2011 – 2012 YEARBOOK

MSBOA State Band and Orchestra Festival
Information and Rules
I. INFORMATION
DATES
1. April 25, 26, 27 & 28
2. May 2, 3, 4 & 5
NOTICE: At the Spring Meeting of the MSBOA in Lansing, June 1, 2003, the membership voted to require all Band and
Orchestra Festival registration for State Festivals be done as an INTERNET ONLINE process. It was also voted unanimously that all
communications regarding the festival, the reporting of schedules, work assignments for directors, and all information previously done
via the traditional mail, be done on the Internet. NO MAILINGS will be sent regarding the Band and Orchestra festivals.
EVENTS
1. Band and Orchestra: All groups play 3 selections.
2. Sight-Reading: All senior and middle school/junior high bands and orchestras playing for a divisional rating must enter this event.
It will be rated and the result added to the rating of the concert playing. Groups playing for Comments Only have the option of
entering this event.
Band and Orchestra Festival Chairperson:
Joel Shaner, 743 W. Washington Ave., Jackson, MI 489201
(O) 517-841-3734 (H) 517-782-2592
Email: jshaner@jpsmail.org
Sight Reading Music Chairperson:
Kevin Culling, 1153 Runaway Bay Dr. Apt. 3B, Lansing, MI 48917
(O) 517-706-4826 (H) 517-862-3653
Email: culling.kevin@gmail.com
Medals Chairperson:
Paul Lichau, State Office, 3965 Okemos Rd. Suite A3, Okemos, MI 48864
An order form for medals and plaques will be provided for those events that receive a first or second division rating.
ALL ENTRIES FOR STATE B&O MUST BE DONE ONLINE
DEADLINE DATES - All State Band and Orchestra Festival applications must be postmarked or delivered to the MSBOA
State Office no later than the Friday following the qualifying district festival. However, a director of two or more groups in a district
festival is to use the deadline of the last potential State Festival entrant. If two or more groups (Senior and/or Middle/Junior) are to be
directed by the same conductor in the State Festival, the entries must be mailed together using the later deadline date.
A school that fails to meet the specified deadline date, for any reason whatsoever, may enroll in the State Festival for an extended
limited time of one week by paying a $100 per event late entry fee. The director must telephone the State Office informing the
Executive Director or his/her designee of the forthcoming application prior to the end of the limited week. The application must be
postmarked or delivered to the State Office no later than the Friday following the original deadline.
In the case of an unscheduled school closing during the week immediately following the District Festival, (i.e.: snow days) the
deadline date for assessing the $100 late entry fee will be adjusted an equal number of days. The “extended” second week final
deadline will not be adjusted. An administrator’s verification of the dates that the school was closed must accompany the application.
Barring the late entry provision of one week, late entries will not be accepted.
All entries for the State Band and Orchestra Festival should be sent by registered or certified mail. In the event that an entry is lost
or misplaced, a registered or certified mail receipt will be the required documentation to validate that the entry was mailed. It is further
recommended that each entry have a return receipt or be accompanied by a self-addressed postcard in order to notify you in a timely
manner that the State Office received your entry. All entries must be on the appropriate certification form(s) as published in the
current MSBOA Yearbook and Basic Music List and mailed with the correct fee(s) for the event(s).
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