{"id":3241,"date":"2026-02-28T15:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/falconefestival.org\/website_b1f48886\/?page_id=3241"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:04:53","slug":"conductors-of-blue-lake-festival-band","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/falconefestival.org\/website_b1f48886\/history\/conductors-of-blue-lake-festival-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Conductors of the Blue Lake Festival Band"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/falconefestival.org\/website_b1f48886\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/falconefestival.org\/website_b1f48886\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Conductors of the Blue Lake Festival Band<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading 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This event&nbsp;is&nbsp;a live broadcast by&nbsp;the Blue Lake Public Radio station and&nbsp;along with selections performed&nbsp;by the band&nbsp;includes the performance of the Falcone Festival Guest Artist\/s and Euphonium &amp; Tuba Ensemble (adjudicators, competitors, and volunteers).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday evening\u00a0at Blodgett Recital Hall,\u00a0the Blue Lake Festival Band plays for one of the Artist Divisions, alternating years\u00a0between\u00a0Euphonium Artist Finalists and Tuba Artist Finalists. This is\u00a0an added\u00a0component\u00a0of the competition for the division Finalists that play with the band.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conductors of the Blue Lake Festival Band:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Trae Blanco&nbsp; 2022 \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">None:&nbsp;Virtual Festival years&nbsp; 2020 \u2013 2021&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Joe Manfredo 2011 \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp; 2019&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Donald Flickinger&nbsp; 1985 \u2013 2010&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conductors of the Blue Lake Festival Band The Blue Lake Festival Band&nbsp;Concert&nbsp;is&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;evening&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Festival at Stewart Shell for campers and public. 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