About Us

The KBB Music Festival, in association with The Edge® Public Programmes, showcases secondary school orchestras, concert bands and jazz bands in Auckland. The festival celebrates 27 years in 2010, having started out as the Auckland Secondary Schools Band and Orchestra Festival. The Festival began with a few schools combining for performances and has since grown in both size and stature. In 2009 there were 120 groups represented from more than 40 schools from the greater Auckland region. Groups perform in the professional venues at The Edge®, competing for awards and a place in the Gala Concerts.

David Squire
Chairperson / Administrator

The aims of the Festival are:

• To encourage performance by all groups - novice or highly experienced.
• To share ideas, techniques and a common interest in music.
• To expose students to different styles of music.
• To give students the opportunity to perform in professional venues.

The Festival is run by a committee of volunteers, who are predominantly music teachers:

• David Squire (Itinerant Teacher) Chairperson / Administrator
• Hamish Arthur (Itinerant Teacher)
• Ross Gerritsen (St Kentigern College)
• Jennifer Hsu (KBB Music - sponsor)
• Raewyn James (Westlake Boys High School)
• Alan Kemp (KBB Music - sponsor)
• Michael McLellan (Itinerant Teacher)
• Christine Myhre (Glendowie College)
• Christine Peak (Itinerant Teacher)
• Rachel Snelling (St Mary’s College)
• Sally-Ann Russell (Birkenhead College)
• Peter Thomas (Epsom Girls Grammar School)
• Nigel Weeks (Macleans College)