The Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, celebrates outstanding music-making by the nation's finest high school and middle school scholastic ensembles. The Music for All National Festival is an integral part of Music for All's mission to create, provide, and expand positively life-changing experiences through music for all.

All applying ensembles receive feedback on their audition recording from a panel of Music for All National Festival evaluators.

Schedule of Events:

Thursday, March 13, 2025

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Festival Opening Session
Marriott Place Event Center - Grand Ballroom

National Concert Band Festival Performances - Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University

6:00 pm: West Springfield High School Wind Symphony, VA
7:00 pm: William Mason High School Wind Symphony, OH

Friday, March 14, 2025

National Concert Band Festival Concerts - Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University

08:30 am: F.W. Buchholz Wind Symphony, FL
09:15 am: Liberty Hill High School Wind Ensemble, TX
10:00 am: Parkway High School Wind Ensemble, LA
10:45 am: Eastlake High School Wind Ensemble, TX
11:30 am: Hillgrove High School Wind Symphony, GA
12:15 pm: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Symphonic Wind Ensemble, VA

Orchestra America National Festival Concerts - Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts - The Palladium

08:00 am: Noblesville High School Symphony Orchestra, IN
09:00 am: Herbert Hoover Middle School Advanced Orchestra, MD
10:00 am: Lake Travis Middle School Philharmonic Orchestra, TX
11:00 am: Kleb Intermediate Chamber Orchestra, TX
12:00 pm: Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra Symphonette, PA
02:30 pm: Lakewood High School Chamber Orchestra, CO
03:30 pm: Newbury Park High School Chamber Orchestra, CA
04:30 pm: Hanford High School Premier Strings, WA
05:30 pm: Harrison High School Chamber Orchestra, GA

National Concert Band Festival Concerts - Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University

08:30 am: Maine South High School Wind Ensemble, IL
09:30 am: McKinney High School Wind Ensemble, TX
10:30 am: Lambert High School Wind Ensemble, GA
11:30 am: Summit High School Wind Ensemble, TX
12:30 pm: Trinity High School Wind Ensemble, TX
02:00 pm: Timberline High School Wind Symphony, ID
03:00 pm: Duncanville High School Wind Ensemble, TX
04:00 pm: Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Wind Symphony, FL
05:00 pm: Clear Creek High School Wind Ensemble, TX
06:00 pm: Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts Wind Ensemble, FL

Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival Concerts - Warren Performing Arts Center

09:00 am: Hudson Middle School Percussion Ensemble, TX
10:00 am: Westbrook Intermediate School Percussion Ensemble, TX
11:00 am: Claudia Taylor Johnson High School Percussion Ensemble, TX
12:00 pm: Cleburne High School Percussion Ensemble, TX
02:00 pm: Sachse Percussion Ensemble, TX
03:00 pm: Timber Creek Percussion Ensemble I, TX
04:00 pm: F.W. Buchholz High School Percussion Ensemble, FL
05:00 pm: Liberty Hill High School Percussion Ensemble, TX
06:00 pm: Robert E. Hendrickson Percussion Ensemble, TX

Chamber Music National Festival Concerts - Indiana Historical Society

11:30 am: F.W. Buchholz High School Clarinet Choir, FL
12:00 pm: Liberty Hill High School Woodwind Quintet, TX
12:30 pm: Robert E. Hendrickson High School Brass Ensemble, TX
01:00 pm: F.W. Buchholz High School Saxophone Quartet, FL
02:00 pm: The Robert E. Hendrickson High School Flute Choir, TX
02:30 pm: Eastlake High School Saxophone Quartet, TX
03:00 pm: Arkansas Tech University Youth Brass Quartet, AR
03:30 pm: Dobyns-Bennett High School - Portail du Son Saxophone Ensemble, TN
04:00 pm: Eastlake High School Trombone Quartet, TX
04:30 pm: Arkansas Tech University Youth Woodwind Quintet, AR

National Concert Band Festival Concerts - Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts Center

1:30 pm: Krimmel Intermediate School Symphonic Band, TX
2:15 pm: Moises V. Vela Middle School Honors Band, TX
3:00 pm: Cooper Middle School Symphonic Band, VA
3:45 pm: Red Oak Middle School Honors Band, TX
4:30 pm: Smithfield Middle School Honors Band, TX
5:15 pm: Wayside Middle School Honor Band, TX
6:00 pm: Timberview Middle School Wind Ensemble, TX

Saturday, March 15, 2025

National Concert Band Festival Concerts - Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts

08:30 am: Keller Middle School Band, TX
09:15 am: McLean Middle School Wind Ensemble, TX
10:00 am: Kleb Intermediate Symphonic Band, TX

National Concert Band Festival Concerts - Clowes Memorial Hall

08:30 am: Robert E. Hendrickson High School Wind Ensemble, TX
09:30 am: Sachse Wind Ensemble, TX
10:30 am: Timber Creek High School Wind Ensemble, TX
08:00 pm: Honor Band of America Concert - Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University With special guests: the United Sound National Ensemble
08:00 pm: Jazz Band of America Concert - Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University

Date:
March 13 - 15, 2025

Location:
Schrott Center for the Arts,
610 West 46th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46201

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