2026 Syllabus (still being updated as at 30Sep2026) - Community

Perform musically contrasting selections of your own choosing. Time limits MUST include introductions. Adjudicator will deduct marks if bands exceed the stated time limits.

Provincials requirements:

Community Bands, Choirs, Orchestras: two (2) selections, one of which was performed at the originating local festival and have received the recommendation of the local Adjudicator.  The second selection is the competitor's own choice but must not be another movement from the first selection.  Multi-movements of one piece will be counted as one selection.

Ensembles: either one (1) or two (2) selections, one of which was performed at the originating local festival, received a minimum mark of 85 and have received the recommendation of the local Adjudicator.  The second selection is optional and is the competitor's own choice but must not be another movement from the first selection.
Only one selection may have a brief solo or solo ensemble passage. The total number of bars of a solo or solo ensemble(s) may not exceed 20% of the total length of the selection.