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 9, 2024
3:00 - 4:30 pm |
Welcome and Competition Orientation |
Marek South |
7:30 pm * |
Guest Artist(s) Recital |
Blodgett Recital Hall |
Saturday, August 10, 2024
9:00 am - 2:30 pm |
Unaccompanied semi-final competition |
Check-in at SAC Mezzanine |
1:00 pm - 6:15 pm |
Rehearsals with collaborative pianists |
SAC Mezzanine |
7:30 pm * |
Festival Adjudicators Recital |
Blodgett Recital Hall |
Sunday, August 11, 2024
9:00 am - noon |
Accompanied semi-final competition |
Check-in at SAC Mezzanine |
12:00 - 12:30 pm |
Competitors (with instruments & shirts) photo session |
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 |
Euphonium Artist finalists meet with conductor |
SAC Ensemble Room |
1:30 pm |
Tuba Artist and all Student finalists select rehearsal times with collaborative pianists |
Blodgett Foyer |
2:00-4:00 pm |
Tuba 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 |
Euphonium Artist finalists and Guest Artist(s) rehearse |
Stewart Shell |
3:50 - 4:30 pm |
Festival Euphonium & Tuba Ensemble rehearsal |
Stewart Shell |
7:30 pm * |
Festival Band with Guest Artist(s) and |
Stewart Shell |
Monday, August 12, 2024
8:30 - 9:00 am * |
Combined Euphonium & Tuba warm up session |
Blodgett Recital Hall |
9:10 - 10:20 am * |
Artist Divisons Master Class Student Divisions Master Class |
Blodgett Recital Hall SAC 125 |
10:30 - 11:20 am | Clinic for all participants |
Blodgett Recital Hall |
1:00 - 2:30 pm * |
Student Finals Competition |
Niblock Hall |
2:10 - 3:40 pm |
Euphonium 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 Foyer |
2025 FESTIVAL DATES
March 31...Application Deadline
Early May...Semi-Finalists Notified
August 8-11...Festival Competition
Hosted by Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
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