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Alberta Music Festival Association
Alberta Music Festival Association. Umbrella organization formed ca 1964 to represent and co-ordinate the competition festivals of the province of Alberta.
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Band festivals
Band festivals. Festive gatherings, usually for competition, of civic, military, and youth bands. Canada's first band festival probably was the one held in 1877 in Berlin (Kitchener), Ont.
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History of Music Bands in Canada
Music bands are large instrumental ensembles consisting mainly of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Traditionally, bands have been associated with outdoor activities or ceremonies, e.g., to accompany marching, add cheer to festivities, and contribute to the pomp of state occasions. The symphonic (concert) band is a modern refinement; the jazz and dance band are distant relations. The predominance of bands over orchestras and chamber ensembles was due also to the fact that band instruments can be learned more quickly than string or keyboard instruments. Furthermore, the extroverted music and vigorous sound of bands, their suitability for rousing patriotic emotions, and their usefulness in enhancing non-musical events made them popular.
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British Columbia Association of Performing Arts Festivals
British Columbia Association of Performing Arts Festivals (British Columbia Music Festival Association 1964-82). Provincial umbrella organization founded in 1964 (after informal discussions held as early as 1961) at a meeting of representatives of urban competition festivals.
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CIBC National Music Festival/Le Festival national de musique CIBC
CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) National Music Festival/Le Festival national de musique CIBC. Annual amateur competition, known until 1987 as The National Competitive Festival of Music.
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Competition Festivals
Competition festivals. Public, graded competitions for student and amateur classical musicians; school, amateur, and church choirs; and school, amateur, and civic instrumental ensembles. Contestants are adjudicated publicly by trained professionals who give them comparative marks.
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Festival d'été international de Québec
An annual event established in 1968 under the name Festival d'été de Québec by a group of business people and artists from Québec City for the purpose of promoting the region's artistic, economic and tourist potential.
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Festival d'été international de Québec
Festival d'été international de Québec (Festival d'été de Québec 1968-86). Summer festival founded 1968 by a group of young artists and businessmen from Quebec City with the purpose of furthering cultural, touristic and economic development in their region.
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Festival international de jazz de Montréal (FIJM)
The Festival international de jazz de Montréal (FIJM, translated in English as Montreal International Jazz Festival and often referred to simply as the Jazz Fest) is an annual music festival in downtown Montreal. First held in 1980, the festival initially took place in several locations across downtown Montreal before settling around the Place des Arts. The Jazz Fest was founded by Alain Simard in association with André Ménard, Denyse McCann and Alain de Grosbois. It has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest jazz festival. It is also considered Canada’s largest music festival. It generally lasts 10 days and takes place from the end of June to the beginning of July.
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Festival international de musique actuelle de Victoriaville
Festival international de musique actuelle de Victoriaville. Established in 1983 in Victoriaville, 170 km east of Montreal, by Production Platforme, Inc, under the artistic direction of Michel Levasseur. In the festival's first year 10 concerts were presented between 1 and 4 December.
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Festival Singers of Canada
The Festival Singers was the first professional choir in Canada. Founded in 1954 by Elmer Iseler and known until 1968 as the Festival Singers of Toronto, the chorus reached professional status that year when it became the core of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
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Granby Song Festival/Festival de la chanson de Granby
Granby Song Festival/Festival de la chanson de Granby. Annual competition begun in 1969 in Granby, Que, by Yves Gagnon and Yves Steinmetz, to promote original Quebec song, provide amateurs with a permanent workshop, and encourage international exchange.
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Jazz Festivals
Jazz festivals. Traditionally heard in nightclubs, jazz was first presented in a festival setting in France in the late 1940s and at Newport, RI, in 1954. The 'jazz festival' typically brings together several ensembles over a period of days in one or more venues.
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Waterloo Band Festival
The Waterloo Band Festival. An annual band festival and competition held 1932-40 and 1946-58 in Waterloo Park, Waterloo, Ont. Organized by Charles F.
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