Daily Events
All times listed are Eastern Daylight Saving Time.
You can download a pdf of the daily events schedule here
Daily Events – Subject to Change
* Events open to the general public
Friday, August 8, 2025 |
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3:00-4:30 pm | Welcome and Competition Orientation | Marek South | ||
*7:30 pm | Guest Artist(s) Recital | Blodgett Recital Hall | ||
Saturday, August 9, 2025 |
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9:00 am-2:30 pm | Unaccompanied semi-final competition | Check-in at SAC Mezzanine | ||
1:00-6:15 pm | Rehearsals with collaborative pianists | SAC Mezzanine | ||
*7:30 pm | Festival Adjudicators Recital | Blodgett Recital Hall | ||
Sunday, August 10, 2025 |
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9:00 am-noon | Accompanied semi-final competition | Check-in at SAC Mezzanine | ||
noon-12:30 pm | Competitors (with instruments & shirts) photo session with adjudicators | Blodgett Foyer | ||
12:30-1:30 pm | Luncheon and announcement of finalists | Marek South | ||
1:30-3:30 pm | All non-finalists confer with judges | Marek South | ||
1:30 pm | Tuba Artist finalists meet with conductor Euphonium Artist and all Student finalists select rehearsal times with collaborative pianists |
SAC Ensemble Room Blodgett Foyer |
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2:00-4:00 pm | Euphonium Artist and all Student finalists rehearse with collaborative pianists | SAC Mezzanine | ||
2:10-2:50 pm | Euphonium and Tuba Clinic for BLFAC campers | SAC 125 | ||
2:10-3:40 pm | Tuba Artist finalists and Guest Artist(s) rehearse with Festival Band | Stewart Shell | ||
3:50-4:30 pm | Festival Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble rehearsal (Adjudicators, Artist + Student Division Competitors) | Stewart Shell | ||
*7:30 pm | Festival Band with Guest Artist(s) and Festival Euphonium-Tuba Ensemble Live streaming of concert available on the web | Stewart Shell | ||
Monday, August 11, 2025 |
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*8:30-9:00 am | Combined Euphonium & Tuba warm up session | Blodgett Recital Hall | ||
*8:10-10:20 am | Artist Divisions Masterclass Student Divisions Masterclass |
Blodgett Recital Hall Niblock Hall |
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10:30-11:20 am | Clinic for all participants | Blodgett Recital Hall | ||
*1:00-2:30 pm | Student Finals Competition | Niblock Hall | ||
2:10-3:50 pm | Tuba Artist finalists rehearse with Festival Band | Blodgett Recital Hall | ||
*7:00 pm | Artist Finals Competition & presentation of the medals | Blodgett Recital Hall | ||
*Post-concert | Festival After-glow reception for all | Blodgett Recital Hall |