2008 Festival Date: October 18, 2008
(More Information on the October 2008 festival will be posted here in April 2008)

Each year the Tarpon Springs High School Leadership and Music Conservatory is proud to host the Tarpon Springs Outdoor Music Festival for marching bands. Employing highly experienced adjudicators, the Music Festival is a quality performance and learning opportunity for all participants. The festival is open to the public and always generates broad community support. The 2007 festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Tarpon Springs High School.

Attention Band Directors: The 2007 Festival features a unique clinic opportunity with our guest clinicians during the afternoon prior to the Festival event. Please review the festival brochure for details. To register for the festival and/or the clinic, please complete both the Clinic Registration Form and the Festival Registration Form and mail them with the registration fee to the address on the form.

Classifications

• Exhibition (Rating Only)
• Scholastic AAAA (71 - Up Total Winds*)
• Scholastic AAA (51 - 70 Total Winds*)
• Scholastic AA (31 - 50 Total Winds*)
• Scholastic A (up to 30 Total Winds*)
  * Does Not Include Auxiliary Members

Adjudication
This is an FMBC Sanctioned Event

• General Effect - Music
• General Effect - Visual
• Ensemble - Music
• Ensemble - Visual
• Field - Music
• Field - Visual
• Percussion
• Color Guard

Awards and Recognition

• Participation Plaques
• Trophies For Each Scholastic Classification for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place, plus:
  • Most Outstanding Brass
  • Most Outstanding Woodwinds
  • Most Outstanding Percussion
  • Most Outstanding Auxiliary
  • Most Outstanding General Effect
  • Most Outstanding Drum Major
  • Most Outstanding Soloist
    
    
• Grand Champion Trophy

The official photographer for the Tarpon Springs Outdoor Music Festival is James Houck Photography.

For additional information, contact Karen Williams.