ILLINOIS SUPERSTATE CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL 2008

May 2-3 in the Great Hall of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

2008 Honor Bands:

Jr. High	Westlake Middle School	Kimberly Farris, Conductor
Class A	Illiana Christian High School	Patricia Menninga, Conductor
Class AA	Marian Catholic High School	Greg Bimm, Conductor
Class AAA	John Hersey High School	Scott Casagrande, Conductor

2008 SCHEDULE

The Illinois Superstate Concert Band Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, 2008 on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The Superstate Festival is sponsored by University Bands and the School of Music.  Outstanding middle, junior and senior high school concert bands from across the state will perform on the Foellinger Great Hall Stage at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

FESTIVAL OUTLINE

Twenty-four middle, junior and senior high school concert bands will be selected for the festival from audition tapes or CD’s by an adjudication panel of band directors outside of the University of Illinois.  In addition, the four Honor Bands from 2007 have been extended an invitation to present a performance for the 2008 Superstate Festival.  These bands are not eligible to be chosen as an honor band during the 2008 Superstate Festival.  A total of twenty-eight bands will be featured plus a guest performance by the University of Illinois Wind Symphony. 

Four separate classes will be offered. The number of bands selected in each class is determined by a panel of adjudicators outside of the University of Illinois.  These will be based upon the quality of the performances on tapes and CD’s provided by the schools.

Applications available here.