2024 AIBF Calgary Festival

Welcome to the Calgary Alberta International Band Festival 2024 - "Where young Albertans learn to play, and play to learn." We're excited to announce that we are celebrating our 52nd year!

The Alberta International Band Festivals (both Edmonton North and Calgary South) are run by a volunteers. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a performance platform for outstanding junior high/middle school, high school, and community bands. The Festivals are held each year in Calgary and Edmonton. Organizers are committed to providing participants with a valuable and stimulating educational experience in a non-competitive atmosphere.

All bands are adjudicated against a standard performance rubric established by the Festival Committee. Bands receive "Superior", "Excellent" or "Satisfactory" ratings from each of two adjudicators. One adjudicator gives a written evaluation, while the other provides recorded comments of the performance. The Festival also makes an archival recording for each band with no adjudicator's comments.

2024 Calgary Festival Dates

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2023. PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE.

Concert Bands Grades (Grades 2-6): Wednesday, February 21st through Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 at the Eckhardt-Grammatte Hall, Rozsa Centre (University of Calgary)

• 2 adjudicators providing feedback (1 written evaluation with comments; 1 recording of the performance session with feedback)
• 1 archival recording of your performance
• a 25 minute clinic session immediately following your performance with one of the adjudicators

Jazz Band & Combos (All Levels): Monday, March 5th through Friday, March 8th, 2024 at the Polaris Centre.

• 3 adjudicators providing feedback (2 written evaluation with comments; 1 recording of the session with feedback)
• 1 archival recording of your performance
• a 25 minute clinic session immediately following your performance with one of the adjudicators

Grade 1 Concert Bands: Dates and location to be determined.

• 3 adjudicators providing feedback (2 written evaluation with comments; 1 recording of the session with feedback)
• 1 archival recording of your performance
• a 25 minute clinic session immediately following your performance with one of the adjudicators

Band Workshops (All Levels - Concert Band or Jazz): TO BE DETERMINED (Clinicians will come to your schools/rehearsal facility to work with your group in 60 minute clinic sessions.)

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The Festivals are funded by grants, corporate sponsorship, donations, entry fees and ticket sales. We invite organizations, foundations and individuals interested in supporting the Festivals to contact our Sponsorship Coordinators - Cathy MacRae and Ryan Hancock at [email protected].

For additional information about or questions concerning the Alberta International Band Festival - Calgary, please contact Director of Operations - Cathy MacRae at: [email protected].