KBB Music Festival Gala Concert: Symphony Orchestras and Jazz Bands

Each year the festival welcomes 4,500 students in 145 groups from 50 schools across Auckland & beyond to Holy Trinity Cathedral and St Mary's-in-Holy Trinity. The KBB Music Festival showcases secondary school orchestras, concert bands and jazz bands in Auckland. The festival celebrated 35 years in 2020, 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. Groups perform in professional venues, competing for awards and a place in the gala concerts. Whether you attend as a performer or as a listener, you will come away invigorated and inspired by the musicianship and exuberance of all participants Monday to Friday are adjudicated sessions which are free and open to the public.