New: Category Big Band

Big Band is a new category at the World Youth Music Festival Zurich 2017. We look forward to many registrations of Big Bands from around the world.

Internationally, there are many youth Big Bands that belong to a school or are organized as an association. The World Youth Music Festival Zurich 2017 would like to use this potential and has therefore launched the new category Big Band. At the competition every Big Band plays a self-selected repertoire of swing, jazz, funk, rock, pop or Latin for 20 minutes. Admitted in the competition are groups with a traditional Big Band instrumentation (at least 4 saxophones, 3 trombones, 3 trumpets and a rhythm section consisting of bass, piano and percussion). Additional blower(s), an expanded rhythm section and singer(s) are permitted.

A distinction is made between Big Bands with and without vocals. Depending on the number of participating Big Bands there may also be a division into categories of skills for the evaluation. We would be delighted if many youth Big Bands take the opportunity to come to the WJMF 2017 in Zurich!

Questions?
René Halbheer is your contact, 
rene.halbheer@wjmf.ch