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.
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.
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
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
2024-2025 District B&O Festival Sites (registration deadline 11/21/2024):
February 28 - Lake Orion HS
March 1 - Lake Orion HS
March 5 - Waterford Kettering HS (daytime site)
March 6 - Waterford Kettering HS & Bloomfield Hills HS (daytime sites)
March 7
Bloomfield Hills HS
Clarkston HS
Groves HS (orchestra only)
Walled Lake Northern HS
March 8
Clarkston HS
Groves HS (orchestra only)
Walled Lake Northern 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