Northern Ohio String Festival

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For Grades:
High School Orchestras (string or full)
Date:
October 25, 2024
Format:
In Person
Location:
Kulas Musical Arts Building
Cost:

$200 per ensemble

Registration is currently full. Please contact David Pope if you have any questions or to be added to the wait list.

The Northern Ohio String Festival will occur on Friday, October 25, 2024, at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music. It is non-competitive, and participating ensembles will not receive a rating. Instead, each ensemble will receive comments from two adjudicators and a 25-minute clinic with a string clinician after their performance.

Clinicians for the 2024 festival are Judy Palac (retired Professor of Music Education from Michigan State University) and Doug Droste (Director of Orchestral Studies at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Performing Arts). The adjudicators are Lisa Cheshier (retired orchestra director from the Berea-Midpark Schools) and Julie Ellis (orchestra director for the Worthington City Schools).

In an effort to give all area high schools the opportunity to participate, each school is limited to one ensemble at this time. Participating directors will be notified if additional ensembles can be accepted by mid-September.

  • Who: High School Orchestras (limited to the first 12 ensembles who register)
  • Registration Cost: $200.00 per ensemble (includes a 2024 NOSF Participation Award plaque)
  • Repertoire: There is no list to choose from. Instead, directors will select repertoire based on the ensemble’s ability level. You know your ensemble’s needs and where they are at in their development. Directors may choose for their group to perform 2 or 3 pieces. While no minimum amount of performance time is required, groups are limited to a total of 25 minutes on stage (so we can stay on schedule). That time includes tuning, stage changes (if needed), the performance, and an introduction by the NOSF emcee.
  • Other Activities: Participating groups have the option to listen to other schools perform and attend an abbreviated or full concert performance by the BW Symphony Orchestra. We will also have other on-campus activities available if you are interested. Information about these opportunities will be sent out by late September.