Australian National Online Festival of Bands

22/11/2024

Hello everyone! Today we had scheduled the Festival for broadcast but unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, we are having to delay the broadcast until mid-December. We have 6 great community and school bands to showcase their performances and we are very much looking forward to being able to show you their hard work.

When ANOFOB was created in 2020/2021, it was as a replacement to Nationals during Covid. Since then, we have worked on it bit by bit to give bands that do not have a lot of performance opportunities, a chance to showcase their performances and to receive some feedback. Our hope is to continue to work to grow this event.

Look out for our announcement of a re-scheduled broadcast date coming out shortly!

23/09/2024

Entries closing in a week!

Entries will be closing soon for the 2024 ANOFOB and we hope that bands have been considering entering this event.

Be sure to keep this event on your calendar!

Visit our website today for more information --> anofob.com.au

11/09/2024

Entries will be closing soon for the 2024 ANOFOB and we hope that bands have been considering entering this event.

Be sure to keep this event on your calendar!

Visit our website today for more information --> anofob.com.au

08/07/2024

We haven't been around for a while but now we are back with another online festival for 2024. We would love to see you again! Visit our website for more information.

04/09/2023

BANSW would like to announce that ANOFOB will not be held in 2023 but will be back with a fresh new look and updated entry criteria in 2024. We hope that the changes will encourage bands to think about participating. Book in this event in your band's diary for November 2024 now!

14/11/2022

Thank you to all the bands that participated as part of the Festival on Saturday evening. A big shout out must go to Tim from Brassbanned for again helping us out with acting as host and livestreaming the Festival. We really appreciate all the work that you do for our community. All recordings are now public on the BANSW YouTube channel so please feel free to take a look and catch up if you missed the livestream on Saturday. We hope to see more bands participate next year. Special thanks must also go to our adjudicator Joan Thorp. Feedback and certificates will be distributed to bands over the next week or so.

11/11/2022

ANOFOB is on this evening! The only place to view the Festival online is via Brassbanned hosted by our very good friend Tim Kelly. We hope you enjoy all the performances from the bands that entered the Festival as well as chats with the bands and an interview with Diana Fisher, the great granddaughter of Alex Lithgow. It should be amazing!
We look forward to seeing you soon. Starts at 7.30pm AEDST!
Wollongong Brass & Wind Bands
Arafura Wind Ensemble
Parkes Shire Concert Band
Canberra Brass Inc.

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06/11/2022

It's just one more week until we showcase the bands that have joined the Australian National Online Festival of Bands.

We welcome Wollongong Brass & Wind Bands, Parkes Shire Concert Band, Arafura Wind Ensemble and Canberra Brass Inc.

All the bands submissions will be livestreamed on Brassbanned from 7.30pm Saturday evening. Please join us for great music, banter and interviews. Tim will also be having a chat with Diana Fisher who is the great granddaughter of Alex Lithgow. Diana has recently produced an e-book about Alex which is available for purchase.

23/10/2022

The time is almost here for ANOFOB. We are pleased that the interest in the online event remains favourable, but only a small number of bands have decided to participate this year. Tim from Brassbanned will again be our host with the Festival commencing at 7.30pm AEDST on Saturday, November 12. You can watch it via Brassbanned.com. We hope that you will join us for this wonderful event. Thanks to Parkes Shire Concert Band, Canberra Brass Inc., Arafura Wind Ensemble and Brass & Wind Bands for participating in this years Festival. 🎶
Australian National Online Festival of Bands. 🎶

26/09/2022

It's not too late to enter and send your band's video performances from the last year to the 2022 Australian National Online Festival of Bands. Video of concerts or competitions, or videos from playouts or marches, anything you have to show us what you've been doing. As long as the whole piece is captured, it will be perfect for the Australian National Online Festival of Bands. 🎶

Entry Form: To enter the ANOFOB, complete the entry form below and pay for your entry in our Online Shop. ANOFOB will not be accepting submissions of late entries. Video Recordings: All bands must perform in their band uniform to record their videos. Each video must be recorded after 1 November ...