SW Fla HS, Middle School Band Jazz Fest

Date: 20 Feb 2003 15:20:57 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.arts.marching.band.high-school
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I realize this is slightly off topic, but since so many musicians and educators
read this news group, North Fort Myers High School in southwest Florida asked
me to post an announcement about their jazz festival here. They will be
hosting their first ever jazz festival on Saturday, April 12th. Awards will be
given for best section in each high school and middle school jazz ensemble, for
outstanding soloists, and for the top 3 high school bands of the day. Other
bands will not be ranked, but will be rated as Distinguished, Superior,
Excellent, Good, or Fair. A private, post-performance clinic will be given to
each performing band by one of the clinicians at the festival.
The festival is sanctioned by IAJE, and an IAJE scholarship will given to the
outstanding high school soloist of the day, as selected by the judging panel.
The performing guest ensemble will be the University of Central Florida Jazz
Ensemble. Mailings to Florida schools are going out this week, and there is a
discount for early registration. Entrants are accepted on a first come-first
served basis until all time slots are filled, and they are accepted from
anywhere in the country - so if your band wants a trip to southwest Florida,
North Fort Myers would be glad to have you participate.
For more information, contact Phil Porter, Director of the North Fort Myers
Bands, at 239-997-0086 or send an e-mail to Mr. Porter at
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