The Great Lakes Wind Symphony is Proud to Host
The Superstate Band Championship Festivals
The GLWS Pennsylvania Super-State Music Festivals will feature two State-Wide Championship music festivals in 2027, each dedicated one of the following aspects of instrumental music performance among school-aged children in middle school and high school (7-12th grade). These Championship events are invitation only.
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Concert Band/Wind Ensemble
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Jazz Band
Do you know about an outstanding middle school or high school concert or jazz band? You can nominate them here. Provide the school name, age level, band director name and contact and we will do the rest!
You can find our manual attached here for download.
Other festivals will be added in 2028 and will include jazz combo, modern band, and solo and ensemble.
Superstate Concert Band/Wind Ensemble
April 23-24, 2027
The GLWS will send invitations in November of 2026 to those schools who are identified as having outstanding performing concert bands or wind ensembles at the middle school and high school level. The festival will take place over two days, one dedicated to high school programs and the other dedicated to middle school programs. The deadline to register and accept our invitation for these Championships is January 20, 2027 and groups who accept the invitation will be invoiced for fees. Fees are non-refundable.
Superstate Jazz
Band Festival
March 19-20, 2027
The GLWS will send invitations in November of 2026 to those schools who are identified as having outstanding performing Jazz bands at the high school level. The festival will take place over two days. The deadline to register and accept our invitation for these Championships is January 6, 2027 and groups who accept the invitation will be invoiced for fees. Fees are non-refundable.
