FIELD BAND FOUNDATION TOUR - 2008
FLANDERS AND NORWAY
The Norwegian Band Federation (NMF) invited the FBF to tour western Norway and perform at the
Stavanger Spilleglede Festival. On our way there we stopped in Amsterdam and traveled down to
Zwevegem, in Flanders to work with VLAMO, the Flemish amateur music organization. They trained
our FBF members in show design and choreography. In fact they helped us prepare all the elements
required for the Norwegian tour. Having almost all the cultures from SA represented
in the National Field Band, we started the
preparatory workshop with Bryan Clarke doing a
team building workshop – many of the youngsters
had not met each other before, but soon he had
them all dancing and singing together.
The Norwegian teachers stationed in SA worked
hard to prepare the music for the trip and Peter
Aaron prepared the choir. Singing was to be one of
the attractions of the tour. Europeans can play in
bands really well but their bands, cannot dance or
sing as well as we do!
For many of our youngsters this was their first
experience of traveling internationally and the excitement ran high. What was impressive was their commitment. It was a
long and tiring tour and much was asked of them and they did their best every time.
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