2024-25 Band Festival Information 

Host School: HERSHEY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Address:
Hershey Middle School; 500 Homestead Rd; Hershey, PA 17033

Featured Guest Conductors:
Intermediate Band – Dr. Jason Worzbyt; Indiana University of PA
Middle School Band – Dr. Nathan Rinnert; Mansfield University
High School Band –  Dr. Michquelena Potlunas Ferguson; Penn State University

2025 Festival Dates:
​Tuesday, January 28: 6:00-8:00PM
Intermediate & MS Band Rehearsal, Hershey MS (HMS)

Thursday, February 6: 6:00-8:00PM
Intermediate Band Rehearsal, Hershey MS (no snow date)

Friday, February 7: 9:00AM-4:00PM
MS and HS Band Rehearsal, Hershey MS

Saturday, February 8: 9:00AM
All Bands Festival Rehearsal, Hershey MS
2:00PM CONCERT BEGINS, Hershey MS
 
SNOW MAKE-UP DATES
Tuesday, February 4: 6:00-8:00PM
Snow Make-Up Intermediate and MS Band
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Friday February 14: 9:00AM-4:00PM
Snow Make-Up MS/HS Band

Saturday, February 15: 9:00AM
Snow Make-Up All Band     
2:00PM Snow Make-Up Concert
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Host Director:
Mr. Brandon Buterbaugh; Mr. Seth Keller; Mrs. Kaitlin Obielecki
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Virtual Audition Timeline
Intermediate Auditions -
- Thursday, October 23 – Registration window opens
- Friday, November 1 – Registration window closes and Video audition submission opens
- Saturday, November 16 – Video audition submission closes at 11:59pm
- Monday, November 18 – Adjudication Meeting, 6pm at Upper Dauphin Middle

​Middle School and High School Auditions -
- Friday, December 6th - Middle and High School Band Audition registration window opens
- Wednesday, December 18th - MS/HS registration window closes at 11:59pm
- Monday, January 6th - MS/HS video audition submission opens and audition requirements emailed and posted
- Tuesday, January 14th - MS/HS video audition submission closes at 11:59pm
- Wednesday, January 15th - MS/HS Adjudication Meeting, Upper Dauphin Area High School, 6pm
- HS and MS Audition Requirements and Submission Forms (COMING SOON!!)

Middle and High School County Band Audition Material
Directors, Please Note: The yearly rotation of Audition Excerpts is available on the "For Band Directors Only" page.
Middle School Band Scales
click on the instrument name to view/download the file. You can also right-click (PC) or ctrl+click (Mac) to save the file to your computer.
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High School Band Scales
click on the link to view/download the file. You can also right-click (PC) or ctrl+click (Mac) to save the file to your computer.