Solo & Ensemble Festival

District 9 holds two Solo and Ensemble Festivals -
  • ​Middle School April 20, 2024 at Tawas HS
  • High School the first weekend in February at Ogemaw Heights HS
Deadlines
  • Middle School S&E Entry Deadline is February 21, 2024
  • High School S&E Entry Deadline is November 29, 2023.

Your entry forms should be filled out online at msboa.org under your membership account. Please pay close attention to the deadline for entry!

FEES SINCE 2014-2015 HAVE BEEN as follows for Solo and Ensemble Festival
Piano Solo - $12 (As of Spring 2017)
Solo - $12 (As of Spring 2017)
Duet - $14
Trio - $21
Quartet - $28
Quintet - $35
Sextet - $35
Octet - $35
Chamber - $35

Friendly Reminders
  • Events must be two (2) minutes in length for high school; one and a half (1 1/2 or 1.5) minutes for middle school level. Events less that that will receive a NO RATING.
  • Judges score must be an original (see State MSBOA Handbook).
  • Label music with school name (so when your student loses the music, we will know where to send it)
  • Make sure the student has their copy and a judges copy.
  • All ensembles must have a full score (not individual parts). NO SCORE = NO RATING.
  • All parts must be played in an ensemble
  • If there is a piano accompaniment, it must be played.
  • Encourage your students to listen to other events.
  • All additions must go through the main office
  • Students should check with the warm-up person at least 1/2 hour before their scheduled performance time.
  • Percussionists must furnish all of their own equipment.
  • Students may participate in a maximum of three (3) events. Students are not allowed to perform two solos on the same instrument. This does not include the chamber ensembles or accompaniment).
  • Medals are included in the entry fee.
  • Piano duets must be for four hands and one piano.
  • Pianos are NOT provided in the warm-up rooms, except in piano sections.
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  • ​Mixed instrument/ensemble books will be allowed to play for ratings at both JH and SH events
  • Compositions with three written parts but clearly stated playable as a duet with the melody as one of the performed lines will be allowed
  • Some of these arrangements have a piano accompaniment. In this case, the piano accompaniment MUST BE PLAYED regardless of instrumentation.
    For SH events to qualify for State S&E these policies may not upheld at state events. Don’t assume the same policy. Check with site chairs.

Director Reminders
  • Directors must sign in upon arrival and bring your drop and add sheet to the main office. (Even better - email your drop and adds the day before!)
  • The workers meeting will be at 7:30 am.
  • All work assignments are full day work assignments.
  • All time change and type of event changes will be done in that section, not the main office. Any additions to an event (example: duet to trio) need to go through the main office.

Mail Entry Payments to:
DEADLINES ARE CLEARLY LISTED ON THE CALENDAR

Mail Entry Checks to
Karen Lopez