This will be the festival’s 40th anniversary (2025), which over the years has earned the reputation of being the finest educational music festival in the Pacific Islands.

Schedule of Events:

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Morning / Afternoon:

Groups arrive into Honolulu and receive a traditional Hawaiian lei greeting! Transfer to the hotel in Waikiki.

A World Projects staff member will meet you at the hotel and assist with check in (or baggage storage if you arrive before the hotel’s check in time).

Enjoy some free time and lunch on own.

Evening:

This evening, enjoy a traditional Hawaiian L?’au. Upon arrival, a Festival Group Photo will be taken (TBC).

Enjoy dinner alongside other festival participants. This will be your opportunity to meet students from all over the Pacific Rim!

After the L?’au, all groups will return to their hotels.

Monday, March 24, 2025

Choral Preliminary:

Morning:

Breakfast on own. Enjoy a group workshop with Festival Faculty at the festival hotel this morning.

Afternoon:

Lunch on own.

Meet in the hotel lobby in performance attire.

Transfer to choral concert venue (possibly Central Union Church - TBC) for your sound check.

Following your sound check, you will have time for dinner on your own, or it may be arranged through World Projects.

Evening:

Return to concert venue for the Adjudicated Choral Concert. Following the concert, all groups will return to their hotels.

Instrumental Preliminary:

Morning:

Breakfast on own.

Meet at the festival hotel with instruments.

Enjoy a group workshop with Festival

Faculty at the ‘Alohilani Resort this morning.

Afternoon:

Lunch on own. The Outdoor Concert Series begins this afternoon. Participating festival instrumental ensembles will have an outdoor performance at the Ala Moana Centerstage.

Evening:

Dinner on own, or it may be arranged through World Projects. Return to the hotel.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Choral Preliminary:

Morning:

Breakfast on own.

There will be a mass choir Sing Around this morning with Festival Faculty (possibly at the Festival Hotel, a nearby park, or similar – TBC).

Afternoon:

Lunch on own. The Outdoor Concert Series continues through this afternoon.

Participating Festival choirs will have an outdoor performance at the Ala Moana Centerstage.

Evening:

Dinner on own, or it may be arranged through World Projects. Return to the hotel.

Instrumental Preliminary:

Morning:

Breakfast on own

Afternoon:

Lunch on own.

Evening:

Following your sound check you will have time for dinner on your own or it may be arranged through World Projects.

Return to the performance venue for the Adjudicated Instrumental Concert. Following the concert, all groups will return to their hotels.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Choral Preliminary:

Morning:

Breakfast on own.

Afternoon:

Lunch on own.

Evening:

Dinner on own or it may be arranged through World Projects.

Assemble in the hotel lobby and load the coaches. Transfer to the Festival Command

Performance Concert at Hawaii Theatre.

After the concert, there will be an Awards Ceremony.

After the Awards Ceremony, all groups will return to their hotels.

Instrumental Preliminary:

Morning:

Breakfast on own.

This morning, enjoy an exchange rehearsal with another festival ensemble where you will be able to sight-read and rehearse each other’s music.

Afternoon:

Lunch on own.

Evening:

Dinner on own or it may be arranged through World Projects.

Assemble in the hotel lobby and load the coaches. Transfer to the Festival Command Performance Concert at Hawaii Theatre.

After the concert, there will be an Awards Ceremony.

After the Awards Ceremony, all groups will return to their hotels.

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Morning:

Breakfast on own.

Morning / Afternoon Groups will check out of their hotels and transfer to the airport.

Say goodbye to this island paradise!

Fest Date: March 23 - 27, 2025

Locations: Pacific Beach Hotel, Waikiki Shell, Hawaii Theatre, Central Union Church, Ala Moana Shopping Center

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