Tasmanian Bands League Inc. in Grindelwald | Community organisation

Tasmanian Bands League Inc.

Locality: Grindelwald

Phone: +61 437 846 441

Address: 90 Atkinson Roads 7277 Grindelwald, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.tbl.org.au

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24.01.2022 Congratulations to Peter Quigley, recipient of TBL Life Membership. Presented to Peter by TBL Vice President Darren Llewellyn at a recent combined Latrobe Federal Band and Music North Tasmania concert. Well Done, Peter!

23.01.2022 Cancellation of 2020 Tasmanian State Band Championships I write to inform TBL Registered Organisations that the TBL held a Special Committee Meeting on Sunday 26/7/20 to to discuss the viability of the 2020 Tasmanian Band Championships in light of the COVID 19 pandemic. Please note that after deliberation about the information provided by the delegates to the meeting, it was unanimously decided not to hold the TBL Band Championship in 2020. ... All delegates expressed their sincere thanks to the 2020 TBL State Band Championship Organising Committee, namely Nigel Elliott from the Devonport City Brass and the TBL NW Vice President Anne Wyllie for all the work they had invested in the 2020 State Championship up until this time. Their work was much appreciated. The TBL will discuss the 2021 Tasmanian Band Championships at the next TBL Quarterly Meeting in August 2020. Kindest regards Peter Quigley OAM TBL President

20.01.2022 A Very Big Congratulations to Graeme Andrews of the Ulverstone Municipal Band, recipient of TBL Badge of Honour for service to banding over many years. Presented to Graeme by TBL Treasurer Alysha Allen at the UMB Annual Dinner. Well Done Graeme

19.01.2022 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL BANDS Introduction: In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the NBCA in conjunction with the Band Association of NSW is running t...he inaugural Australian National Online Festival of Bands (ANOFOB) instead of the Australian National Band Championships which would have been held in Newcastle, NSW over Easter 2021. The NBCA encourages eligible bands to participate in this inaugural event under the conditions provided below. Background: The 2021 National Band Championships have been cancelled in light of the following considerations arising from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: The 2020 Nationals had to be cancelled some four weeks before they were due to start because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This late cancellation caused parties involved in the event to incur considerable financial losses. The current state of play across the country and fluid regulatory environments including border closures may continue for some time. The social distancing, cleaning and hygiene requirements and uncertainty about the limits on the numbers of people able to attend an in-venue event are not known at this stage. The preparations of bands planning to compete in the 2021 Nationals will be disrupted to varying degrees with bands from Victoria unlikely to be in a position to rehearse at all before the end of 2020. These difficulties combined with the varying access to recording capabilities for bands across the country make it impossible to run a National Band Championships including the Solo and Party Championships in any other format for 2021. However, the NBCA and all State Associations recognise many bands across Australia and internationally would value the opportunity to participate in an alternative national band event over Easter 2021. The Australian National Online Festival of Bands (ANOFOB) has therefore been developed to provide an alternative event to fill Easter with good band music. The 2021 festival will be run as a joint venture between the NBCA and the BANSW. Other arrangements for an alternative event for the Solo and Party Championships are currently being explored. This festival will provide an opportunity for bands to submit for adjudication video recordings of them playing a sacred item, single own choice major work, on stage march or own choice concert item (or any combination of these four items). These performances will be replayed over the Easter weekend. The festival is all about participation, providing bands with purpose for rehearsals through these times as we attempt to return to our usual high standards, making great music together rather than fierce competition for trophies and titles. To provide all bands with the flexibility to maximise their opportunity for participation, the festival will operate under streamlined rules within a format that loosely mirrors the formal structure of the National Band Championships. We look forward to seeing all bands participate in whatever capacity and events they are able to as we work our way through these difficult times. Barrie Gott President National Band Council of Australia Jeff Markham President Band Association of NSW

18.01.2022 Congratulations to Dan Brown of the Hobart City Band, recipient of the TBL Badge of Honour. Presented to Dan by TBL Vice President Michael Young at a recent Hobart Wind Symphony rehearsal. Well Done, Dan!

15.01.2022 Hobart City Band's 2019 Quiz Night - Friday, 13th December @ Claremont Football Club.

12.01.2022 Notice of Cancellation Australian National Band Championships Hello again everyone,... What a difference a few days has made. As the world comes to grips with the impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus, the organising body for the nationals has taken a further critical review of the viability of hosting our event this Easter. The NBCA has made the following statement: Discussions were held with the National Band Council and the Western Australian organising committee today following the announcement of a pandemic. It is with regret that the the National Contest to be held in Perth at Easter will not proceed. We are well aware of the amount of preparation that has has been made by the organising committee and individual bands. However, circumstances and concerns by various stakeholders have made us come to this decision. This decision was not made lightly but was in the end forced upon us. Sincerely, Barrie Gott President National Band Council of Australia Notwithstanding WABA's alignment with the NBCA, this is a devastating blow to the team here - our small committee has moved mountains to welcome bands from all over Australia, and for it to end like this, just a few weeks out, is nothing short of heartbreaking. This competition was definitely going to be one for the books! We sincerely thank our sponsors for their support - without your generosity we would not have made it this far. The team has prepared a brief Q&A reference, available via out website here: https://www.nationalbandchampionships.com.au/qa.html If you have any other questions please don't hesitate to contact us.

10.01.2022 Test Pieces Announced for 2020 State Band Championships Concert Bands Open A: Symphony No.4 (West Point Symphony) - Morton Gould ... Open B: An Original Suite - Gordon Jacob (ed. Heidenreich) Open C: Seagate Overture - James Swearingen Open D: Three Moon - Ralph Hultgren Junior A: The Hounds of Spring - Alfred Reed Junior B: Into the Sun - Jodie Blackshaw Junior C: Iron and Ice - Randall D. Standridge Brass Bands Open A: Dances and Alleluias - Philip Sparke Open B: Bandsman's Challenge - Bertrand Moren Open C: Viking Age - Thierry Deleruyelle Open D: Anglian Dances - Alan Fernie movements 1, 2, 3 and 5 (NOT 4) Junior A: Fanfares and Love Songs - Gavin Higgins Junior B: A Royal Mile Suite - Alan Fernie Junior C: Legend in Brass - James Curnow

09.01.2022 Here is all the latest information regarding the 2020 Tasmanian Music Summer School, which will be held at Newstead College in January 2020.

06.01.2022 Cancellation of the 2020 TBL State Solo and Ensemble Championships: Due to the ongoing concerns and global uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the TBL Executive have decided in the best interests of the state banding community to cancel the 2020 State Solo and Ensemble Championships. Please note that at this stage, the State Band Championships will be going ahead as scheduled (subject to any further advice). All band test pieces for the contest will be announced on April 1.

06.01.2022 Vale Layton Hodgetts OAM Co-founder, Conductor, President, Music Director, Life Member, Mentor, Friend. Thank you for all you’ve given Us.

05.01.2022 2020 State Solo and Ensemble championships - Open Test Pieces Announced. Solo and Party Championships are to be held 30th, 31st May at Launceston College. If need assistance with music or entries please contact us. Entries due 1st April

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01.01.2022 A big congratulations to Naomi Dickers, TSO’s #RisingStar for 2020! 20 year-old Naomi hails from Ulverstone and now studies at the UTAS Conservatorium of Musi...c with TSO Principal Tuba, Tim Jones. She is a seasoned competitor with a string of state title wins to her name, as well as competing as a soloist at the Australian National Band Championships each year since 2016. All twelve students who auditioned today were outstanding. We look forward to hearing Naomi perform as soloist with the TSO in the (hopefully) near future. Congratulations Naomi and Tim! #TasSymphony #RisingStar #Tuba