2025 SA School Band and Orchestra Festival
August 12, 13, 14, 15 - Westminster School
Michael Murray Centre for Performing Arts
ABODA SA is proud to once again present the SA School Band and Orchestra Festival, where over 3000 students from nearly 40 schools will perform at Westminster School over 4 days.
Click here to view the 2025 SASBOF Performance Schedule
📣 Join us at 7:40pm on Thursday August 14 for a special performance by the Australian Army Band Adelaide, prior to the awards at the conclusion of the Advanced Concert Band section
Attending the Festival
All Festival performances are open to the public, and we encourage students’ family and friends to come and support the ensembles. Entry to the Festival is by gold coin donation at the door to the auditorium.
The Westminster Friends of Music will be providing refreshments from the kiosk inside the foyer (located in the Michael Murray Centre) throughout the Festival
2025 SASBOF Adjudicators:
Section 1 Novice & Section 2 Junior Bands:
Alan Lourens & Darryl Pope
Section 3A Intermediate, Section 3B Intermediate PLUS & Section 4 Advanced Concert Bands:
Alan Lourens & Michael Hester
Section 5A Novice, Section 5B Novice PLUS, Section 6 Intermediate & Section 7 Advanced Big Bands:
Daryl McKenzie & Michael Hester
Section 8 Junior & Section 9 Intermediate String Ensembles:
Sarah Denbigh & Julian Ferraretto
Section 10A Advanced Strings & Section 10B Open Orchestra:
Nicholas Braithwaite & Shirin Lim
Section 11A & 11B Open Percussion Ensembles:
Amanda Grigg & Sami Butler
Schools and ensemble directors are encouraged to maintain membership of ABODA SA throughout the year to gain access to professional development opportunities made available exclusively to members. Futher information about PD can be found here.
