Cincinnati Regional Concert Band Festival

PROGRAM 

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Music for All is a national organization that supports music programs through education and performance opportunities. Music for All is proud to partner with the William Mason High School band program to present the 2024 Cincinnati Regional Concert Band Festival as one of the Music for All Affiliate Regional Music Festivals. The Cincinnati Regional Concert Band Festival is a non-competitive concert performance and clinic-based event that fosters excellence and growth in concert band education and performance. Ensembles of all levels are encouraged to attend. 

The event includes two performance stages, and directors are encouraged to register multiple concert bands. Groups will be required to attend at least two performances by other schools participating in the festival. This attendance requirement ensures that all groups have a concert performance for a significant and supportive audience. Each ensemble will present a 20-25 minute concert and receive a 30-minute clinic with one of the world-class clinicians scheduled for the event. 

Above you will find the 2024 registration form link and clinician information. Your registration will be complete when this questionnaire is complete, and your registration fees are received. Please send your payment of $450 per ensemble to Avious Jackson at Mason High School, 6100 South Mason-Montgomery Rd., Mason, OH 45040. Make all checks payable to the Mason Band Boosters. 

There are 33 performance spots available for the 2024 CRCBF. The event has two performance stages. There are 15 performance spots available for the main stage (Featured Bands, MHS Auditorium) and 18 performance spots available for the second stage (Invited Bands, MHS Small Commons). We will not be hosting a Friday evening option this year. 

Bands wanting to perform on the auditorium stage as a Featured Ensemble are encouraged to include a link to an audio recording of their ensemble from sometime in the last two school years. 

All attending ensembles are required to view two other high school/middle school ensembles.

Bands with unpaid fees after November 6, 2023, will be placed on the waitlist until registration fees are received. Bands registering more than two groups may have a group put on the waiting list depending on the number of participating ensembles. 

2024 Guest Ensembles

The Springboro Wind Symphony-12:00pm, High School Auditorium

• To read more about The Springboro Wind Symphony visit their website.

The University of Kentucky Wind Symphony -4:40 pm, High School Auditorium

• More information can be found on their website HERE

2024 Feature Stage Clinicians

Richard Floyd

Shelley Jagow

Brandon Jones

Richard Saucedo

2024 Invited Stage Clinicians

Cheryl Floyd 

Kathleen McGrady

Kyle Young

Complete Schedule of Performances

FEATURED STAGE - MHS Auditorium 

INVITED STAGE - MHS Small Commons

Tickets

• Tickets are available for purchase at the door.
• Price:  $12.00, children under 12-free (includes access to digital program)
• Tickets cover viewing all the bands performing on either stage during the event.

ADULT Volunteer Needs

As hosts of the festival, we ask all Mason Band families to volunteer in some capacity during the day.  We will need adult volunteers for ticket sales, ushers, concessions, hospitality, band check-in and bus parking as well as donations for hospitality and bake sales.  We would also appreciate student volunteers to assist as band guides and various stage help.  Mr. Jackson will be collecting the names of students for these jobs.  Tickets to attend the festival concerts are $12, however, each adult who volunteers will get in FREE! Please contact Carrie Upchurch at musicfestival@masonbandboosters.com with any questions.

Please sign up to volunteer or to make donations for our bake sale and hospitality room by clicking the links below.

Friday Volunteers

Saturday Volunteers

Bake Sale Donations - Baked goods can be delivered on Friday from 3-7pm at the band entrance of the school or Saturday morning by 9am. 

Hospitality Donations - Please Note: All hospitality items can be dropped off at the music entrance of MHS. Please look carefully at your sign up slot to see what time we would like the item you are bringing to be dropped off at the school. This will ensure we have the appropriate food available for each meal.

Items designated as a Friday, March 1st drop off and do not need to be refrigerated can be dropped off from 3-7pm.

Items designated for a Saturday, March 2nd drop off should be delivered at 11am. If it is an item that does not need to be kept warm or cold, it can be dropped off as early as 7am.

Monetary Donations

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

As hosts of the festival, we ask all Mason Band students to volunteer in some capacity during the day. This date and volunteer requirement was included on the student dates contract provided in August. Students are welcome to work as many shifts as they would like, and these CAN count as service hours for Wind Symphony Honors Credit, NHS or any other organization that requires service hours. Make sure your volunteer shift does not conflict with your performance time (see below) 

CLICK HERE: STUDENT VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

Questions?

Please direct all questions to Avious Jackson at jacksonav@masonohioschools.com