Festivals and Clinics
Music Festivals for High School Students
The North Dakota State University Division of Performing Arts is pleased to offer a number of performance festivals for high school students.
36th Annual High School Choral Festival
October 5-6, 2025
We are pleased to invite you to the 36th Annual NDSU High School Choral Festival on Sunday, October 5 and Monday, October 6, 2025. We look forward to this opportunity to work with your students and host you on our campus.
This long-standing event is an opportunity for choirs to work with NDSU music faculty and perform at an evening concert.
Registration Deadline – September 17, 2025
Learn MoreFM Honor Jazz Ensemble
December 1-2, 2025
The FM Honor Jazz Ensemble includes students in grades 9-12 enrolled in respective band programs from Moorhead, Park Christian, Fargo North, Fargo South, Davies, Oak Grove, Shanley, West Fargo, and Sheyenne high schools.The goal is to help enhance the jazz experience for instrumentalists in the FM area. For more information please contact Dr. Jeremy Brekke at jeremy.brekke@ndsu.edu.
NDSU High School Jazz Festival
February 5-6, 2026
The High School Jazz Festival features the top jazz ensembles from throughout the region. More information about the 2026 Jazz Festival is coming soon!
Learn MoreRaging Red Band Festival
March 3-5, 2026
An opportunity for bands in grades 6-12 to perform at NDSU, participate in clinics, and received adjudication comments by professional music educations.
Learn MoreWoodwind Day
October 3, 2025
Join the woodwind faculty of North Dakota State University and invited guests for workshops and concerts focused on woodwind instruments.
Learn MoreMusic Festivals and Clinics for Graduate Students
Chamber Music Festival
August 25-28, 2025
The NDSU Chamber Music Festival partners NDSU student pianists with world-class string players to bring the Fargo-Moorhead community an intimate encounter with this exhilarating music.
Learn MoreMusic Education Symposium
Even Summers – July 2026
Join the faculty of North Dakota State University and guests for a symposium designed to develop effective teaching in music education. More information about the 2026 Music Education Symposium is coming soon!
Learn MoreSymposia
Choral Symposia
In partnership with the American Choral Directors Association, the Challey School of Music presents symposia on contemporary choral topics featuring internationally-known presenters and special concerts.
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