ABODA WA Inc.

Come to Trinity College at 5pm on April 8th and spend some time with the delightful Anna Person, double bass specialist, and get some insight into how to help and support those unruly rumbling beasts in both your Orchestra and Wind bands. Anna will be taking us through some fundamental aspects of playing the instrument … More Cheese and Chitchat with Anna Person

Our AGM is in a few short weeks. Please come along and support the committee by taking the opportunity to share your ideas about current and future events, hear reports regarding the years activities and if you wish to become involved, become an active member in the sub- committee being formed for ANBOC 2020 planning. … More ABODA (WA) Inc. AGM

    We are pleased to report that this event was a great success. We hope that our beloved Greg would have been proud. With 51 participants, including 5 regional and 2 interstate we had a thoroughly mixed group of attendees, involving participants from both the String and Band conducting strands. Anne Williams, one of … More Greg McMurdo Memorial Conducting Clinic 2019

Based on the results of the Post Festival Survey 2018, the Festival dates for 2019 will be: Senior Festival:  August 9th-11th Junior Festival: September 12th-15th Please see the results of the survey  published on the specific site page. Thank you  to all of those who contributed their thoughts, your willingness to have a voice is … More 2018 Post Festival Date Change Survey Results

2017 was a year of change for the ABODA (WA) Inc/IMSS Festivals. With the recommendations from  the Community Forum of 2016 and the subsequent survey results from our general community taken into consideration, ABODA launched into a complete overhaul of the festivals. The removal of publicly announced results was very high on everyone’s wish list. … More 2017 Post Festival Survey Summary

The Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association (WA) will be holding a string conducting workshop and masterclass with presenter Mark Laycock on Saturday 7th July 9am-4pm at Trinity College East Perth. At 4:00pm, there will be a reception organised by AUSTA (Australian String Teachers Association) as a welcome to their National Conference held from Saturday … More Conducting Workshop with Mark Laycock

Friday 8th – Sunday 10th December 2017 UWA School of Music ABODA WA is proud to present the sixth annual conducting Summer School, presented in conjunction with the UWA School of Music Summer Music Academy. A three day event for conductors of all levels, covering score analysis, advanced conducting techniques and open masterclasses, with opportunities … More Swing into Summer 2017

WEDNESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 5PM AT CHURCHLANDS S.H.S. Come and chat with Chris Dragon; Perth born conductor extraordinaire and associate conductor with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Learn tips and tricks of rehearsal and baton technique and ask questions about his conducting career and experience. Entry: Free for ABODA members, $10 non-members. Please RSVP to sara@abodawa.com.au West … More Cheese and Chit Chat with Chris Dragon

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