New Addition this year for 2025 –
String Festival!
What
Band, Choral & Strings Festival Rehearsal for Grades 7th-12th
When
4:00-5:00 PM on Thursday, March 6, 2025
Where
Lifeway Baptist Church, 7821 West St. Rd. 46, Ellettsville, IN 47429
Fees
Choral, Band, or Strings: $5.00 per person (only one entry per person)
Deadline
Register by February 7, 2025
Performance
Closing Awards Ceremony 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Guest Directors
Band: Mr. Michael Linville II
Choral: Mr. TIm James
Strings: Mrs. Anna Grace Overmiller
Band, Choral and String Festivals
NEW Addition this year for 2025 – String Festival!
Each year, WMA Fine Arts Competition offers band and choral festival performances in the evening awards ceremony. New this year will be the addition of a string performance.
High school students in grades 7-12 are invited to take advantage of these unique, one-hour festival workshops lead by skilled guest conductors from 4:00 – 5:00 in the afternoon of the competition.
The festival band, choir, and strings will be performing in the closing ceremony at 6:30 PM, along with the Best of Show from several competition categories. All competition winners are announced and awards are given in the evening awards ceremony.
Choral directors, teachers, and/or parents will need to order adequate quantities for their students. In order to receive the benefit of this band/choral/strings experience, it is the student’s responsibility to learn the piece prior to the festival rehearsal. Memorization is not required.
Students may participate in only one festival. A group or individual does not have to compete in order to participate in the festival; likewise, a group or individual that does compete does not have to participate in the festival, although it is strongly encouraged in order to experience the full day of competition.
The fee for the festival is $5 for each participant. Please be sure to indicate participation on the registration forms.
The evening awards ceremony is open to the public and is free of charge.
For the convenience of students and directors, the festival music links are provided here:
Click for Band Music: “The Invincible Warrior” by David Shaffer
Click for Choral Music: “For the Beauty of the Earth” (SATB) by John Rutter
Click for String Music: “O Danny Boy” by Gardner, Herbert Straus