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Date: <\/strong>Saturday, February 7, 2026 The Â̲èÖ±²¥ Music Department is excited to welcome another group of young musicians back to campus for a day of music-making. Any current 9th or 10th grade musician who has skill in performing on a band instrument (woodwind, brass, percussion, or double bass) is eligible to be nominated for the festival by their band director. After nomination forms are reviewed, the Augsburg faculty will notify directors of selected participants and send digital music files and additional information about the festival.<\/p>\n Dr. Kenneth Green II<\/strong> 7:45 a.m.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Check-in (Si Melby Hall Gymnasium) Where does the honor band take place?<\/strong> Do I need a permit to park on campus?<\/strong> Where should I drop my student off for the day?<\/strong> About the Festival Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026 Cost: $40 per selected student Parents: Join us for the free afternoon concert in Si Melby Gymnasium Directors: Sit in on rehearsals, attend sectionals, and join us for lunch Highlights include: Honor Band Rehearsals Sectionals with Augsburg faculty Lunch for students and directors Free afternoon concert Overview …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":523,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,19,8,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ensembles","category-events","category-faculty","category-performance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/523"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35970"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36555,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35970\/revisions\/36555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCost:<\/strong> $40 per selected student
\nParents:<\/strong> Join us for the free afternoon concert in Si Melby Gymnasium
\nDirectors:<\/strong> Sit in on rehearsals, attend sectionals, and join us for lunch
\nHighlights include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Overview & Important Dates<\/h2>\n
Nominations due: December 1, 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Notifications: December 15, 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Festival Host and Honor<\/span> Band<\/span> Director:<\/h3>\n
\ngreen5@augsburg.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nFestival Schedule<\/h3>\n
\n8:15 a.m.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rehearsal
\n10:15 a.m.\u00a0 \u00a0Break
\n10:30 a.m.\u00a0 \u00a0Sectionals (various locations)
\n11:30 a.m.\u00a0 \u00a0Lunch
\n12:30 p.m.\u00a0 \u00a0Life as a College Student (Hoversten Chapel)
\n1:15 p.m.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rehearsal (Si Melby Hall Gymnasium)
\n3:15 p.m.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Break\/prep for concert
\n3:30 p.m.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Concert Begins (Si Melby Hall Gymnasium)<\/p>\nAdditional Information & Requirements<\/h3>\n
\nAll festival activities will be in either Foss Center or Anderson Music Hall on Â̲èÖ±²¥’s campus. Lunch will be provided to students at The Commons<\/a>, our campus dining hall.<\/p>\n
\nPermits are not required to park in Lot L on the day of the festival. All other lots are unavailable for guest parking. Campus maps have been included below, and more parking information<\/a> for music events can be found with the music department’s events calendar. Street parking is also available around campus and is monitored by the city of Minneapolis.<\/p>\n
\nThe best student drop off location is in front of the Kennedy Center, 715 23rd Ave S. Registration will be up the stairs and to the left. <\/span><\/p>\nResources<\/h3>\n
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