Batavia Band Festival
Since 2018, the Batavia Bands have hosted the Batavia Band Festival, which welcomes high school non-top bands to perform in the Batavia Fine Arts Centre in a non-competitive atmosphere with clinicians suited for this level of student. The Batavia Band Festival is the first exclusively non-top band festival of its kind in Illinois.
The 2027 Festival will be held on Friday (2/12/27) and Saturday (2/13/27), 2027
Each ensemble receives a 20-minute professionally recorded performance on our tremendous Batavia Fine Arts Center Main Stage. Each ensemble receives comments from our clinicians specifically chosen for this festival, a percussionist-only commentary, and an extended clinic with one of our clinicians specifically chosen to enhance the educational experience for students and directors alike. There are no awards, ratings, or placements for this clinic – we are just trying to create wonderful educational experiences for all of the student performers.
Apply to the Batava Band Festival HERE anytime after Tuesday, September 8th at 9:00am CDT.
We encourage you to apply for this festival quickly – it routinely fills up within the first hour.
The cost of this festival is $325 per performing ensemble. Invoices will be sent upon acceptance.
Our adjudicators for the 2027 Batavia Band Festival are:
Mr. Kevin Carroll – Band Director (retired), Waubonsie Valley High School
Dr. Stacey Dolan – Associate Director of Bands, VanderCook College of Music
Dr. James Lambrecht – Director of Bands, Augustana College
Mr. Brayer Teague – Director of Bands (retired), Downers Grove North High School; Assistant Director of Bands, Elmhurst College
Ms. Patty Sampson – Band Director (retired), West Aurora High School
Mr. Jim Stombres – Director of Bands (retired), St. Charles North High School
TBD – Percussion Adjudicator
See this list of previously performed literature and the ensembles that have performed at the Batavia Band Festival.
Questions about the Batavia Band Festival can be directed to Chris Owen.