Extra Music Opportunities

WIBC (Western International Band Clinic) is another incredible opportunity for musicians in the band. This festival is in SeaTac and always features really great music, often meeting some of the finest living composers for Wind Ensemble music!

NAfME (National Association for Music Education) and WMEA (Washington Music Educators Association) All-State Festival this year is mid-February and is happening in Spokane, WA. Information and audition materials online.

The Centrum Jazz Camp in Port Townsend is easily one of the best experiences around, staffed by the nations' best jazz educators, and provides kids with a transformative opportunity to level up their instrumental skills, ensembleship, and improvisation. Auditions are required for this intensive camp.

Students looking for ways to grow their musicianship should consider this January festival! Selections are via a nomination the Band Director submits on your behalf. Upper classmen in Wind Ensemble will get first dibs on nominations. 

BYSO is a nonprofit organization in Bellevue, Washington, established to provide a positive and stimulating musical environment for Eastside youth. Now with six large orchestras and three smaller instrumental ensembles, we have been serving students ages 6 to 21 since 1964. Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings in the Bellevue and Kirkland areas.

NLMEA (North Lake Music Educators Association) Regional Solo & Ensemble Festival will be hosted at our very own Redmond High School again this year. Students are highly encouraged to participate as an additional way to dive deeper into individual skills or engage with others students in an ensemble.

EYCB provides enhanced musical experiences for advanced high school and exceptional middle school students from Sammamish, Issaquah, Snoqualmie, North Bend, Bellevue, Kirkland, Renton, Maple Valley, Redmond, and the surrounding areas. Practices are held at Pacific Cascade Middle School in Issaquah on Tuesday evenings from 7-9 pm.