CMEA-SBS Band and Orchestra Festivals
CMEA-SBS Instrumental Music Festival Mission Statement
The Southern Border Section of the California Music Educators’ Association is a proud sponsor of many local adjudicated band and orchestra festivals each school year. Our philosophy behind these festivals is to provide a venue for the evaluation of student musical performances that is both rigorous and educationally valuable. At each of our festivals, ensembles will perform for a rating and/or constructive comments from a panel of judges, and then receive an onstage clinic from one of the judges. Our aim is to provide a forum for high-quality musical assessment and growth that both students and directors alike will thoroughly enjoy. Please follow the steps below to register for one of our festivals, and we look forward to hosting you this spring!
The Southern Border Section of the California Music Educators’ Association is a proud sponsor of many local adjudicated band and orchestra festivals each school year. Our philosophy behind these festivals is to provide a venue for the evaluation of student musical performances that is both rigorous and educationally valuable. At each of our festivals, ensembles will perform for a rating and/or constructive comments from a panel of judges, and then receive an onstage clinic from one of the judges. Our aim is to provide a forum for high-quality musical assessment and growth that both students and directors alike will thoroughly enjoy. Please follow the steps below to register for one of our festivals, and we look forward to hosting you this spring!
For more information about how our festivals operate, please open this festival overview.
STEP 1: Determine your group's classification and review the evaluation criteria
STEP 2: Choose your festival date(s) and location(s)
2023 Band & Orchestra Festival Schedule and Locations
Registration closed: Scripps Ranch B&O Festival at Marshall MS on Friday, March 17, 2023
Festival canceled due to lack of participation: Lewis MS B&O Festival on Friday, April 7, 2023
Registration closed: Wangenheim MS B&O Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023
2023 Band & Orchestra Festival Schedule and Locations
Registration closed: Scripps Ranch B&O Festival at Marshall MS on Friday, March 17, 2023
Festival canceled due to lack of participation: Lewis MS B&O Festival on Friday, April 7, 2023
Registration closed: Wangenheim MS B&O Festival on Friday, April 21, 2023
STEP 3: Retrieve your NAfME/CMEA membership number
Directors must hold active membership in NAfME/CMEA prior to submitting any registration(s). Click here to either apply to join these associations or renew your membership. One application covers your membership for both associations.
STEP 4: Read the following notices
Refund restrictions for 2023
For a full refund, directors must contact the instrumental music festival coordinator via email at least 30 calendar days prior to your registered festival date. Within 30 calendar days of your registered festival date, directors may still cancel their group's participation, however, no refund(s) will be issued.
Automated invoicing
Most invoices will be sent via email within a few minutes after submitting your registration, however, some directors have noted that invoices occasionally take up to 48 hours to send, so please be patient. Because the system is automated, you will receive an individual invoice for each entry rather than a single invoice for all entries for your school.
Invoice troubleshooting: Check your junk/spam folder(s). If there's no invoice in your junk/spam folder(s) after 48 hours following your registration, then it is likely that you entered your email address incorrectly when submitting. Please re-enter your registration and double-check the accuracy of your email address before submitting.
Refund restrictions for 2023
For a full refund, directors must contact the instrumental music festival coordinator via email at least 30 calendar days prior to your registered festival date. Within 30 calendar days of your registered festival date, directors may still cancel their group's participation, however, no refund(s) will be issued.
Automated invoicing
Most invoices will be sent via email within a few minutes after submitting your registration, however, some directors have noted that invoices occasionally take up to 48 hours to send, so please be patient. Because the system is automated, you will receive an individual invoice for each entry rather than a single invoice for all entries for your school.
Invoice troubleshooting: Check your junk/spam folder(s). If there's no invoice in your junk/spam folder(s) after 48 hours following your registration, then it is likely that you entered your email address incorrectly when submitting. Please re-enter your registration and double-check the accuracy of your email address before submitting.
STEP 5: Register your group(s)!
STEP 6: Pay your festival entry fees
BY CHECK: If paying by check, you may submit an individual check for each entry, or a single check for multiple entries. Once received, payment confirmation will be sent via email. Please see the "PAYMENT DETAILS" section at the bottom of your invoice for further instructions. IMPORTANT: Failure to include copies of your invoice(s) when sending in your check(s) will incur a delay in the processing of your payment(s), and thus delay the confirmation of your session(s).
BY CHECK: If paying by check, you may submit an individual check for each entry, or a single check for multiple entries. Once received, payment confirmation will be sent via email. Please see the "PAYMENT DETAILS" section at the bottom of your invoice for further instructions. IMPORTANT: Failure to include copies of your invoice(s) when sending in your check(s) will incur a delay in the processing of your payment(s), and thus delay the confirmation of your session(s).
ONLINE: Please choose the number of entries you intend to pay for in the drop-down options below, then select "Add to Cart." A 4% transaction fee is applied to all online payments, and the prices you see in the drop-down payment options below include this fee. PayPal is the processor of our online card payments, but you DO NOT need to register for, or log into, a PayPal account in order to utilize this method of payment. To pay without logging into an account, choose the gray "Check Out" button when you are ready to complete your payment. Please note: Since a receipt for your online payment will be emailed to you through PayPal, you will NOT receive an additional payment confirmation from the Instrumental Music Festival Coordinator.
If you have any questions or concerns about CMEA-SBS instrumental music festivals, please feel free to email Cameron Brown, instrumental music festival coordinator.