Anyone with a connection to Mitcham City Brass knows just how much the Flinders Foundation, particularly their work around Kidney/Renal Research means to everyone in the band.
 
To further support their wonderful work, MD Steven Packer and Mitcham City Brass will present "Concert for a Cause" with the proceeds going direct to the foundation. 
 
The Concert is on Saturday 22 September in the beautiful Vogue Theatre, 25 Belair Road, Kingswood and commences at 7.30 pm.
Mitcham City Brass is a 40-piece Community Brass Band, that regularly performs at events around Adelaide and surrounding areas.  
The program will feature some of the World's Most Beautiful Melodies, and we are excited to be joined by our special guest vocalists … The Raymond Sisters, as well as our guest conductor, Bruce Raymond.
Mark this date in your diary now …. 

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Tickets available at www.trybooking.com or at the door
Adults: $25.00
Concession: $20.00
Students: $5.00
Child U/13: Free
Further details available at www.mitchamcitybrass.org or phone 0419 030 746

Details about the 2019 SABA State Youth Camp & Tour are now available.

Details here:   Camp Details
Online Applications available via this LINK
Applications Close  31 October 2018

Further details can be obtained by contacting
Veronica Boulton
State Youth Brass Coordinator
South Australian Band Association
Tel: 0412 866 737
[email protected]

The SABA is pleased to announce that this year’s State Band & Solo Championships will be held at Brighton Secondary School.

Brighton is a specialist music school and has outstanding facilities. They are very keen to host our event as they see it as an excellent way to showcase their facilities and it is likely they will even participate in the competition.

Based on feedback from the SABA Delegates we are holding the stage competition and solos on separate weekends so that solo performers can properly devote time to their performances without compromising their work with their bands.

Band Championships – Sunday 19th August, Brighton Secondary School
This year the stage competition is on Sunday the 19th of August. We intend for the Concert Bands and Brass Bands to perform consecutively with Concert Bands starting on stage at 9am and performances continuing in on venue all day until the Brass Bands conclude in early evening. This arrangement will eradicate most of the scheduling problems that occurred in 2017 with many players performing with both a concert and brass band.

Solo & Party Competition – Saturday 1st September, Brighton Secondary School
The solo competition will be held on Saturday 1st September at Brighton Secondary School and will be in a very similar format to last year.

State Marching Championships – Sunday 9th September, Adelaide Showgrounds Wayville
In a major development, and again based on feedback from the Delegates which urged that the Marching Championship should be held in a public space and be a public spectacle, we are pleased to announce that the Marching championship will be held on Sunday 9th of September at the Wayville Showgrounds on the last day of the 2018 Royal Show. Very public indeed. We urge that all bands plan now to support the 2018 marching competition and help make it the spectacle that it deserves to be. Even bands who are not competing in the Band Championships are encouraged to participate. It has not yet been decided if this event will be mandatory for Brass Bands competing in the State Band Championships. We are hoping that all bands will choose to participate in any case with a focus on the Parade Of Bands.

The official “Contest Pack” is expected to go out to all bands in mid May. Please feel free to express your interest by return email at any time to assist in our planning.

Your Contest Sub Committee is comprised of the same members as in 2017 and they are looking forward to running what should be a great championship.

Darren McDonald
Contest Convener - 2018 State Band Championships
South Australian Band Association (SABA)
Email: [email protected]

​Following on from three successful tours, the Riverland in 2015, Yorke
Peninsula in 2016 and this year’s tour of the Limestone Coast, the 2018
State Youth Brass Tour will be heading to Clare Valley for what promises to
be the best tour yet! We are staying at Bungaree Station where we will
rehearse for three days followed by three days of concerts at different
venues including Sevenhill Cellars, Mintaro Maze, Martindale Hall and St
Michael’s Church. Our final concert will be back at Bungaree Station.
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ACCOMMODATION, CATERING & TRANSPORT
We will be ’camping’ in the Shearers Quarters, so bring your swags or a
sleeping bag and camp bed! We will have some down time during each day so you can relax and catch up with old friends and make new ones and there is a pool at Bungaree so bring your swimmers.

Application Form:  https://goo.gl/forms/LqtwO8P7rHC6WvF12

For more information contact Veronica Boulton on 0412 866 737 or
[email protected].

​You will need to bring a packed lunch on Day 1 but all other meals will be catered. Getting to Clare Valley is your responsibility and it is possible to car-pool so please let us know if you would like help with transport. Once there we will be travelling by coach to the concert venues.

ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible you will need to be 24 years or under on the first day of camp which is 16th January 2018. The minimum playing standard will need to be approximately Grade Four (AMEB, ANZCA, TRINITY etc.) but you don’t
need to have actually done an exam, you just need a teacher or your conductor to verify your playing standard. Applicants are also encouraged to indicate any conducting experience for consideration as co-conductors.

INSTRUMENTATION
Brass band instrumentation is preferred, however all brass will be accepted.
French horns will be required to transpose from E-flat. Trombones, tubas, euphoniums and baritones will be reading treble clef. Percussionists should be able to read music.

PERSONNEL
Supervisory staff all have the relevant Working with Children and First Aid as required for teaching in South Australia.

FEES
The aim is to keep the cost as low as possible so fundraising and sponsorship is still being sought. A deposit of $50 will be invoiced on acceptance of your application. The camp, tour and shirt will be a maximum of $250 per person (to be confirmed).

Mitcham’s former Vogue Theatre will come alive with the ‘sounds of music’ on Saturday 24 June 2017 where fourteen of Adelaide’s finest community Brass and Concert Bands will take to the stage in an epic musical extravaganza! 

The Festival is a fun opportunity for each of the bands to showcase their favourite arrangements in a 45 minute program without the confines of traditional competition rules, however each band has been requested to include a Hymn and a March in their repertoire.

After performing in numerous festivals over the years at country venues, Mitcham City Brass is excited to bring the Festival concept to the City, and is already planning for this to become an annual event.

Entertainment commences at 9:00 am (doors open at 8:30 am) and continues until approximately 10:00 pm, and patrons are invited to join us for all or any part of the day.  
Participating Bands include: Burnside Youth Concert Band; Campbelltown City Band; City Of Adelaide Concert Band; Enfield Brass; Glenelg Brass Band; Henley and Grange West Torrens Concert Band; Holdfast Bay Concert Band; Para Hills Brass Band; Payneham City Concert Band; Salisbury City Band; Second Wind Ensemble; Unley Concert Band, Warriparinga Brass and of course the host band, Mitcham City Brass.
Admission: Adults $15:00; Students 18 & Under $10:00; Children u/13 free.  Tickets are available at the door or via pre-purchase at www.trybooking.com .  Full catering, snacks and refreshments will be available throughout the day on site.

This event is proudly sponsored by Presto Music Repairs and Goldsborough Financial Services, and supported by Adelaide Revival Fellowship.

Full details are available www.mitchambandfestival.com.au or phone 0419 030 746.

​APRA AMCOS advising that Musical Works by Bruce Rowland are no longer covered under APRA AMCOS licensing effective 1 January 2017

Come and join K&N Brass at the St Peters Town Hall Complex - 101 Payneham Rd, Payneham and enjoyan afternoon of music to celebrate the season of giving.

Sunday 13th November - 1pm
​An Afternoon of music presented by Para Hill Brass Band, Campbelltown City Band & St John Brass Band 

The State Youth Brass Band came together for the first time in January 2015 in the inaugural Summer Camp and Tour of the Riverland. In 2016 the State Youth Brass Camp and Tour was held on the Yorke Peninsula. 
The purpose of the band is to provide a facility for the youth of the South Australian Band Association (SABA) to extend their musical knowledge and appreciation, develop their skills, promote the SABA further afield, and to enjoy the pleasures of rehearsing and performing amongst like-minded enthusiasts. 
The annual brass band summer camp and tour provides a unique opportunity for young brass band musicians. Currently there is much on offer for young wind musicians generally, such as the Adelaide Youth Orchestras, the Adelaide Wind Orchestra, and many school-based ensembles and festivals, but there is nothing distinct for brass band youth. Furthermore, brass band instrumentation is generally not accepted in many ensembles, therefore limiting opportunity.

The participants are 24 years and under, and come together to rehearse for three days in mid January, followed by a three-day concert tour.  This is a wonderful musical and educational experience for the participants, as well as an opportunity for networking and companionship. In addition, the tour offers people in rural communities an opportunity to attend live music concerts, which may not be as accessible as it is for people in the city. 
In 2017 the State Youth Brass Camp will be held in Adelaide and the Tour will be of the Limestone Coast.
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Veronica Boulton
State Youth Brass Coordinator
South Australian Band Association
Tel: 0412 866 737
[email protected]

More details and updates will appear here