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5th Aalborg Festival

Danish bands get ready for Aalborg Festival.

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The 5th Aalborg Music Competition is set to take place next month in Denmark.

Major event

A spokesperson told 4BR: "This has become a major event in the Danish brass band year, and the importance can be seen by the standard of competing bands and the major attraction of David Childs to perform and adjudicate."

The contest will take place on Saturday 12th May, with low brass, high brass and conducting masterclasses taking place the day before featuring David Childs, Iain Culross and Jacob Vilhelm Larsen respectively.

Growing

The growing competition has also attracted a new band in Holstebro Brass in the Championship A Section, who will hope to battle for the title with reigning champions Frederikshavn FDF Brass and other rivals.

This has become a major event in the Danish brass band year, and the importance can be seen by the standard of competing bands and the major attraction of David Childs to perform and adjudicateOrganisers

Competing bands:

Section A:
Hjørring Brass Band
Skanderborg Brass Band
Holstebro Brass
Peder Most Garden
Frederikshavn FDF Brass Band

Section B:
Brovst Pigegardes Brass Band
Hjallerup FDF Brass Band
Aalborg Brass Band

Section C:
Tordenskiold Garden
Løgstør Garden
Frederikshavn Talent Band
Brovst Pigegardes Talent Band
Brønderslev FDF Orkester

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