ABODA QLD is host­ing the Aus­tralian National Band and Orches­tra Con­fer­ence in 2012. The ANBOC2012 pro­gram is designed for con­duct­ors of school and /or com­munity con­cert band, stage band and orches­tras of all levels.

Ses­sion top­ics to include: con­duct­ing mas­ter classes, for­ums to explore rep­er­toire, rehearsal tech­niques and instru­ment pedagogy

The con­fer­ence will be led by inter­na­tional and Aus­tralian clini­cians and will fea­ture per­form­ances by some of the country’s lead­ing ensembles.

Inter­na­tional Headliners

Craig Kirch­hoff
Pro­fessor of Con­duct­ing and Dir­ector of Bands
Uni­ver­sity of Minnesota

Dr Richard Miles
Pro­fessor of Music and Dir­ector of Bands
More­head State Uni­ver­sity
Editor, Teach­ing Music­Through Per­form­ance in Band
Sponsored by GIA Publications

Dr Joanne Erwin
Pro­fessor of Music Edu­ca­tion (Orches­tra)
Ober­lin Con­ser­vat­ory
Sponsored by Hal Leonard Australia

Early Bird (closes 12 April 2012
$450 Con­fer­ence
$40 Del­eg­ate Band *

Nor­mal Rate
$500 Con­fer­ence
$40 Del­eg­ate Band *

* Del­eg­ate Band, con­duc­ted by Craig Kirch­hoff USA com­mences rehears­als 9am Wed 4 July with per­form­ance on open­ing night (Thur 5 July)

All Con­fer­ence attendees to be fin­an­cial ABODA mem­bers. Day rates will be released through the ANBOC2012 web­site. Accom­mod­a­tion and meals not included.

Loc­a­tion
St Laurence’s Col­lege
Edmund Rice Per­form­ing Arts Centre
82 Stephen’s Road
South Bris­bane QLD

Register from 20 Janu­ary 2012 at www.anboc2012.com

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