2024 AIBF Edmonton Festival

Welcome to the Edmonton 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 53rd year!

The Alberta International Band Festivals (both Edmonton North and Calgary South) are run by 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 Edmonton and Calgary. 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 Edmonton Festival Dates

MARCH 11-15, 2024

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN !!

DIRECTORS will notice an increase in REGISTRATION FEES this year in both Edmonton and Calgary. Please know that we are not doing this lightly. We have had a decrease in government funding, a large increase in venue costs, and are recovering from a substantial loss from last year's festivals as we tried to run as normal as possible coming out of the pandemic. Fewer bands were able to participate and vendors were trying to recover from their losses during the pandemic. We hope that you understand and will continue to support AIBF as we hope to get back to "normal".

Concert Bands Grades (Grades 1-6): March 11-15, 2024

• 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): March 12 & 13, 2024

2 adjudicators providing feedback (1 written evaluation with comments; 1 recording of the session with feedback)

• 1 archival recording of your performance
• a 45 minute session which includes set-up, performance and onstage clinic with adjudicators

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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 - Edmonton, please contact Rob Speers at: [email protected].