2026-27 Band Festival Information 

Host School: Upper Dauphin Area High School

Address:
Upper Dauphin Area High School; 220 N Church St,; Elizabethville, PA 17023
Featured Guest Conductors:
Intermediate Band – Mr. David R. Schmaldienst
Middle School Band – Kaitlin Wolford
High School Band –  Dr. Roy McLerran

2027 Festival Dates:
​Tuesday, January 26: 6:00-8:00PM
Intermediate & MS Band Rehearsal, 

Thursday, February 4: 6:00-8:00PM
Intermediate Band Rehearsal (no snow date)

Friday, February 5: 9:00AM-2:00PM
MS and HS Band Rehearsal

Saturday, February 6: 9:00AM
All Bands Festival Rehearsal

2:00PM CONCERT BEGINS
 
SNOW MAKE-UP DATES
Tuesday, February 2: 6:00-8:00PM
Snow Make-Up Intermediate and MS Band
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Friday February 11: 9:00AM-2:00PM
Snow Make-Up MS/HS Band

Saturday, February 12: 9:00AM
Snow Make-Up All Band     
2:00PM Snow Make-Up Concert
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Host Directors:
Elaine Cramer & Heidi Bohn

Virtual Audition Timeline
Intermediate Auditions -
- Wednesday, October 15 - Intent to Audition Form Due
- Thursday, October 16 – Registration window opens
- Friday, October 30 – Registration window closes and Video audition submission opens
- Sunday, November 15 – Video audition submission closes at 11:59pm
- Monday, November 16 – Adjudication Meeting, 6pm at Upper Dauphin Middle

​Middle School and High School Auditions -
- Wednesday, October 15 - Intent to Audition Form Due
- Wednesday, December 2nd - Middle and High School Band Audition registration window opens
- Wednesday, December 15th - MS/HS registration window closes at 11:59pm
- Monday, January 4th - MS/HS video audition submission opens and audition requirements emailed and posted
- Tuesday, January 12th - MS/HS video audition submission closes at 11:59pm
- Wednesday, January 13th - MS/HS Adjudication Meeting, Milton Hershey School, 6pm

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.