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National Concert Band Festival

…the UK’s largest wind band and big band festival

Even in these tough times of COVID-19, when live music has effectively been silenced,
it has accelerated the desire of NCBF to assist as many groups (concert bands and jazz
bands) as possible develop various strategies for ensemble playing, whilst they may only have
limited scope to meet as a full complement.

NCBF will be announcing a number of initiatives over the next few months under the banner of
NCBF Extra to assist your bands development, the first of these NCBF Lite is FREE and available
NOW – see details below.

NCBF had to cancel the 2020 Nationals in April NCBF Lite is FREE and available NOW We know
and will not be staging the Regional Festivals perfectly well that any rehearsals that could be
this Autumn / Winter. scheduled at present are limited by so many factors,
therefore in the meantime NCBF wish to support and
However, bands originally invited to perform at the encourage ensemble playing and invite you to take
NCBF 2020 Nationals will automatically be part in our FREE NCBF Lite initiative. Aimed
invited to participate in the planned NCBF 2021 at smaller ensembles from within bands, consider:
Nationals @ Royal Northern College of Music,
Manchester on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 April. • Flute; Clarinet; Saxophone; Double Reed Ensembles
• Wind Trio; Quartet; Quintet; Sextet, etc.
Any bands not invited to the NCBF 2020 Nationals • Trumpet; Horn; Lower Brass Ensembles
can still apply for consideration to perform at • Brass Trio; Quartet; Quintet; Sextet, etc.
the planned NCBF 2021 Nationals by submitting a • Percussion Ensemble
• Jazz Trio; Quartet; Quintet; Sextet, etc.
15/20 minute non-edited video of a recent • Little Big Band
performance (together with pdf copies of scores / • Flexiband
lead sheets) and completing an on-line entry. You
will receive a written adjudication from NCBF
experts, a completed NCBF Criteria Sheet plus an
award (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze) made and
will be assessed for inclusion – submit anytime up
to mid-February.

Submit a 15/20 minute non-edited video of your
selected programme (together with pdf copies of
scores / lead sheets) to:
www.ncbf.info/ncbflite
In return you will receive a written adjudication
from NCBF experts, a completed NCBF Criteria
Sheet and an Award Certificate (Platinum, Gold,
Silver, Bronze) which will be sent to you – there
is not any deadline for this FREE NCBF Lite
submission

Your band’s development is our aim at all times
and NCBF are keen to support this – if you are
able to rehearse as previously, that’s fantastic –
if you are having to adjust and adapt, we are
here to help (look at www.ncbf.info for
guidance on music content)

Keith Allen
Director: NCBF
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