Held the last Saturday in January, every year since 2002, this year’s guest conductor/clinician was Tom Bough, Director of Athletic Bands at Northern Illinois University and Yamaha Performing Artist. The guest soloist/clinician was Danny Helseth, former U.S. Air Force Band member and Besson Performing Artist. Percussion clinician was Gunnar Folsom of the Pacific NW Ballet Orchestra. Participating bands were: Brass Band Northwest, Cariboo Hill Temple Band, SA, PugetBrass, Seattle Temple Band, SA, and the Spokane British Brass Band.
2008 - The Sixth Annual Northwest International Brass Band Festival
 
Tom Bough directs BBNW in a reharsal/clinic
 
Tom rehearses Danny’s solo with BBNW
Ok. We’ll take it a little faster there.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“Lefty” Roberts and his cornet crutch
 
 
 
Are we supposed to be watchin’ him?
Yes! And back there too!
OK. Got it.
Jas Linford & Brassworks
 
Jon tries out an Eclipse Trumpet at Braw Brass
Don Cornelius & Braw Brass
Ivan Giddings displayed his stainless steel mpcs.
 
Tom rehearses with PugetBrass
 
 
 
 
 
Gunnar demonstrates sticking technique.
Yes, there were more people at his clinics.
Danny gave great clinics on practicing and the “Breathing Gym.”
 
 
 
Let’s get some air moving!
 
 
 
Great tips on how to practice when you don’t have much time.
 
Stefan Wennstig directs the Seattle SA Band
And they brought a piano soloist this year.
 
Tom rehearses with the Seattle Temple Band.
 
 
Bill Gordon rehearsing the Cariboo Hill Temple Band
 
 
 
Tom & the Cariboo Hill Temple Band, SA
 
Tom gives some tips to the Spokane British Brass Band
Tom rehearses the massed bands in our “surround sound” number for the concert finale.
With 150 musicians completely surrounding
the audience for the final number,
it was like sitting inside
a giant pipe organ.
Awesome!
 
Dinner in the Community Center
Food prepared by the Seattle Salvation Army
Kristin Umbarger-Keene & Tom Bough
Steve Keene, BBNW Artistic Director, Producer of the festival, and concert host.
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