Brass: Durham International Festival

Brass: 11-20 July
8 fantastic international bands will be visitDurham
ing County Durham for this year’s festival.
International To book a band please call Barbara at The
Forge on 01207 284 515
Festival
Important Information. Please read before making your booking:
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Performances are now available to book
Each performance costs £200 unless you have received a subsidised slot from your
Local Councillor, Area Action Partnership or Town Council.
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The programme sells very quickly so please book early to avoid disappointment
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The bands are a departure from a traditional band, often tour worldwide and are self
contained
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Weather permitting why not hold your performance outside which will offer parents
the chance to get involved too
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The Brass Education Programme is a perfect opportunity to introduce your pupils to
brass music in a new and exciting way with movement and dance a part of most
performances so prepare to be on your feet dancing and clapping.
Click here http://ow.ly/i3XfH to watch performances from previous years
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The band members will be happy to answer questions your pupils might have
prepared in advance of their visit.
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The bands will arrive at least 30 minutes before their performance time and we ask
that you provide:
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A secure room for the band to store belongings, change into costume, and sound
check instruments
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Schools will not be required to provide lunch for the band but refreshments before/
after their performance would be appreciated.
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The bands from overseas will not hold a DBS check; however a volunteer chaperone will be escorting the band at all times and we ask that at least one teacher is
present at all times during the visit
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The bands are also touring community centres during the festival. Why not consider
working with your community centre to host the band for a full day?
Contact Barbara at The Forge for more information (limited opportunities available)
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Scroll down to Pages 2 and 3 for band details and availability
Beat n Blow (9 band members from Germany)
Dates available: Fri 11th, Mon 14th—Fri 18th July
Morning/afternoon
Beat' n Blow an energetic 9-piece marching band playing acoustic
dance music arranged for voices, horns and drums. With a singer,
two drummers, two trumpets, tuba, trombone and two saxophones,
the band creates a unique sound and live experience that leaves no
audience untouched. The bands style has been described as a
revolutionary fusion of jazz, funk, hip hop and world styles".
www.beatnblow.de/
Funky Style Brass (10 band members from France)
Available: Thurs 17th and Fri 18th July
Morning/Afternoon
Graduates of Conservatoire National de Toulouse, France, Funky
Style Brass combine showmanship, quirky costumes, infectious
music and dance with boundless energy; audiences beware…
there’s no escape
www.funkystylebrass.net
New York Brass Band (7 band members from the UK)
Dates Available: Fri 11th, Mon 14th– Fri 18th July
Morning/Afternoon
New York Brass Band is a 7 piece line up of percussion, sax, trumpets, trombones and sousaphone. They are North Yorkshires only
contemporary New Orleans inspired brass band. Funky music that
gets people dancing and a band that makes the audience feel part
of the show.
www.newyorkbrassband.co.uk
Oompha Brass (5 band members from the UK)
Dates Available: Fri 11th, Mon 14th—Fri 18th July
Morning/Afternoon
Oompah Brass started out with the firm intention of becoming a traditional German oompah band. they quickly realised that novel arrangements of pop tunes carried more appeal than the waltzes,
polkas and marches more commonly associated with the genre.
The regular line up of two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba make
up the five pioneering members.
Jaipur Kawa from India
Dates Available Fri 11th, Mon 14th— Fri 18th July
Morning/Afternoon
Hailing from a long family lineage of musicians and sharing his life
between Jaipur and Paris, Hameed Khan Kawa, a tabla maestro
and artistic director of Musafir, has known the sound of the brass
band since his birth. In its native place, Rajasthan, the brass band
is a feature of life itself. Exposed to different musical styles – jazz,
Western traditional music, Indian music – Hameed developed the
idea of creating a brass band of his own to present the fantastic
sound of the Indian Brass Band.
Kolektif Isanbul (6 band members from Turkey)
Dates available: Fri 11th, Mon 14th—Fri 18th July
Morning/afternoon
Koletif Istanbul music is mainly based on traditional
Turkish repertoires. Then with a funky and jazzy touch
they double the tempo and energy. The band members
play Gayda (traditional Bulgarian Bagpipes),clarinet,
sax, accordion, tuba, percussions and drums.
Hannabiel & Midnight Blue
Available: Tue 15th— Fri 18th July
Morning/Afternoon
The Ladies of Midnight Blue are the female component of the
band Hannabiell & Midnight Blue. As a duet, they have performed all over the world. Their music consists of powerful
and upbeat combinations of percussion, brass, vocal chants,
and mbira compositions that creates the perfect party atmosphere and summons audience participation.
Les Bomb Zatomik (6 Band Members from France)
Dates Available: Fri 11th, Mon 14th—Fri 18th July
Morning/Afternoon
The Bomb'ZatomiK are an all woman band from France playing
their brass instruments with a grain of madness.