High School Solo and Ensemble Chair is Elizabeth Knoll-Bowman

MSBOA District 10

High School Solo & Ensemble Report

Updated August 19, 2026

This year's High School Solo and Ensemble Festival is scheduled Saturday, February 6, 2027 at Wyoming High School. Thank you to Shawn Gurk and Kayla Cordell for hosting!

Registration: Wednesday, October 21 - Wednesday, November 18, 2026. Postmark deadline is Wednesday, November 18, 2026.  

Solos - $15

Ensembles: $10 per person, cap at $50 

$25 late fee per event for missing the postmarked deadline (Postmarked 11/19-11/25)

Checks made out to MSBOA District 10

SIGNED INVOICE AND PAYMENT MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 3RD OR YOU WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED.

NOTE: Directors may mail hard copies of invoices with their check or email signed invoices to the chair. If invoices are emailed, checks must still be postmarked by the deadline or late fees will be assessed.

Mail registration invoices (just ONE copy needed) and payment to:

Elizabeth Knoll-Bowman

Zeeland East High School

3333 96th Avenue

Zeeland, MI 49464

To be considered completely registered:

• One copy of signed invoice

• One check for total amount made out to MSBOA District 10

• Google form completed 

  • Failure to complete the google form will result in a FULL DAY WORK ASSIGNMENT

An email will be sent out to the District when registration is open with reminders of the deadlines.

It is strongly suggested that you set your students’ deadline well in advance of the November 18th deadline so you have plenty of time to get everything registered and in the mail. 

Any applications postmarked and received after Wednesday, November 25th will not be accepted for the festival. 

REGISTRATION NOTES

• WHEN REGISTERING ENSEMBLES

If you have a mixed ensemble (e.g. a combination of strings, brass, and/or woodwinds), please select the type of ensemble judge you would like the students to perform for: string, woodwind, or bass.

NOTE: ALL mixed ensembles with percussion should be registered as a percussion ensemble. This allows me to ensure that shared percussion is available and student instruments will fit into the performance room. Please feel free to email me, at the time of registration, if you want to have the ensemble judged by someone other than a percussion judge. I will then schedule around that need as I am able.

• ACCOMPANISTS

If you are going to have an accompanist but do not know who it will be yet, please still enter an accompanist “code” in (e.g. EK Piano 1) or even pick a favorite athlete (e.g. Barry Sanders) to use as a placeholder. That will help me sort out any conflicts prior to releasing the schedule.

• MOSAIC/THEATRE STUDENTS

If you have students involved in the Mosaic Program or Theatre Programs, please have them check their schedule for that day before registering in case they need an AM time when they would normally take a PM time.

WORK ASSIGNMENTS

• Morning shift begins at 7:30am, afternoon shift begins at 12:30pm

• While I make every effort to honor work requests, ultimately I can NOT guarantee that you will get your first or second choice. PLEASE plan accordingly.

• Student teachers may not sub for work assignments, but are welcomed to join you! We will absolutely make sure they have a good work experience!

• If you are unable to fulfill your work assignment, you must find a suitable replacement one week prior to the festival, excluding emergency situations

• Adjudicating obligations do not excuse you from your work assignment - you are responsible for finding a sub and need to plan accordingly

• Any switches, changes, or issues must be emailed to me as soon as possible

KEEP ON YOUR RADAR

With the increase of online music, the State is requesting that all electronically printed and purchased music (e.g. anything that would be presented to a judge on copy paper as opposed to an original, hard bound piece) get approval from the office PRIOR to checking in to the warm-up room. Given the size of our site, I will be sending a form out with the schedule and requesting that directors check with their student performers prior to S/E that they have the necessary proof ready to bring to HQ that day. Students will then bring that form and their proof to HQ for approval before heading to warm up. Many directors have already been doing this with me (thank you!) but this step will keep our procedures consistent with State events.

Thank you all in advance for following the instructions and meeting the deadlines. If you have questions about the process, please contact me as soon as possible. 

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Knoll-Bowman

Zeeland Public School Orchestras

Cell: (616) 403-7636

Email: eknoll@zps.org