November 2012

Dear Parent / Carer,

As you are already aware, this year, the Senior Concert Band will be taking part in the National Concert Band Festival.  The Festival takes place in St Cripps Hall Theatre, Northampton School for Boys on Sunday 18^th November 2012. 

We will be departing by coach from Corby Business Academy at 8.45am on Sunday 18^th November and will return for 4.00pm.  Rather than return to Corby Business Academy directly after our class at 12.30pm, we will stay on, have some lunch (students will need to bring a packed lunch) and then have an opportunity to listen to the remainder of the Concert Band Festival as well as the Big Band Festival.  Students will of course be supervised at all times. This promises to be a great day out.

I have attached a detailed programme for the day for your information.  Students will need to bring a packed lunch and some money for a tuck shop.   You are more than welcome to join us in Northampton to listen and support the Senior Concert Band who will be performing in the class that starts at 10.30am.  There are a limited number of parental places on the coach for anyone that wishes to travel with the Concert Band.

I would be grateful if you could sign the form below giving your son / daughter permission to attend.  Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries,

Yours faithfully

Clive Wears

Director of Music

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Please return to Mr C Wears – AMID Music

Re: National Concert Band Festival, St Cripps Hall Theatre, Northampton School for Boys on Sunday 18^th November 2012. 

Student Name:…………………………………………………………..………………..

I give consent for my child to take part in the above activity.

I agree he/she will abide by the academy code of conduct whilst on trips.

Signed (parent/carer):……………………………………………………………………………………….

Emergency contact number: …………………………………………………….

WIND BANDS                                        BIG BANDS

     Cripps Hall Theatre                                       Concourse

Junior Wind Bands

9.20am             NSB Wind Band

9.40am             Warwick School Wind Band

Open Wind Bands                                              

10.05am           XBY Concert Band                                          Youth (County) Big Band

10.15am           Northants CYBB

School Wind Bands                                             Youth (Music Centre) Big Band

10.30am           Warwick Foundation Wind Orchestra   10.45am           Leics Schools Big Band

10.55am           Corby Business Academy                          Open Big Band

11.20am           NSB Symphonic Winds                                    11.15am           Uni of Warwick Big Band

11.45am           Warwick School Concert Band                        11.45am           Birmingham Uni Big Band        

12.15pm          Adjudication                                              12.15pm          Adjudication

Community Wind Bands                                            Junior Big Bands

1.30pm            Northampton Concert Band                              1.30pm            NSB Big Band III

2.00pm            Aylesbury Concert Band                                   1.55pm            Warwick School Little BB

2.30pm            Brent Concert Band                                         

Open Wind Bands                                               School Big Bands

3.00pm            University of Nottingham Wind Orchestra         2.20pm            Guthlaxton College Big Band   

3.30pm            Oxford University Wind Orchestra                    2.50pm            Robert Smyth Big Band

4.00pm            University of Warwick Wind Orchestra 3.20pm            Warwick School Big Band                                                                                                        3.50pm            NSB Big Band

Youth (County) Wind Band                                 4.20pm            Warwick School Jazz Lab

4.30pm            Northamptonshire CYCB

4.50pm            Adjudication

5.00pm            Adjudication                                             

Adjudicators: John Greaves & Rob Wiffen       Ian Darrington & Nick Weldon