Youth Band Competition
2022 OIBF YOUTH BAND COMPETITION
T
he Youth Tent was full and bustling all day during last year ’ s Saturday Youth Band Competition . “ We had high levels of participation and enthusiasm from contestants , volunteers and the audience .,” said Youth Competition Co-Chair Ron Mashore . “ Everyone was talking about the high caliber of the contestants .”
There were three bands in last year ’ s contest . The Bazemore Bluegrass Band was the winner . They won a trophy and best of all , got to play on the main Stage Saturday afternoon !
The contest was developed to encourage the younger generation of musicians by offering performance opportunities and exposure at the festival . This competition can serve as a break through for some bands , according to Mashore . “ We have previous winners who are now touring and achieving national recognition .
The competition , one of the festival ’ s most popular attractions , is open to any band with participants under the
age of 18 . The youngsters are judged on their acoustic-only bluegrass performance .
A panel of professional musicians judge the competition based on four different aspects of the performance .
1 . 40 points for arrangement - Competition ’ s version of the tune selected , and difficulty and originality will be considered .
2 . 40 points for execution - Singing , picking , timing , and dynamics will be considered .
3 . 10 points showmanship - Stage presences and entertainment values will be considered . 4 . 10 points for overall impression .
Registration for the Youth Band Competition is between 9:00a . m . and 10:00 a . m . on Saturday morning at the Youth Tent . The competition begins at 10:00 a . m . The audience is always well-entertained by the future stars of bluegrass music ! Please plan on attending and supporting the youth competitions .
O klahoma ’ s International Bluegrass Festival has established an endowment fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation . The endowment fund was established with combined funds from Oklahoma ’ s International Bluegrass Festival and a matching endowment grant from the Kirkpatrick Family Fund , www . kirkpatrickfamilyfund . org .
The sole intention of an endowment is to invest it , so that the total asset value will yield an annual sustainable source of income for the organization to use in perpetuity . Endowment funds follow a fairly strict policy allocation without taking on too much risk . This provides donors with tax-related benefits for their contributions .
“ OIBF has taken an important step in continuing our mission for generations to come ,” Kelsey Avants , board member , said . “ It is our goal to raise $ 2.4 million for the endowment fund
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which will keep the festival going indefinitely . We intend for the endowment fund to provide us with an annual source of income as well as make it easy for supporters to donate a variety of gifts to our organization .”
If you are interested in making a contribution , make checks payable to OIBF at P . O . Box 1585 , Guthrie , OK , 73044 with “ Endowment ” noted on the subject line .
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