The Finnish Big Band Federations celebrates it’s 40th anniversary on 5–6 October. This year, the Finnish Big Band Championships, organized every other year, are held at Arabia Hall (Arabiankatu 2, Helsinki) on 6 October. The event is admission free.
Programme
13.00 Competing orchestras perform: HOS Big Band, Junior All Star Big Band, Metropolia Big Band, Roast Burn Big Band.
The publication of Mikko Toivanen’s new book, “Ideat stemmoiksi! Big Band -sovitusten opas”.
15.00-15.30 Break
15.30 JAS Big Band performs The Finnish Big Band Federation’s new commission works with the conductor course students
16.00 Announcing the winners and presenting the Count Basie medals
16.30 The winner orchestra performs
The championships are open to all big bands working regularly. The orchestras may perform a freely chosen programme, duration max. 15 minutes. The orchestra must be a big band, they may have a soloist.
- prize 2000 euros
- prize 1000 euros
- prize 500 euros
The judges can make changes to the prizes. The judges are Petri Juutilainen, Pepa Päivinen ja Teemu Salminen.