LANSDALE – The North Penn High School (NPHS) Wind Ensemble has been invited to perform as part of the Music for All National Festival taking place from March 15-17, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. This national music festival is presented by Yamaha. The NPHS Wind Ensemble will perform in concert on Friday, March 16th, under the direction of Michael A. Britcher.
The Music for All National Festival is recognized as the epitome of scholastic instrumental music festivals in America. Music for All is one of the nation’s largest and most influential organizations advocating in support of music education. The Festival comprises the National Concert Band Festival, Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival, Middle School National Music Festival and three national honor ensembles: the Honor Band of America, the Jazz Band of America and the Honor Orchestra of America.
The NPHS Wind Ensemble is one of the premier performing ensembles in the acclaimed North Penn band program, which consists of three concert bands, two jazz bands, indoor drum line, indoor color guard, numerous small ensembles, a football pep-band and the national champion Marching Knights. The 49 members of the NPHS wind ensemble were selected through competitive audition and is only the second concert band from Pennsylvania ever selected to perform at this prestigious event.
Twenty-six high school and middle school ensembles from across the nation were selected by recorded audition to perform in concert at the Festival, be evaluated by master music educators and participate in master classes and special events. Invited concert bands and percussion ensembles for the 2012 Festival come from Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Festival and ticket information will soon be available at www.musicforall.org or by calling 317-636-2263.
Music for All (MFA) is one of the nation’s largest and most influential organizations in support of active music making. For more than 35 years, MFA, through its Bands of America and Orchestra America programs, has been a destination and set the standard for scholastic music ensemble performance and music education advocacy. A 501(c) 3 not-for-profit educational organization, MFA uses its national profile programming to recognize, model, showcase and provide individual, teacher and organizational examples of music performance excellence and achievement. MFA’s programs include 20 annual events, including the Bands of America Grand National Championships and Regional Championships for marching band, the Music for All Summer Symposium camp for students and teachers and the Music for All National Festival for concert bands and percussion ensembles. Music for All’s programmatic model is designed to mirror and supplement the classroom and performance model adopted in most American scholastic settings.
Music for All’s efforts are supported through sponsorships, including current partnerships with National Presenting Sponsor, the Yamaha Corporation of America; Official Uniform Sponsor, Fred J. Miller, Inc.; Official Equipment Sponsor, Wenger Corporation; Official Sponsor, SmartMusic®; Official Student Travel Partner, Music Travel Consultants; Corporate Sponsors, NAMM and Remo, Inc.; Associate Sponsors, Vic Firth, Inc. and Vandoren; and Program Sponsors, Center X Productions and McCormick’s Enterprises. Music for All is also supported by the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the City of Indianapolis, by the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
For more information about the festival, please contact Kristin Conrad, Senior Marketing Coordinator, at 317-524-6218 or [email protected]. For more information about the NPHS Wind Ensemble, please contact director Michael A. Britcher at [email protected].