Weekend Set For Mid-Atlantic Brass Band Festival

This weekend the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Brass Band Festival will take place at Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey.

The trio of guest clinicians for this year’s event includes international euphonium star David Childs, ex-pat conductor & arranger Dr Keith Wilkinson, and Welsh conductor & North American Brass Band Summer School co-founder Craig Roberts.

Five bands, including former NABBA Champions Atlantic Brass, Penn View, Rockville, Rowan University and Rowan Prep, will benefit from expert guidance from the UK clinicians in the form of a series of workshops, lectures and performance feedback sessions.

Speaking about the Festival, Craig Roberts told A4B: “It’s a pleasure for all of us to be invited to MABBF, to work with the bands and witness and support the further development of the brass band movement in North America.

Building upon the excellent work of NABBA, and initiatives such as the North American Brass Band Summer School, MABBF and other regional festivals, brass banding in Canada and the U.S. can only continue to go from strength to strength throughout the coming years.”

Further information on this weekend’s festival, including the full MABBF schedule, can be found at the event website www.midatlanticbrassbandfestival.com while information on this summer’s North American Brass Band Summer School can be found at www.nabbss.com