Festival & Competitions Schedule
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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
| 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
| 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 Including world premiere of Blue Lake Concertpiece by Salvador Brotons | Blodgett Recital Hall |
Sunday, August 10, 2025
| 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 | Marek South Marek South |
| 2:00-4:00 pm | Euphonium Artist and all Student finalists rehearse with collaborative pianists | SAC Mezzanine |
| 2:50-3:30 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
| *8:30-9:00 am | Combined Euphonium & Tuba warm up session | Blodgett Recital Hall |
| *9:10-10:20 am | Artist Divisions Masterclass Student Divisions Masterclass | 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 | 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 |