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Band & Orchestra Festival
13th Annual UIC Band & Orchestra Festival
UIC will host the 13th Annual UIC Band & Orchestra Festival on Friday, March 14, 2025 at UIC’s Student Center East (750 S Halsted St).
The UIC Band & Orchestra Festival is open to bands and orchestras of all grade and ability levels. Each participating ensemble will have a concert performance, receive feedback and a clinic from festival clinicians, and have the opportunity to hear other ensembles perform.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
***We have reached capacity for this event, if you were intending to register, please email us at uicbands@uic.edu and we will add you to a waitlist. (2/12/25)
Early Registration Deadline: February 1, 2025
Registration Deadline: February 15, 2025
The festival fee is $250 per ensemble when registering by the Early Registration deadline of Saturday, February 1, 2025. After this date, the festival fee is $275 per ensemble. The festival fee is due no later than check-in at the festival on Friday, March 14.
Credit card or check are acceptable forms of payments. Credit card payments are available as a part of the online registration portal. All refund requests must submitted in writing by the festival date. We are unable to provide refunds after the festival date.
All registered ensembles will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis as space allows. Directors will be notified as soon as possible in the unlikely event that we are not able to accommodate a registered ensemble.
FESTIVAL INFORMATION:
Directors should program a maximum of 20 minutes of music for performance. Ensembles will be provided:
- space to store equipment and warm-up
- a public performance
- a clinic from an adjudicator following the performance
- written feedback from adjudicators
- a recording of the performance and clinic
We encourage ensembles to stay for the duration of the festival to listen to other ensembles. Parents and members of the school community are welcome to attend and listen to ensemble performances. Ensembles will also be able to visit the Student Center East food court and/or take a campus tour during their time on campus.
Two-weeks prior to the festival, directors will receive important festival information including:
- A personalized event and performance schedule
- Festival instructions
- Campus directions and parking information
- Dining options within Student Center East
For more information, please contact UIC Band & Orchestra Faculty at UICBands@uic.edu