Programs

Founded in 1934, the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Band Association is dedicated to supporting and promoting concert band music in Ontario, Canada. We work to expand the horizons of all community based music groups.. Included in our mandate is to also support the many jazz, stage, big bands and orchstras that reside in Ontario. We are a registered non-profit charitable organization, and we help host several workshops and concerts each year.

 

Community Band Weekend

The CBA(O) holds a Community Band Weekend every October. This is an opportunity for community musicians to meet like minded individuals, play excellent music under the direction of leading Ontario conductors and perform in a joint concert normally held on the Sunday afternoon with the host band and the Community Band.

Community Band Weekend '10 will be hosted by the Etobicoke Community Concert Band, October 16/17, 2010.

The CBW10 Information brochure is now available HERE

CBW10 Repertoire


The Band Weekend repertoire is selected by the conductors, and ranges in difficulty from Grade 2.5 to Grade 4. The repertoire for this year (in alphabetical order, and subject to change) is:
      - 1812 Overture (arr. Jaeger)
      - Bricusse and Newley on Broadway (arr. Barker)
      - Concerto d’Amore (de Haan)
      - Mancini Medley (arr. Barker)
      - Oklahoma! (arr. Leidzen)
      - Pictures at an Exhibition: Hut of the Baba-Yaga and The Great Gate of Kiev (arr. Leidzen)
      - Shenandoah (Ticheli)
      - Tsunami (Gassi)
      - Variations on Rule Britannia (Hartmann)

Registration is now available!

On-line payment

                 1. Complete this Registration Form and print or Save completed form.

                 2. Email the file to cbw10@cba-ontario.ca or via mail to:

                                    CBA-Ontario Registration

                                    54 Deanewood Crescent

                                    Etobicoke, ON  M9B 3B1

                  3. Select Payment Type from the drop-down menu.

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Payment Option

Payment by mail

                  1. Print and complete the Registration Form.

                  2. Mail it, with a cheque or money order payable to Canadian Band Association (Ontario), to:

                                    CBA-Ontario Registration

                                    54 Deanewood Crescent

                                    Etobicoke, ON  M9B 3B1

CBA(ON) Musician of the Year Award

The Musician of the Year Award is presented to a CBA(ON) band member who, in the opinion of their band executive, has shown superior musicianship, leadership, dependability, loyalty and cooperation.  The award recognizes members of CBA Ontario who have contributed to the promotion, growth and development of the musical, educational or cultural values of their band.

 

Eligibility:

Anyone who is a member of the CBA Ontario, either as an individual or as a member of an member band, is eligible to receive this award.

 

Nomination:

A Band Director or Executive of a member band may submit a nomination to the board of directors of the CBA Ontario with the following information:

- The name and address of the person being nominated.

- A short biography of the nominated individual and the reasons why this person has been nominated.

- The name and address of the person submitting the nomination.

- A high resolution photograph of the person being nominated, if one is available.

A sample submission form is available here.

 

Selection:

If only one nomination is received, that person will automatically receive the award.  In the event that more than one nomination is submitted, the CBA Ontario board of directors will select the recipient for that year.  Once the selection has been made, the person who submitted the nomination will be contacted.

 

The award, a plaque from CBA Ontario and a certificate signed by the band director and the CBA President, is presented at the Community Band Weekend in October.

 

If you feel you have a band member you would like to nominate, please complete the attached form and email it to Info@cba-ontario.ca by October 8, 2010

 

 

Community Band Weekend - Previous Years Information

 

8th Annual Community Band Weekend - October 17/18, 2009

Host - Clarington Concert Band

The 8th Annual Community Band Weekend was a resounding success with 58 musicians from 16 community concert bands.

Pictures of the CBW09 rehearsals and concert click here

Program for 2009

Click on the Selection name in Blue to listen to the piece as a MP3

Selection
Composer/Arranger
Conductor
Navigation Inn Philip Sparke
Barrie Hodgins
Theme and Variations I and II from Enigma Variations, op. 36 Edward Elgar
Michael Purves-Smith

Pixies and Bandits premiere

A Whimsical March for Concert Band

Diana Brault
Diana Brault

The Dream of Power - The Saint Lawrence Project

Suite I.   - The Heritage Lands

Suite III. - Power for the Future

Howard Cable
Graziano Brescacin

Celeste Aida, from Aida

Giuseppe Verdi
Joe Resendes
Bugler's Holiday Leroy Anderson
Sheena Nykolaiszyn
Tijuana Brass in Concert Ted Ricketts (Arr)
John E. Liddle
Puszta, Mvts. I and III  Jan van der Roost
Stephen Chenette

Just a Closer Walk with Thee

- dedicated to the memory of Fred Mills

Calvin Custer (Arr)
Stephen Chenette

 

7th Annual Community Band Weekend - October 18/19, 2008

Host - East York Concert Band

The 7th Annual Community Band Weekend provided a band of 55 musicians from 10 CBA(O) Member Bands.

Music Played: All the music selections are saved as MP3 files for easy download and playing

- Recording Engineer - Emily Lynch

- Post Production - Bill Harris

Dam Busters March

Loch Lomond

March of the Belgian Paratroopers

Serenade (First Performance)

Trumpeter's Lullaby, Soloist John Liddle

Moventa

Una Voce Poco Fa, soloist Michael Purves-Smith

Gabriel's Oboe, soloist Michael Purves-Smith

La Virgen de la Macarena, Soloist John Liddle

Italian in Algiers, Overture

Tuba Tiger Rag

All Concert pieces as .mp3 in a self extracting .zip file, IMPORTANT 73.6MB file 

CBA2008

 

6th Annual Community Band Weekend - October 13/14, 2007

Host - Peterborough Community Concert Band

Music Played: All the music selections are saved as MP3 files for easy download and playing

Northern Lake

Images D'Ollioules

Harlem Nocturne, Soloist Eddie Graf

Walkin' and Whistlin' Blues

The Lonely Trumpeter, Soloist John Liddle

Mia Madre

My Fair Lady

 

5th Annual Community Band Weekend - October 28/29 2006

Hosts - Whitby Brass Band and Oshawa Civic Band .

Music Played: All the music selections are saved as MP3 files for easy download and playing .

Marchmanship, Howard Cable                                                                                    Conductor W. J. Askew

Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral, Wagner - arr. Lucien Cailliet                                   Conductor W. J. Askew

Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez, Rodrigo - arr. Eddie Graff                                       Conductor Denny Ringler, Flugehorn Soloist John Liddle

The Witch and the Saint, Steven Reineke                                                                    Conductor John Liddle

The Cavalier, E. Sutton                                                                                              Conductor Denny Ringler, Euphonium Solo Neil Johnstone

Here's That Rainy Day, Burke & Van Heusen arr. Lowden                                             Conductor John McGuigan

Joy Ride, Patterson                                                                                                   Conductor John McGuigan

The Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein arr. Robert Russell Bennett                   Conductor Stephen Chenette