registration form with
your preferences and our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to
confirm.
The goal of the festival is to highlight the community band
phenomena and provide adult bands a venue to perform for each
other. The camaraderie, networking, and musical enthusiasm that
develop are important results of the event. Curt Jantzen, founder
and music director of the Delta Music Makers, had the initial vision
of an annual adult concert band festival. This vision has been
brought into reality by an effective and efficient organizing
committee, along with an army of volunteers.
Imagine the positive impact of 500-600 enthusiastic adult band
members descending on Ladner on a weekend in June, bringing friends
and family members, and attracting an audience of hundreds! This is
exactly what happened.
 The Delta
Music Makers are delighted to say that the Annual Ladner Bandfests
have been a huge success. An audience of 300-500
listeners in Memorial Park, Ladner, at any given time
during the day, enjoying music by adult community bands from around
Vancouver and further afield. Musical themes ranged from Bach to
Bacharach, from Webber to Weather Report, and from Sinatra to
Strauss!
In 2007 the Organizing Committee extended the Ladner
Bandfest to a full weekend and 18 bands were accommodated. Requests for registration
came from
much further afield than the Greater Vancouver area, such as
Lethbridge, Alberta and Orcas Island, Washington State.
Each concert band receives 40 minutes stage time on one of the
two stages, plus 30 minutes setup time on the stage, and a storage
area for coats and instrument cases. Hotdogs, burgers, snacks,
coffee, tea, soft-drinks and water are available to purchase on site. Band
members are encouraged to stay for the whole day and support the
other bands. Members of the public are always welcome and entry is free.
The Ladner Bandfest goes ahead rain or shine since both stages are
somewhat protected. Following the rains of 2007 protection for
the audience is being incorporated in 2008 for the audience as well.
The Ladner Bandfest Committee
Jesse Oliver, Janet Friesen, Curt Jantzen, Brian Ellis, Pat Hull,
Brenda Khoo, Ann Bates and Curt Radke
For further information contact me directly:
Curt Jantzen
,
Bandfest Director
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