Festivals & Tours
Festivals and Tours at the UNI School of Music offer a window into our workings. Whether you're interested in a master class feel where you can get hands-on experience with your instrument and our amazing faculty, or you'd like to sit back and listen to some of our most talented ensembles and performers, our festivals and tours will offer an opportunity that is right for you.
Festival: All State Wind, Brass & Percussion Workshops
Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 2 p.m.
GBPAC and CEEE, various halls
The UNI School of Music presents its annual hands-on workshops to high school brass, wind and percussion students preparing for All State competition. This event is free and open to the public; registration required. Online registration coming soon!
Festival: All State String Festival
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 8 a.m.
Davis Hall, GBPAC
The UNI School of Music presents its annual hands-on workshops for high school student string players preparing for All-State competition. This event is free and open to the public, but does require registration. To register, click here.
For more information, view the invitation letter here, or view the workshop schedule. Please contact Rebecca.Burkhardt@uni.edu with any questions.
Festival: Northern Iowa Vocal Arts Festival
Sunday and Monday, October 5-6, 2008
Great Hall, GBPAC
The UNI School of Music presents it's annual Vocal Arts Festival including hands-on workshops for high school vocal students preparing for All State competition. Registration required for this event. Contact Brad.Barrett@uni.edu for more information.
Festival: Northern Iowa Piano & Organ Festival
Monday, October 6, 2008
Davis Hall, GBPAC
The UNI School of Music presents it's annual piano and organ festival, including master classes and performances, as well as a collaborative performance with the Vocal Arts Festival participants. Registration required for this event. Contact Robin.Guy@uni.edu for more information.
Festival : Northern Festival of Bands
Thursday - Saturday, February 12-14, 2009
GBPAC and various other halls
The Northern Festival of Bands, an annual festival of high school bands which typically hosts over 40 schools and over 250 individual participants in a weekend long event, will be held February 12th-14th, 2009. The event will feature performances by the UNI Wind Symphony and UNI Symphonic Band on Friday evening as well as Saturday afternoon’s performance featuring solo competition winners, the festival’s percussionist groups, Festival Concert Band and Festival Symphony Band.
Online registration coming soon!
Festival: Tallcorn Jazz Festival
Friday & Saturday, February 20-21, 2009 - performances at 7:30 p.m. both nights
Bengtson Auditorium and various halls
The Beta Nu Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the UNI School of Music invite you and your band to the 54th Annual Tallcorn Jazz Festival and 58th Sinfonian Dimensions in Jazz Concerts to be held on February 20 and 21, 2009, on the UNI campus. For more information, click here. Concerts for this event are ticketed. For tickets, call (319) 273-4TIX. For more information, call (319) 273-2028.
Festival: Choral Invitational Festival
Friday, April 10, 2009 - 8 a.m.
Great Hall, GBPAC
The UNI School of Music presents it's annual Choral Invitational Festival. Registration is required for this event. For more inforamtion on the festival and/or registration, contact professor Brad.Barrett@uni.edu.
