- Primary Music Festivals
- Intermediate Music Festivals
- Advanced Music Festivals
- Battle of the Bands
- Online Music Events
- Primary Performing Arts Carnival
Primary Music Festivals
THEME Magic
DATES 20 - 24 March 2024
HOST Wellington College International Shanghai
CONTACT Paul Tkachenko wcis.fobisia.music@
PAST EVENTS
THEME New Beginnings
WAS HOSTED ON 21 - 25 March 2024
BY Garden International School Kuala Lumpur
After a 5 year COVID break, the Primary Music festival returned with 15 Schools and 229 students participated in this wonderful event
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 45, Term 3 June 2024
FOBISIA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019 (WOODWIND CLUSTER)
THEME Thriller in Manila
WAS HOSTED ON 21 - 24 March 2019
BY British School Manila
12 Schools and 240 students participated in this glorious festival.
Watch some videos here & here.
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 31, Term 1 September 2019
FOBISIA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018
THEME Concert in the Cosmos
WAS HOSTED ON 15 - 19 March 2018
BY Tanglin Trust School, Singapore
Watch a performance here.
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 27, Term 3 June 2018
FOBISSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017
WAS HOSTED ON 18 - 22 May 2017
BY British International School of Kuala Lumpur
192 students from 11 schools took part in the festival which included a choir, an orchestra and jazz bands.
FOBISSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2014
WAS HOSTED ON 15 - 18 November 2014
BY Harrow International School Beijing
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 17, Term 1 December 2014
FOBISSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013
WAS HOSTED ON 15 - 18 November 2013
BY Garden International School Rayong
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 15, Term 2 December 2014
FOBISSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012
WAS HOSTED ON 8 - 13 November 2012
BY British International School Ho Chi Minh City
290 students from 15 member schools came together for this festival.
Read more: THE FOBISSEAN Issue 11, Term 1 December 2012
FOBISSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011
WAS HOSTED ON 11 - 14 November 2011
BY The British School Beijing
Read more: THE FOBISSEAN Issue 8, Term 1 December 2011
FOBISSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010
WAS HOSTED ON 11 - 15 November 2010
BY Kellett School Hong Kong
284 students from 18 member schools came together for this festival.
Read more: THE FOBISSEAN Issue 5, Term 1 December 2010
Intermediate Music Festivals
DATES 15 - 17 May 2025
HOST Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School
CONTACT Simon Green: sgreen@bkkprep.ac.th
PAST EVENTS
FOBISIA INTERMEDIATE ORCHESTRA & CHOIR FESTIVAL 2024
THEME Indonesian Music and Dance
WAS HOSTED ON 17 - 19 May 2024
HOST British School Jakarta
FOBISIA INTERMEDIATE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018
THEME Mari Bermusik
WAS HOSTED ON 19 - 21 May 2018
HOST Jakarta International School
View some images here
FOBISIA INTERMEDIATE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017 (WOODWIND CLUSTER)
THEME -
WAS HOSTED ON 18 - 22 May 2017
HOST British International School Kuala Lumpur
11 Schools and 192 students participated in this festival.
View some images here
Advanced Music Festivals
THEME AMass for Peace
DATES 24 - 26 October 2025
HOST Kellett School Hong Kong
CONTACT Debra Jones djones@kellettschool.com
PAST EVENTS
FOBISIA ADVANCED MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019
WAS HOSTED ON 19 - 23 September 2019
BY British International School Ho Chi Minh City
Read a blog, Watch a video
FOBISIA SENIOR WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019
WAS HOSTED ON 19 - 20 January 2019
BY Tanglin Trust School
60 students from 5 schools took part in this festival
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 29, Term 2 February 2019
FOBISIA SECONDARY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018
WAS HOSTED ON 19 - 21 May 2018
BY British International School Jakarta
Read a blog
FOBISIA WIND BAND FESTIVAL 2017
WAS HOSTED ON 10 - 12 February 2017
BY British International School Phuket
60 students from 5 schools took part in this festival
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 24, Term 3 February 2017
FOBISSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 (SECONDARY)
WAS HOSTED ON 15 - 18 November 2013
BY Garden International School Rayong
Watch a video
FOBISSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012 (SECONDARY)
WAS HOSTED ON 8 - 13 November 2012
BY The British International School Ho Chi Minh City
290 students from 15 participated in this festival.
FOBISSEA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011
THEME A Medium of Communication and Expression
HELD 18 February 2011
HOST The Alice Smith School Kuala Lumpur
Read more: THE FOBISSEAN Issue 6, Term 2 April 2010
FOBISSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2009
HELD 12 - 25 November 2009
HOST British School Manila
Read more: THE FOBISSEAN Issue 2, Term 1 December 2009
Battle of the Bands
DATES 16 - 19 January 2025
HOST Nexus International School, Malaysia
CONTACT David Spencer: spencer.d@nexus.edu.my
Battle of the Bands is LIVE! Enter your audition tapes now! All information is on the event website: https://sites.google.com/nexus.edu.my/battleofthebands2025/home
PAST EVENTS
BATTLE OF THE BANDS - LIVE & ONLINE EVENTS
LIVE EVENT DATE 26 - 27 January 2024
ONLINE EVENT DATES 1 October 2023 - 29 February 2024
HOSTED The International School @ ParkCity
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 45, Term 3 June 2024
BATTLE OF THE BANDS (HYBRID)
DATES 01 November - 31 March 2023
HOSTED Bromsgrove International School, Thailand
There were 21 performances from 14 of our Member Schools and the online event had 35 bands entering from 21 Member Schools. Check out the results: Live Battle Results / Online Battle Results
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 40, Term 1 November 2022
Online Music Events
Virtual Concerto Competition
DATES November - April
HOST Jerudong International School
CONTACT Julian Jarvis: julian.jarvis@jis.edu.bn
The FOBISIA Virtual Concerto Competition 2025, hosted by Jerudong International School is open to Member School students in Key Stages 3, 4 & 5. The event gives the gifted musicians in our network a chance to showcase their talents. All submissions will be assessed by guest judges, with entrants receiving both a certificate of participation and written feedback whilst there are exciting prizes for the winners!
Registration information has been sent by FOBISIA HQ and is available on FOBISIA Connect.
PAST EVENTS
VIRTUAL CONCERTO COMPETITION (ONLINE)
DATES 25 November - 31 May 2023
HOSTED Jerudong International School
There were over 30 entries from 20 Member Schools. Check out the results: Here
FOBISIA ORCHESTRA (ONLINE)
DATES November 2021 - April 2022 (final release June 2022)
HOSTED The FOBISIA Music Committee
Watch the video here.
NEW! BATTLE OF THE BANDS (ONLINE)
DATES 04 October - March 2022
HOSTED FOBISIA Music Committee
The Battle of the Bands winners have now been announced on the event microsite! Congratulations to all the winners!
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 40, Term 1 November 2022
Primary Performing Arts Carnival
There are no current events in this category.
PAST EVENTS
FOBISIA Music Festival 2019 (Woodwind Cluster)
THEME Thriller in Manila
WAS HOSTED ON 21 - 24 March 2019
BY British School Manila
12 Schools and 240 students participated in this glorious festival.
Watch some videos here & here.
Read more: THE FOBISIAN Issue 31, Term 1 September 2019
FOBISIA Primary Performing Arts Carnival 2017
THEME Best of British
WAS HOSTED ON 24 - 26 March 2017
BY Kellett School Hong Kong
267 students from 12 schools took part in this festival.
Read more: THE FOBISSIAN Issue 24, Term 3 June 2017
FOBISIA Primary Performing Arts Carnival 2016
THEME Showtime
WAS HOSTED ON March 2016
BY British International School Ho Chi Minh City
230 students from 16 schools took part in this festival.
Read more: THE FOBISSIAN Issue 21, Term 2 April 2016
FOBISIA Primary Performing Arts Carnival 2015
WAS HOSTED ON 19 - 22 March 2015
BY Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok Riverside
Read more: THE FOBISSIAN Issue 18, Term 2 April 2015
FOBISIA Primary Performing Arts Carnival 2014
THEME Music from the Movies
WAS HOSTED ON 28 - 30 March 2014
BY The Alice Smith School Kuala Lumpur
Read more: THE FOBISSIAN Issue 15, Term 2 April 2015
FOBISIA Primary Performing Arts Carnival 2013
WAS HOSTED ON 14 - 18 March 2013
BY The British School Beijing
Read more: THE FOBISSEAN Issue 12, Term 2 April 2012
FOBISSEA Primary Performing Arts Carnival 2012
WAS HOSTED ON 22 - 26 March 2012
BY British International School Jakarta
Inaugural FOBISSEA Primary Performing Arts Carnival 2011
WAS HOSTED ON 28 - 4 March 2011
BY St. Christopher's International Primary School, Penang
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