Midwest Honor Band & Orchestra Festival

11/13/2019

The Acceptance List for the 2020 Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival is now live! Follow the link below to be taken to the acceptance page.

Accepted Students 2020 Our 2020 Acceptance List is now posted! 2020 Acceptance List – Middle School Students 2020 Acceptance List – High School Students All students attending the festival should download the below information packet. The 2020 Information and Schedule will be available on Decemb...

10/31/2019

The deadline for UMKC Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival 2020 nominations is Monday, November 4! Follow the below link to submit your student nominations:

Nominations Nominations for our 2020 Festival are now open! Nomination process: To be considered for the festival, all students must first be nominated by their school band or orchestra director (private instructors may nominate if a student does not have a school band or orchestra program). We ask....

09/23/2019

Nominations for the 2020 Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival are now OPEN!

Nominations Nominations for our 2020 Festival are now open! Nomination process: To be considered for the festival, all students must first be nominated by their school band or orchestra director (private instructors may nominate if a student does not have a school band or orchestra program). We ask....

10/25/2018

The final day to nominate students for the 2019 Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival is tomorrow!

https://info.umkc.edu/cmda-mhbo/nominations/

About the Festival   The annual Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival provides rewarding music experiences for middle and high school band and orchestra students and directors. Nationally recognized guest conductors and UMKC faculty host a full schedule of concerts, master classes, and professi...

10/19/2018

The deadline to nominate for the 2019 Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival is only a week away! Do not miss your chance!

Nominations Nominations for our 2019 Festival are NOW OPEN! Nomination process: To be considered for the festival, all students must first be nominated by their school band or orchestra director (private instructors may nominate if a student does not have a school band or orchestra program). We ask....

10/05/2018

Do not miss your chance to nominate students for the 2019 Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival! We are accepting nominations until Friday, October 26.

About the Festival   The annual Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival provides rewarding music experiences for middle and high school band and orchestra students and directors. Nationally recognized guest conductors and UMKC faculty host a full schedule of concerts, master classes, and professi...

02/11/2018

It’s been an honor to watch Flournoy Humphries work with the 80+ students in the Middle School Concert Band this this weekend at the Midwest Honor Band & Orchestra Festival! Here’s a live shot of their concert.

02/11/2018

02/11/2018

Our finale concerts are underway! Professor Davis is leading the High School Wind Symphony now after an incredible opening performance by the High School Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Patricia Brumbaugh. Beautiful music is being made at the 2018 Midwest Honor Band & Orchestra Festival, hosted by the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance.

02/11/2018

Check out some photos from this afternoon!

02/11/2018

Great shots from this morning's rehearsals!