Below please find information on festivals and honor bands in which our students have participated in the past. I would highly encourage parents/guardians looking to challenge their young musicians to have their students participate!
This is an auditioned festival held in the Spring. Recorded auditions are typically due mid-November.
Please see the website below for more informaion:
The group meets weekly on the campus of UMASS Lowell typically beginning in January.
More inforation about this ensemble can be found here:
https://www.uml.edu/fahss/music/performance-groups/neyouth-ensemble/junior-wind-ensemble.aspx
This festival is comprised of students nominated by their band or chorus teachers. Nominations are made in December/January with a performance on the first or second Saturday in May.
More information about this festival can be found here:
This is a Summer program open to middle school students entering grades 7, 8, and 9 in September.
It is a sleep away camp offering wonderful opportunties for growth both as musicians and humans!
More information about Junior SYMS can be found here:
https://cola.unh.edu/music/outreach/syms-summer-youth-music-school