Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2008
March 19 - 21, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana
Watch the Keynote Presentation from the 2008 Opening Session!
Performance halls across Indianapolis were filled with the sound of music as young musicians from across the nation gathered for the Music for All National Festival presented by Yamaha.
The Festival was comprised of the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival, National Percussion Festival and the Orchestra America National Festival, as well as concerts by the Honor Band of America, the Honor Orchestra of America and the Jazz Band of America.
Festival concert venues included Hilbert Circle Theatre, Clowes Memorial Hall and the Indiana Historical Society.
The 2007 Festival featured several firsts including the debut of the Jazz Band of America, opening for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the Honor Orchestra of America who shared the concert stage with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and violinist Pinchas Zukerman, a fourth performance stage of concerts and a new name: "Music for All National Festival," encompassing all four days of festival concerts and events.
Ensembles in the Music for All National Festival were invited to perform following a taped audition process.
The festivals are non-competitive events, with ensembles performing for a knowledgeable audience, receiving input and clinics from a panel of leading music educators and student members participating in Master Classes with professional musicians and other special events.
Three national student honors ensembles performed as part of the Festival: The Honor Orchestra of America, The Honor Band of America and the Jazz Band of America.
Members of the Honor Orchestra, Honor Band and Jazz Band of America meet for three days of rehearsals before their respective performances.
Members are selected by taped audition in the fall prior to the Festival.
"The events of the Music for All National Festival shine a spotlight on the core of our nation's school music programs," says Scott McCormick, Music for All President and CEO.
"These festivals bring music education's focus to Indianapolis as a destination and true celebration of the finest educational performance opportunities in America."
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