Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival

20/06/2025

🇹🇼 ASBOF hosts our first band from Taiwan! 🇹🇼

On Sunday 22nd June, the exceptional Yuwun Wind Band will perform in the David Stanhope event at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Yuwun Elementary School Wind Band was established in 2011 with the dedicated support of conductor Mr. Chia-Ming Hsu, executive director Ms. Ling-Ya Yeh, and the parent association of Yuwun Elementary School in Tainan City, Taiwan.

Yuwun Wind Band consists of students from third grade to sixth grade, and is divided into two groups: Beginner Level (Group B) and Intermediate Level (Group A). The band actively participates in various performances and activities both on and off campus and holds regular concerts. Over the years, Yuwun Wind Band has consistently earned top honors in the Tainan City Student Music Competitions. Since 2017, the band is constantly selected to represent Tainan City in the Taiwan National Student Music Competition, where it is awarded Excellent Performance in Wind Ensemble Competition. In 2025, through the efforts of teachers and students, Yuwun Wind Band achieved the highest honor—Superior with Distinction—at the national level competition.

YuWun Wind Band has established a solid and fruitful reputation with the diligent efforts of teachers and students. To further broaden students’ international horizons, the band organized music exchange programs with several renowned wind bands in Osaka, Japan in 2017 and 2023, and will continue organizing music exchange activities internationally to deepen students’ global perspectives.

Children of Yuwun Wind Band greatly enjoy their rehearsal time, delight in playing musical instruments, and bring joyful music to all. Within the big family of YuWun Wind Band, they grow together and create cherished memories.

Yuwun Elementary School Wind Band are very much looking forward to performing at the Australian School Band and Orchestra Festival in 2025, and ASBOF is delighted to host them. 🇹🇼 🇦🇺

20/06/2025

The 2025 Festival kicks off THIS SUNDAY 22nd, in the magnificent Vebrugghen Hall of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music,.

Concord High School Strings open the season from 10:15 AM.

All the way from Taiwan, the Yuwun Elementary School Wind Band will grace the stage at 2:10 PM.

Special guest adjudicator, John Koenig, joins us from Florida's Hartt School of Performing Arts, along with local legends, Jodie Blackshaw, Jim Coyle, and Katrina Papallo.

This is set to be a stellar day of music-making!

02/05/2025

A fantastic opportunity for any big band MDs or students out there.

Grammy-Award winning visiting artists from Los Angeles include:

Gordon Goodwin – pianist, composer
Wayne Bergeron - trumpet
Brian Scanlon – saxophone
Andy Martin – trombone
Vangie Gunn - vocals

These critically acclaimed musicians are all first-call LA studio players who can be heard on countless movie soundtracks and contemporary music records.

We are excited to announce the inaugural Vlad Khusid Fellowship, which brings to Sydney Grammar School five members of the Grammy Award-winning...

29/04/2025

ENTRIES CLOSING FRIDAY 2 MAY

We are also offering Primary School bands a $150 cashback incentive to register/move their performance date to either the 3rd or the 10 of August. Contact Pat for more info.

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21/04/2025

What can YOU do?!? 😃
Register your availability, and for more info and role descriptions, please visit: asbof.org.au/support-us/volunteer/
Sign up to keep this special event going strong for another 60 years! 💪 🙏

How to help:
🙌 1 X Adjudicator’s Assistant
🙌 1 X Info desk
🙌 2 x Ticketing Desk
🙌 4 X Front of House Ushers (passive roles/interacting with public)
🙌 4 X Backstage Marshals (physically active roles/interacting with students)
🙌 ∞ X Stage+Percussion Set-Up and/or Pack-Up

2025 dates:
🎶 June 22
🎶 July 27
🎶 August 3
🎶 August 10
🎶 August 24
🎶 August 31
🎶 September 14
🎶 September 21

🧡 The heart of the ASBOF phenomenon is the amazingly supportive community who show up to lend a hand, each day of the Festival.
This is also an easy, meaningful, and fun way to FUNDRAISE for your own community! 💰 When you help on behalf of a music organisation, ASBOF proudly reciprocates with a valuable donation, because MUSIC IS FOR EVERYONE. 🤩

Come join us!
Reach out: [email protected] | 0417 664 472

*Working With Children checks required - easy and free for volunteers!
https://wwccheck.ocg.nsw.gov.au/Apply

20/04/2025

Some festival participants may know Quincy Hilliard who adjudicated at ASBOF several years ago.

A powerful afternoon of music at The Clarice, featuring the world premiere of Largo by Tyshawn Sorey — co-commissioned by Clarice Presents, Juilliard, Lehigh University, and the Aspen Music Festival and School, in honor of Quincy Hilliard.

Having the composer in the audience made the premiere of this poignant and deeply expressive work even more meaningful.

We’re honored to continually promote and bring new works to life, fulfilling our mission to expand and elevate the brass quintet repertoire.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this inspiring program spanning centuries of brass chamber music! 📯

03/04/2025

Classroom music teachers, find out how you can incorporate contemporary Australian band music into your classes. Register now

24/03/2025

The Sydney Con Brass Day

The Con will be hosting a Brass Day on April 12th. This is a FREE event for students to hear performances from staff and students, partake in warmup classes, masterclasses, and see a performance with the Royal Australian Navy Band with solos from some of the Con’s Brass staff. This isn’t just for those interested in tertiary music – it is for everyone who loves brass.

06/03/2025

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18/02/2025

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