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Virginia Tech Concert Band Festival - March 21, 2026

High school students performing on stage at Moss Arts Center.
Virginia Tech Concert Band Festival.

Virginia Tech Concert Band Festival
A Music for All Affiliate Regional Music Festival, presented by Yamaha
Saturday, March 21, 2026

You and your students will perform in a world-class facility, the Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre in the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, a 1200-seat performance hall with acoustics ideal for large ensembles. Without the constraints of ratings or placements, you and your students can enjoy performing in an amazing venue and working with remarkable clinicians.

For the $500 registration fee, each ensemble will receive:

  • Fifty minutes on stage between their performance and clinic. The program is the director’s choice.
  • Recorded comments from two clinicians
  • A high-quality audio and video recording of your performance, including a conductor-side camera
  • Videos of your clinic
  • A midday performance by the Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble

All participating ensembles are expected to attend the performances of two peer ensembles, in addition to the Virginia Tech Wind Ensemble’s midday concert. These events will be scheduled for you so that every ensemble performs for an audience. Please plan accordingly.

Applications will close on October 31 or when the festival slots fill. 

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Guest clinicians this year are:

Tonya Mitchell Spradlin

Steven D. Davis
Director of Bands and Wind Ensembles
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory

Craig Kirchhoff

Craig Kirchhoff, Professor Emeritus of Conducting and Director Emeritus of University Bands - University of Minnesota

Donald McKinney

Donald McKinney, Director of Bands - Indiana University

Alfred Watkins, Lassiter High School (retired)/Cobb Wind Symphony, co-musical director and conductor

Note: we are not directly affiliated with any of these hotels.

Buses will arrive in the drop-off loop of the Center for the Arts, then relocate to the Chicken Hill Parking Lot for the duration of the band’s stay on campus. If you have members of your group taking a car, we recommend they park in the North End Center Garage.