We enjoyed an incredible 4th consecutive course in 2017, celebrating Canada's 150th birthday with one of the biggest & best Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo and North American Brass Band Summer Schools yet - and followed that with our 5th anniversary course, which ran from June 23rd to July 2nd 2018. Information on the future of NABBSS will be made available in due course.
About NABBSS
Launched in 2014, the North American Brass Band Summer School was supported by Buffet Crampon (Besson) and the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society. The course took place in the dynamic waterfront city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was based on the highly successful summer school models, well established in the United Kingdom, but with an additional element. In addition to receiving expert tuition from a team of Buffet soloists, participants also featured in the cast of the world's largest annual indoor show, the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, performing to over 50 000 people and international television audience, alongside artists of the highest calibre from a variety of different nations.
Participation in the Tattoo involved no marching. Attendees performed from a static standing position on the Tattoo stage, together with the massed bands and other performers of the RNSIT itself, and also performed a number of short concerts across the city of Halifax exploring some of the newest and most vibrant British style brass band repertoire, explored via a series of workshops and rehearsals held throughout the performance week.
Further information on the summer school can be found throughout this website and via the links at the top of all pages, while a promotional video for the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo can be found below.
Details of the full 2018 RNSIT cast - which was drawn from every continent of the globe! - can be found here, while video material of a the groups who performed in the RNSIT together with the NABBSS Band in 2017 and previously can be found here. You can also check out the 2018 tutorial team here and find testimonials from previous NABBSS delegates here
A selection of images from NABBSS can be found in the Gallery section of the website here with additional images and information also available via our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Feel free to contact us with any and all queries via email here Skype or telephone discussions can also be arranged, by appointment. We hope you enjoy exploring our site & learning more about NABBSS.
- C. Jim Forde, President, North American Brass Band Summer School (NABBSS)
Launched in 2014, the North American Brass Band Summer School was supported by Buffet Crampon (Besson) and the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Society. The course took place in the dynamic waterfront city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was based on the highly successful summer school models, well established in the United Kingdom, but with an additional element. In addition to receiving expert tuition from a team of Buffet soloists, participants also featured in the cast of the world's largest annual indoor show, the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, performing to over 50 000 people and international television audience, alongside artists of the highest calibre from a variety of different nations.
Participation in the Tattoo involved no marching. Attendees performed from a static standing position on the Tattoo stage, together with the massed bands and other performers of the RNSIT itself, and also performed a number of short concerts across the city of Halifax exploring some of the newest and most vibrant British style brass band repertoire, explored via a series of workshops and rehearsals held throughout the performance week.
Further information on the summer school can be found throughout this website and via the links at the top of all pages, while a promotional video for the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo can be found below.
Details of the full 2018 RNSIT cast - which was drawn from every continent of the globe! - can be found here, while video material of a the groups who performed in the RNSIT together with the NABBSS Band in 2017 and previously can be found here. You can also check out the 2018 tutorial team here and find testimonials from previous NABBSS delegates here
A selection of images from NABBSS can be found in the Gallery section of the website here with additional images and information also available via our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Feel free to contact us with any and all queries via email here Skype or telephone discussions can also be arranged, by appointment. We hope you enjoy exploring our site & learning more about NABBSS.
- C. Jim Forde, President, North American Brass Band Summer School (NABBSS)
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RNSIT Promotional Video
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NABBSS Staff Ensemble in performance at the RNSIT
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