Izmir International Band Festival will be held in Izmir from 20 to 22 August 2008.
The organizing committee welcomes the groups with 25 to 40 members to apply for participation in the festival. For further details please find the conditions attached.

CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

Dance, song and instrumental ensembles are invited to take part in the Festival.

The Festival has no competitive character. It’s puprose is to acquaint both the participants and the resort guests with the art, culture, traditions and habits of the participating countries, to create informal contacts between children and delegations’ officials, to provide good rest in Italy.

The festival is organized by Association SOPRAVISTA in collaboration with the Municipality of Bracciano and Department of Culture

The International Festival of Arts “The World meet in Bodrum” is a non-competitive sample of traditional and modern dances and music performed by amateur folkloric groups; its aim is to make up friendship among the groups and the different countries, and to favourish the understanding of traditions and popular art. It’s sponsored by the Ortakent Yahşi Belediyesi - Sunu Sahne Organization and organized by the Ortakent Yahşi Belediyesi - Sunu Sahne Organization - Anatolıan Folk Dance Group..

In the festival may participate adult , youth and children folklore dance groups, modern dance groups ,vocal groups, instrumental groups and soloists, as well groups and performers from other arts' styles.
It takes place in Bodrum – Turkey – world famous tourist place on the Aegean Sea - every year during second half of September. (15 up 20 of September 2008 both included).

Offıcıal Form

International Folk Festival is to bring together performing folk groups from different countries of the world and from different cities of Russia.
Participants:
- Folk, dancing and instrumental groups from all over the world, both professional and amateur, with no age restrictions
- Craftsmen of folk/national arts and crafts
- Children's artistic associations (applied art)
- Folk costumes' workshops and fashion theatres

The world-famous choir ‘The Cosmic Voices of Bulgaria’ will be a guest to the Wien church Votivkirche on 17 October 2008 from 7:30 PM (audience to enter at 6:45 PM).

The choir has been awarded at international competitions for world music and unaccompanied music, as well as the Echo Music award in 2003. The spectacle will show unaccompanied folklore songs.

To book tickets: office@kvzmusic.com - Hr. Zdravkov, Tel. 0043676 9451840

Advance ticket sale: http://www.oeticket.com/portal/de/

Music samples of "The Cosmic Voices of Bulgaria" could be found at:
www.myspace.com/cosmicvoices

Armagh Pipers Club are delighted to announce details of the 15th anniversary edition of the William Kennedy Piping Festival to be held in Armagh over the weekend of the 13-16 November 2008. Below is a list of confirmed artists - for full programme details please visit www.wkpf.org. Tickets will go on sale 08.08.08.

Line-up so far includes

Liam O’Flynn & Catherine Ennis, Lúnasa, Michael McGoldrick & Ian Fletcher,

Patrick Molard, Jackie Molard & Jean Michel Veillon (Brittany),

Tejedor (Asturias), Bagad Cap Caval (Brittany), Anxo Lorenzo & Xosé Liz de Cea (Galicia),

Luigi Lai (Sardinia), Mick O’Brien, Ronan Browne, Ivan Georgiev (Bulgaria),

Seán McKeon & Liam O’Connor, Jarlath Henderson/Ross Ainslie Trio (Ireland/Scotland),

At First Light, Robbie Hannan & Dermot McLaughlin, Na Tri Seudan (Scotland),

Beòlach (Cape Breton), Dråm (Sweden), Jimmy O’Brien Moran,

Buille, Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn, Allan MacDonald (Scotland),

Andy May (Northumberland), John McSherry & Francis McIlduff,

Giancarlo Parisi (Sicily), Brian McNamara & Tim Collins,

Pere Joan & Manel Martorell (Mallorca), Cillian Vallely,

Cormac Breathnach, Eamonn Curran and many more.

Concerts, Sessions, Workshops

Also the 2nd William Kennedy Piping Conference

Further Information and full programme details at www.wkpf.org

Seminar for Serbian folk dances with choreographer Vladimir TANASIJEVIĆ - Artistic director of the Branko Krsmanović Ensemble and Saša SMREKIĆ accordeonist, director of the traditional music orchestra Abrašević, Čačak - Serbia

Seminar takes place at the 22 and 23 november 2008 at the Praediniusgymnasium
Turfsingel 82
Groningen (The Netherlands)

Information available with Marja Roorda
marjaroorda@hotmail.com
Tel: 0031 50 5267275

Open to the public! All ages welcome!

We need volunteers urgently, if you would like to help, please contact:
Jan Raines: email: sherpajmr@yahoo.com or phone (925) 682-3727

When: Friday & Saturday of Thanksgiving Weekend, November 28 & 29

Where: in Sausalito, more info coming!

Teachers:
Jaap Leegwater - Bulgarian
Nikola Krcadinac - Serbian
John Filcich - Kolos
Singing teachers: Michele Simon & Mark Forry

Flyer & Pre-reg form coming soon!

For additional information, please contact:
Sharen Nyberg: email: sharen10@yahoo.com or phone
(510) 266-0560 (home until 8 p.m. Pacific time) or (510) 847-8665 (cell)

If you'd like to help as a volunteer, please contact:
Jan Raines: email: sherpajmr@yahoo.com or phone (925) 682-3727
For live music and kafana info, please contact:
Bill Cope: email: bill@TheCopes.com