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2010 ASTA National Orchestra Festival

Santa Clara, California

February 18- 20, 2010

 

2010 National Orchestra Festival Brochure

 

Introducing the 2010 Invited Groups*


*Participation is pending acceptance to the festival.

The National Orchestra Festival© is an annual festival held in conjunction with the ASTA National Conference. The NOF brings together orchestras from around the country to a single location in order to provide an unparalleled opportunity to receive placement, ratings, comments and education from leading clinicians and adjudicators in the industry. Orchestras are selected to participate in the national festival based on their application and supporting materials. The festival encompasses Youth Orchestras, Middle School Orchestras, and High School Orchestras in their choice of Competition, Ratings and/or Comments categories. All festival groups receive feedback from invited adjudicators. Each group also receives an educational clinic directly after its performance from one of two clinicians. Each participating student will also take part in an elective master class of his/her choice. Past elective classes have included violin, viola, cello, bass, jazz, fiddle and discussion classes.

Competitive groups perform for placement within their own division: Middle School, High School, or Youth Orchestra. One orchestra will be selected from all competitive groups and named "Grand Champion" of the National Orchestra Festival©. The Grand Champion performs at the winner's concert held on Saturday, February 20, 2010 and is open to all attendees of the National Conference. All NOF performances are open to other festival groups and conference attendees.

 

 

Contact:
Libby Dietrich
ASTA National Office
4153 Chain Bridge Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 279-2113 ext. 28
libby@astaweb.com

 

Important Note (Effective starting May 2008)
Individual students from your participating National Orchestra Festival group may not also participate in the Alternative Styles Awards program, the finals of the National Solo Compeition, or the National High School Honors Orchestra in the same conference year. This participation restriction is due to overlapping schedules which will cause disruption to the overall experience for all participants.  


 

 


American String Teachers Association
4153 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 279-2113 · Fax: (703) 279-2114 ·  asta@astaweb.com
Competitions Highlights
Applications for the National High School Honors Orchestra are due June 15, 2009 to your state chairman.