Welcome to the Vermont Music Educator’s Winooski Valley District IV Website. The educators of our district are committed to providing high quality music instruction to K-12 students in Central Vermont. Opportunities for students to perform in the District IV music festivals help to advance the educational goals and overall mission of our music district.
The Winooski Valley Music District hosts four festivals during the school year:
High School Fall Festival
The Thursday & Friday before the week of Thanksgiving. Held at Harwood Union High School in Duxbury. This festival features three high school ensembles: Concert Band, Orchestra, and Chorus.
Winter Jazz Festival
The first Thursday & Friday of February. Held at Montpelier High School in Montpelier. This festival features four ensembles: High School Jazz Band, Middle School Big Band, Middle School Jazz Band, and High School Jazz Chorus.
Middle School Band Festival
Held in February or March, rotating host site. This is a chance for schools to bring their Middle School Bands to perform for adjudicators, receive a clinic, and see other bands perform. There is also the possibility of instrument-specific clinics.
Middle School Spring Festival
The second Wednesday of April. This festival is hosted this year at U-32. This festival features four middle school ensembles: Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Orchestra, and Chorus.
Winooski Valley District Handbook
Interested in programs from previous festivals? Check it out here.
Winooski Valley Choral Library
To request a piece from any of the libraries email winooskivalley@gmail.com
Can you tell me who picked the try out song and if that try out song for high schoolers will be used during the performance.
The piece follows the four-year rotation set by the Vermont All-State Festival (http://vmea.org). Its use during the concert would be up to the discretion of the conductor, but it is not usually sung at the festival.
How old is the Winooski Valley Music Festival? I’m Class of ’66 and it had been an established tradition before I got there, but I wonder how long?