Attention all high school bands: The Band Battle is a chance to turn up the volume of your truth, maybe get a gig going, put some hard cash in your pocket or just jam your heart out with your buddies. This competition will be presented by Curro Durbanville High School on Friday 27 June. High schools in the Western Cape are invited to enter.
“Our school has a cultural heart and would like to draw on The Band Battle to help set up bands everywhere, in towns and cities, and giving them a platform to make music. We hope this competition – a first for us – becomes an annual institution that stimulates creativity and camaraderie,” says organiser Deon van Zyl.
There are no set guidelines. Each band has room to showcase its skills, style, and choice of instruments.
Festival
The top 10 bands will be invited to audition, after which the top three will go through to the final to shake things up on stage during The Band Battle concert on 27 June. The three bands will take care of the pre-show.
Francois van Coke is not only the head judge, but he and his full band are the evening’s guest artists who will perform after the school bands. The winning band goes home with R10 000 in cash and gets the opportunity to perform for an hour at Die Boer Theatre in Durbanville.
The Band Battle is part of Curro Durbanville High School’s new Kultura Festival from 20 to 27 June. In addition to productions from beloved artists such as Sandra Prinsloo, Marion Holm, Barry Hilton, and Early B, the country’s leading public speaking teams will face each other in the brand-new “Nou praat jy!” speech contest. A wine festival will also be held to showcase the local wine farms’ finest creations, offering the community a chance to come together. Tickets for all the shows are available at Quicket.
•Entries for The Band Battle must include an audition video of one song. Entries close on Thursday 24 April. Visit www.curro.co.za/schools/curro-durbanville-high-school or send an email to Hanchen le Roux at hanchen.l1@curro.co.za for more details.
