Saturday, June 9 & Sunday, June 10, 2012
at Memorial Park, Ladner
British Columbia, Canada
The Eighth Annual Ladner Bandfest is now CLOSED for registration. 21 Bands Registered as of January 9, 2012 (see The Bands 2012). We hope all community bands and music groups are ready to return for another joyous weekend of outstanding music! Ladner Bandfest #8 takes place June 9-10, 2012, at Ladner’s Memorial Park, rain or shine. Family Weekend! Be sure to encourage all your members to bring their families, lawn chairs and picnic baskets, and prepare to spend the entire day in Ladner! Burgers, snacks, and drinks are available at Memorial Park, thanks to the service club TOOB, who will also bring their famous curly fries! Ladner Village is just two blocks away, with its unique shops and cafes (the Ladner Village Market takes place on Sunday only – www.ladnervillagemarket.com). Schedule Bands will alternate on the two stages, the Gazebo and the Showstage. • Groups may use the Kinsmen House for preparation and storage. • There is a designated time-slot, 2:20 to 2:40pm on both days, for presentations by the sponsors, and a welcome by a Special Guest. All sponsors and bands should have a representative available at this time. • Please time your program to 40 minutes, including announcements! A festival that runs on time is pleasing to participants and audience alike, and encourages return visits by all.
Suggested Preparation Schedule For Each Band:
Site and Equipment The Ladner Bandfest will provide two covered stages. • Each stage contains: - 40-50 music stands, 40-50 chairs - A drumset provided by Long and McQuade - A Long and McQuade keyboard amp which also can be used for bass guitar or electronic drum - A PA system with one microphone for announcer or vocalist - Timpani available, if requested on the registration form. • A warm-up/dressing building and supervised storage area are available in the Kinsmen House. Bands should bring all other items needed. Feel free to contact other bands to share add’l equipment. • Note: the ticketed storage area will be supervised throughout the hours of the Ladner Bandfest. All reasonable care will be taken to ensure the safety of checked items, but the host group, the Delta Music Makers, can accept no legal responsibility should an item go missing. All items must be removed by 5:30pm on Sunday. • A list of Lost and Found items will be shown on the website, www.ladnerbandfest.org. Other Styles of Music Other styles of community music group, such as stage or swing bands, will be accepted with the proviso that they fit on a concert band stage. Any desired changes in stage setup must be made within the group’s stage time as per the schedule. Volunteers Volunteers are needed! The jobs are not onerous and can be learned quickly. The shifts are approximately 40 minutes. If you have musicians or family members interested in helping us out during the course of the day, please go to our website and fill out the online Volunteer Application at www.ladnerbandfest.org, or email coordinator Lucy Williams: lucywilliams@dccnet.com The members of the Ladner Bandfest Committee look forward to seeing and hearing all our fellow band enthusiasts at Ladner Bandfest #8! Curt Jantzen, cjband@telus.net For Ladner Bandfest Committee, www.ladnerbandfest.org | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
