Conductors are invited to apply for a place in the 8th European Conductors Competition
to be held in Stavanger, Norway in 2025 as part of the 46th European Brass Band Championships.
The Competition will take place in Kuppelhallen, Stavanger Concert Hall, from 4 – 8 May 2025 and will consist of two preliminary rounds and a final.
Ensembles
For the first round, the competitors will meet the 1st section band Sola Brass Band.
The professional sinfonietta Insimul will be the ensemble for the second round, and for the final the finalists will conduct the top section band Stavanger Brass Band.
Repertoire for the final is Fraternity (Thierry Deleruyelle), Catharsis (Kjetil Djønne) and Lowry Sketchbook (Philip Wilby).
Prizes
1st place EUR 2500
2nd place EUR 1500
3rd place EUR 1000
Band prize EUR 500
Audience prize EUR 500
In addition, there will be special awards for the finalists.
The competitors who reach the final will receive a diploma and they will be invited to a personal coaching lesson with one of the brass band movement’s most prominent conductors, Philip Harper.
Rules and invitation
Applicants must have been born on or after 1 January 1990 and are native to, or resident in EBBA member countries. Closing date for entries is 15 January 2025.
EBBA ECC 2025 Rules and regulations
Registration form European Conductors Competition
For further details, please contact EBBA General Secretary
Lilli Anne Grong general.ebba@gmail.com