Music Events
City-wide Music Events Calendar 2010-2011
| 8/19 (Th) | Professional Development In-Service, Session I – | |
| Secondary - Central 8:30 a.m. | ||
| Elementary -Tefft 1:00 p.m. | ||
| 8/21(Sa) | South Central District Music Educators Association meeting Springfield Catholic High School | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | ||
| 8/30(M) | Springfield Youth Symphony 1st rehearsal, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., GHS band room | |
| (Regular Monday evening rehearsals each week. PLEASE TRY TO AVOID CONFLICTS.) | ||
| 9/6(M) | Labor Day Parade 10:00 a.m. | |
| 9/8 | Rosh Hashanah-Sundown | |
| 9/11 | ACT | |
| Mid-September | 10-11 Missouri Fine Arts Academy nomination information (for sophomores and juniors) mailed to superintendents & relevant counselors. | |
| 9/17 | Yom Kippur-Sundown | |
| 9/18 (Sa) | 9-10 South Central District Honor Choir Auditions, Drury University (For more information call the Drury Music Office at 873-7296.) | |
| 9/18 (Sa) | Springfield Youth Symphony – Jump-Start Day, 1:00 p.m. orchestra rehearsal Evangel University | |
| Picnic to follow at 4:30 pm. at Smith Park. | ||
| 9/25 (Sa) | 11-12 South Central District Honor Choir Auditions/All-State Choir Auditions, Central High School | |
| 10/1(F) | Professional Development In-Service, Session II | |
| Secondary - Central 7:45 a.m. breakfast | ||
| Elementary -Tefft 12:15p.m. lunch | ||
| 10/2(Sa) | Valhalla Marching Festival, PHS JFK Stadium | |
| 10/9(Sa) | OZARKO Marching Band Competition, MSU | |
| 10/9(Sa) | Ozark Mountain Orff Workshop, 9-12 - Baptist Bible College, Linda McPherson | |
| 10/9 (Sa) | SAT | |
| 10/4-5 (M/T) | Springfield Youth String Orchestra and Springfield Junior Youth Symphony 10-11 auditions at Hillcrest High School, 5:30 – 6:30 pm | |
| 10/14 (Th) | 10-11 Missouri Fine Arts Academy applications are due in the SPS Music Office. | |
| 10/16 (Sa) | Ozark Mountain Marching Festival, Reeds Spring | |
| 10/16 (Sa) | SPS MS Honor Choir Rehearsal from 9:00-2:30, and Concert at 2:30, Carver MS, guest clinician, Mark Lawley, Willard | |
| 10/22 (Fr) | 10-11 Missouri Fine Arts Academy finalists are notified by the Music Office of the results. | |
| 10/23 (Sa) | MSU Homecoming Parade, 9:00 a.m. | |
| 10/23(Sa) | Greater St. Louis Marching Band Festival, St. Louis, MO | |
| 10/23 (Sa) | ACT | |
| 10/25(M) | First rehearsal for Springfield Youth String Orchestra (Reed MS band/orchestra room) and Springfield Junior Youth Symphony (Hillcrest band/orchestra room) 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. | |
| 10/27(We) | Middle School Honor Band audition tapes due to Music Office | |
| 10/30 (Sa) | UCM Marching Festival, Warrensburg | |
| 11/6 (Sa) | South Central All-District Honor Choirs Rehearsal/Clinic, Evangel University, concert 4:30 pm. | |
| 11/6(Sa) | Veteran’s Day Parade starts at 11:00 am. | |
| 11/6 (Sa) | SAT | |
| 11/8 (M) | 09-10 Missouri Fine Arts Academy R-12 finalist’s applications are due in the SPS Music Office. | |
| 11/9 (Tu) | South Central All-District Honor and Jazz Band Auditions, Ozark, MO start approx 4:30 pm | |
| 11/19 (F) | South Central All-District Jazz Band Rehearsal, Marshfield HS Band Room | |
| 11/20 (Sa) | South Central All-District Jazz Band and MS Band Rehearsal/Concert, Marshfield MS | |
| 11/20 (Sa) | SPS Middle School Honor Band Rehearsal & Concert – Evangel University Chapel | |
| 11-30 (Tu) | Springfield Youth Symphony Concert – 7:30 p.m., Evangel University Chapel | |
| 12/4 (Sa) | All-State Band and Orchestra Auditions, Columbia, MO | |
| 12/4 (Sa) | SAT | |
| 12/7 (Tu) | Springfield Youth String Orchestra and Springfield Junior Youth Symphony Concert, at Clara Thompson Hall, Drury 7:00 p.m. | |
| 12/11 (Sa) | Springfield Christmas Parade, 1:00 p.m. | |
| 12/11 (Sa) | ACT | |
| 12/14-18 (Tu-Sa) | Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference/Clinic, Chicago, IL | |
| 12/15 (W) | Springfield Ballet performs “The Nutcracker” for all SPS 2nd Graders- Landers Theatre | |
| 1/10(M) | SYS rehearsals resume at Glendale High School band room | |
| 1/10 (M) | SJYS and SYSO rehearsals resume at Reed MS and Hillcrest HS | |
| 1/22 | South Central All-District Band Rehearsal / Performance, SBU, Bolivar, MO | |
| 1/22 (Sa) | SAT | |
| 1/26-29 (W-Sa) | Missouri Music Educator’s Association Convention, All-State Band, Choir, Jazz Band, and Orchestra at Tan-Tar-A, Osage Beach | |
| End of January | 10-11 Missouri Fine Arts Academy R-12 applicants are notified of final selections. | |
| 2/12 (Sa) | ACT | |
| 2/15 (Tu) | Springfield Youth Symphony Concert – 7:30 p.m. Evangel University | |
| 2/19 (Sa) tent. | SYS Youth Talent Auditions – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Evangel University Fine Arts Center | |
| 2/22 (Tu) | “Peter and the Wolf” performance for all SPS 3rd graders, 12:30 p.m., O’Reilly Center, Drury University | |
| 2/26 (Sa) | SPS MS Instrumental Solo and Small Ensemble Contest, Pershing MS | |
| 2/26(Sa) | MSU Jazz Festival | |
| 2/26 (Sa) | Ozark Mountain Orff Workshop, 9-12 | |
| 3/1 (Tu) 11:00p.m. | Entry Deadline for MSHSAA District Music Festival for SPS High School & Greenwood | |
| TBA | Springfield Symphony in-service for R12 elementary vocal teachers. (Preparation for concert for all R12 4th graders in May.) | |
| 3/4 (F) | Pittsburg State University Jazz Festival, Pittsburgh, KS | |
| 3/5 (Sa) | SPS MS Vocal Solo and Small Ensemble Festival and MS Piano Solo Festival, Carver MS | |
| 3/5 (Sa) | Drury Jazz Festival | |
| 3/1 (Tu) | Springfield Youth String Orchestra and Springfield Junior Youth Symphony Concert, at Clara Thompson Hall, Drury 7:00 p.m. | |
| 3/12(Sa) tent. | SPS Elementary Honor Choir Rehearsal/Concert Evangel University – guest clinician | |
| 3/12 (Sa) | SAT | |
| 3/17 | Kodaly National Conference | |
| 3/21-25M-F) | SPS SPRING BREAK | |
| 3/28 - 4/15 | MAP Testing Elementary - grades 3 - 8 | |
| 3/31 tent. | Springfield Symphony Teacher In-Service Training Session 4:30 – 5:30 P.M. | |
| 4/2 (Sa) | SPS and Greenwood HS District Solo and Small Ensemble Festival, High Street Baptist Church | |
| 4/9 (Sa) | ACT | |
| 4/18 & 19 (M-Tu) | MSHSAA HS Large Ensemble (Vocal), Nixa High School | |
| 4/20 (W) | MSHSAA HS Large Ensemble (Orchestra), Glendale High School | |
| 4/21 (Th) | MSHSAA HS Large Ensemble (Band Class 5), Willard, MO | |
| 4/26(Tu) | Springfield Youth Symphony Concert –featuring Youth Talent winners for 2011, 7:30 p.m. Evangel | |
| 40/30 (Sa) | MSHSAA HS State Festival for Solos and Small Ensembles, Columbia, MO | |
| 4/30-5/1(Sa-Su) | Artsfest on Walnut Street | |
| 5/6 (Fr) | Boys Choir of Springfield Choral Festival – 1st & Calvary Church | |
| 5/7 (Sa) | SAT | |
| End of April First of May tent. |
Springfield Youth Symphony New Member Auditions for 11-12- Glendale HS | |
| 5/3 (Tu) | Springfield Symphony Concert for R12 4th graders, at 2nd Baptist Church | |
| 5/11 (W)tent. | 6th Grade Orchestra Festival – Drury University – Clara Thompson Hall | |
| 5/13 (F) | 7th & 8th Grade Orchestra Festival – Evangel University Chapel | |
| 5/16 (M) | SPS HS Graduations –KHS - 5:00 / CHS - 7:00 / GHS - 9:00 | |
| 5/17 (Tu) | SPS HS Graduations – PHS – 5:00 / HHS – 7:00 | |
| 5/19(Th) tent. | All-City SPS 5th Grade Orchestra Concert, 7:00 p.m., GHS Gymnasium | |
| 6/4 (Sa) | SAT | |
| 6/5- 6/24 tent. | 2011 Missouri Fine Arts Academy | |
| 6/11 (Sa) | ACT | |