High School
The District 2 (Northeast) High School Music Festival brings together music students from fourteen schools in the Northeast Kingdom. Students audition in the beginning of November at North Country Union High School in Newport, VT for places in the Festival Band or Chorus. The festival itself takes place in late March or early April.
April 4-5, 2025: Northeast Music Festival
Friday
Arrival Time: 9:45
10:00 General Meeting in Auditorium
10:15-12:15 Rehearsals for all groups- Festival Band in band room, Chorus in auditorium
12:15-1:30 Lunch for all groups (In cafeteria OR students may leave the building) Sound Check (VERY BRIEF) for Open Mic
1:15-4:45 Rehearsals for all groups in the same locations
1:45-3:15 Music teachers meeting - Chorus Room
4:45-5:30 Open Mic Performances. Students return home.
Saturday
8:45am: Arrival time
9:00am- 11:30am : Rehearsals for all groups in same locations
11:30-12:30 - Chorus Dress Rehearsal, Festival Band Lunch
12:30-1:00 - Band moves to stage
12:30-1:30 - Chorus Lunch
1:00-2:00 - Festival Band Dress Rehearsal in Auditorium
1:30-2:00-Chorus changes into Concert Attire
2:00-Chorus in Gym for rehearsal/warm-up
2:00-2:30- Band changes into Concert Attire
2:30- Band in Band Room for warm-ups
3:00 Concert: Festival Band then Chorus. All teachers stay to help clean up. Students bring stands upstairs. Percussionists bring equipment upstairs.