39th Concert Band Festival

February 22-23, 2022

• Stimulating and enriching experience in an educational atmosphere.
• Get feedback from some of the profession's top educators.
• Over 100 bands from 50 schools from four states have attended since 2008.
• Over 90% of the schools return to the festival the following year!

Format:

• 30-minute performance block (streamed + audio & video recording) in the 1,100 seat Dennison Theatre.  UM Faculty clinicians will provide written comments.
• 30-minute clinic block (+ audio recordin) with guest clinicians after your performance.
• 60-minute clinic from guest artist presented at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday & Wednesday.
• 45-minute performance by UM Symphonic Wind Ensemble featuring the guest artist in the Dennison Theatre at 1:00 p.m. Monday & Tuesday.

Application:

• First come, first served basis up to 24 bands.
• Registration Fee: $250 per ensemble.
• Invoices will be provided to each school upon registration
• Verification of acceptance and more information will be forthcoming

• Festival Application (applications closed for 2022)

2022 Schedule

2022 Schedule

2022 Director Information & Campus Map

2022 Complete Information

2022 SUBMIT repertoire & set-up.

Repertoire, set-up, travel times form.

• Professor of Clarinet, University of Texas - Austin
• Former principal clarinet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• Teaches at summer festivals including Bard, Tanglewood, Aspen, St. Bart’s, Telluride Jazz Celebration, and Ashlawn-Highland Opera Company
• He has performed internationally, most recently in Thailand, Taiwan and Canada.
  

Dr. Emily Moss

• Director of Bands at California State University at Los Angeles.
• Former middle school band director in Chandler, AZ and Seattle, WA.
• Degrees: University of Washington and University of Northern Colorado
• Board member of both the College Band Directors National Association and the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles.

Dr. Travis Higa

• Associate Director of Bands and Director of the Pride of Mississippi Marching Band at University of Southern Mississippi
  
• Dr. Higa's wind band transcription Pataruco received nominations from the Latin Grammy Awards (Classical Contemporary Compostiion & Best Classical Album).
  
• Taught middle school band in Longmeadow, MA.
  

•  Degrees from UNLV, University of Montana and Michigan State University

Johan Erikkson