The concerts of the 2024 Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, will be livestreamed free to viewers by BOX5 Media, Thursday-Saturday, March 21-23, from Indianapolis. Enjoy some of the nation’s finest high school concert bands, orchestras, percussion ensembles, and chamber ensembles. Band directors: concerts are all day Friday – share them in your classrooms with your students!

Thank you to BOX5 Media, the official media provider of Bands of America Championships and Music for All events, for providing this livestream free for viewers!

See the performing ensembles and schedule of concerts.

INDIANAPOLIS (February 22, 2023) – Students from 15 local Indianapolis schools will participate in the sixth annual Indianapolis School Music Festival on Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 16 hosted at Arsenal Technical High School. The Indianapolis School Music Festival serves local instrumental and vocal music students through a collaboration with Music for All.

Thirty-four ensembles will perform in this non-competitive event. The Festival places emphasis on student learning in an environment that encourages a cooperative spirit. Following each performance, students will engage in an educational clinic facilitated by world-class music educators where they will receive constructive feedback on their performance. Performances are open to the public with no tickets required. For a full schedule, visit festival.musicforall.org/ismf2023.

“For over 20 years Music for All has been committed to a diligent, hands-on engagement with our IPS community. This Festival is designed to serve as a musical celebration as well as a catalyst to inspire the IPS and central Indiana community to strengthen its commitment to equity and access to active music-making for all students,” says James Stephens, Director of Education and Advocacy at Music for All.

Music for All has been committed to supporting the growth and development of music and arts education in Indianapolis since moving its headquarters to Indianapolis and historic Union Station in 2003. As a 501(c)3 not-for-profit national arts advocacy and education organization, Music for All produces events and programming that impact students, teachers, and communities across the United States. Music for All leverages its national educational programming with the intention of providing life-changing experiences to the young people in its home community of Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Music for All’s events in Indianapolis include the Music for All National Festival, to be held March 31-April 2, the Bands of America Grand National Championships, November 9-11 in Lucas Oils Stadium, and Super Regional Championship, October 21-22, also in Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Grand National Championships also includes the Indianapolis Schools Music Showcase and the Indianapolis All-City Band performance.

BOX5 Media will livestream all concerts of the 2023 Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, March 31-April 2, 2023. The livestream on box5tv.com will be available to viewers at no cost, courtesy of BOX5 Media.

BOX5 Media is America’s most experienced event video company and the Official Video Provider for Music for All and Bands of America Championships since 2021.

The Music for All National Festival will feature three days of scholastic ensemble concerts, including concert bands, orchestras, percussion ensembles, and chamber ensembles. The Festival will also feature the national Honor Band of America and Jazz Band of America in concert.

“What an awesome opportunity for those not able to attend in person to watch every ensemble and performance during the Music for All National Festival” says Tim Snyder, President of BOX5 Media. “We believe strongly in trying to bring this event to as wide an audience as possible and bring more awareness to these fantastic performances.”

Music for All is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit educational organization and the nation’s largest and most influential provider of programs for scholastic music ensembles. Music for All’s programs include the Bands of America Championships, the Music for All Summer Symposium, Advocacy in Action and resources for music educators, and other events across America, in addition to the Music for All National Festival.

“Music for All is pleased to collaborate with our media partner BOX5 to livestream the 2023 Music for All National Festival,” said Jeremy L. Earnhart, President and CEO of Music for All. “The Festival showcases performances of outstanding scholastic ensembles. The livestream gives those at home and in the classroom the opportunity to enjoy the concerts, as well.”

Concerts will be streamed live on box5tv.com during the event. See the schedule of concerts at festival.musicforall.org/2023.