THE 2024 FALL FESTIVAL OF WINDS
The Doane University Fall Festival of Winds is a one-day honor band event featuring two ensembles. The Honor Band is an auditioned ensemble that requires you to upload an audio audition. There will be no video auditions this year. The Festival Band will be selected through student application and director nomination.
PARTICIPATION PROCEDURES
All students must complete the FFW STUDENT APPLICATION FORM. Every participating student must fill out this form as it serves as the central student information document for the Festival.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- The Fall Festival of Winds will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024, on the Crete Campus of Doane University.
- All participating students must currently be in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grades.
- All participants must be a member, in good standing, of their high school band.
- All students wishing to participate must apply by Monday, September 23.
- All students must fill out the application, including students auditioning for the Honor Band.
- Honor Band auditions can be uploaded from Monday, September 9 through Monday, September 30. More information can be found on the Honor Band audition page.
FEES AND EXPENSES
Total cost for each student participant is $30. This covers auditions, lunch, duplicating, mailing costs, and a the 2024 FFW T-Shirt.
HONOR BAND AND FESTIVAL BAND PROCEDURES
All students wishing to participate in any band in the FFW must complete the Student Application Form on or before Monday, September 23, 2024.
HONOR BAND AUDITION PROCEDURES
Students wishing to audition for the FFW Honor Band must complete the following:
- Filling out the Student Application Form (On or before Monday, September 23rd, 2024).
- Prepare an audition for the Honor Band. Information and audition materials can be found on the Honor Band Audition page.
- Complete the Honor Band application and upload an audio file to the Virtual Impressions Audition website: https://audition.zone/doaneffw. Students may upload their Fall Festival of Winds Honor Band auditions to the audition zone web page from September 9 through September 30.
- Once selected, Practice Honor Band music that will be shared with your teacher.
- By auditioning, you are committing to the Fall Festival of Winds on November 2, 2024.
Further information about the Honor Band is available on the Honor Band Audition page.
QUESTIONS
For questions regarding the application process or audition guidelines, please contact Festival Director Dr. Andrew Feyes at [email protected]
We reserve the right to place a few high-quality players into the Honor Band who have expressed a strong interest in attending Doane and have applied and been accepted to our University. In sections where there are not enough students trying out, we may invite additional students who have not applied from participating schools to fill out the section.
*Note - Doane University is prepared to offer substantial scholarships to seniors in high school, regardless of your major, for the Fall 2025 semester! Contact Dr. Feyes for more information and come make music at Doane!!