Band and Orchestra
Band and Orchestra Festival is an opportunity for ensembles from member schools to perform a program of three pieces for adjudication, one of which must be from MSBOA's required list. District-level festivals are held at the end of February through the beginning of March. Each group is evaluated by three performance judges and one sight-reading judge.
SCORING
Ensembles are rated on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being the highest rating possible. The overall score is computed using a formula which combines the ratings of each judge. Ensembles that earn an overall 1 rating (or "Superior") are qualified for State Band & Orchestra Festival which is held in late April or early May. The basic structure of State Band & Orchestra Festival is the same as District, but the ensembles are held to a higher standard. Participating ensembles that earn a rating of 1 or 2 at District or State Festivals receive a certificate and are eligible to purchase plaques for display at their school and medals for each student.
FEES
Please note the following update in the Band and Orchestra Festival participation fees:
$145 for all JH ensembles as well as HS class D and C ensembles
$160 for all HS class B, A, and AA ensembles
Sight Reading Information
UIL Sight Reading Information:
http://www.uiltexas.org/music/concert-sight-reading
Criteria for Band Music:
http://www.uiltexas.org/music/concert-sight-reading/band-sight-reading-criteria
Criteria for Orchestra Music:
http://www.uiltexas.org/music/concert-sight-reading/orchestra-sight-reading-criteria
Band
MS C/D = UIL Level 1
MS A/B = UIL Level 2
MS AA = UIL Level 3
HS C/D = UIL Level 4
HS A/B = UIL Level 5
HS AA = UIL Level 6
Orchestra
MS C/D = UIL Level 2
MS A/B = UIL Level 3
MS AA = UIL Level 4
HS C/D = UIL Level 5
HS A/B = UIL Level 6
HS AA = MSBOA-selected HS AA music
2022-2023 District B&O Festival Sites (registration deadline 12/8/2022):
March 1/2 (daytime) - Waterford Kettering HS
March 3/4
Groves HS (Orchestra only)
Lake Orion HS
Novi HS
March 10-11
Walled Lake Northern HS
Clarkston HS
Bloomfield Hills HS
Registration must be done online at www.msboa.org. After registering, please send all materials by CERTIFIED MAIL to:
Robert Green, MSBOA Dist. IV Treasurer
2934 Sunshine Rd.
Highland, MI 48357