Edgar High School to host Concert Music Festival

Students from area schools will participate in a Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) sanctioned Concert Music Festival hosted at Edgar High School on Thursday, April 3, and Thursday, April 10.

During the festival, which is free and open to the public, each school’s concert ensemble groups will perform before a panel of adjudicators while students from other schools listen in as part of their own learning experience.

The festival will draw concert bands and choirs from a number of area schools, including Assumption High School, Assumption Middle School, Auburndale High School, Auburndale Junior High School, Columbus Catholic High School, Columbus Catholic Middle School, Edgar High School, Edgar Middle School, Marshfield High School, Newman Catholic High School, Newman Catholic Middle School, Stanley-Boyd High School and Stanley-Boyd Middle School.

Kristine Hafferman and Dennis Webb, music directors from Edgar High School, will be serving as the festival managers.

“WSMA is proud of the quality music education experiences that we support teachers in providing for their students,” said WSMA executive director Laurie Fellenz. “Our long-standing festival programs encourage well-rounded musicians who develop deeper understanding through performance preparation that culminates in comprehensive feedback from a qualified adjudicator. This opportunity, coupled with observing and listening to peer performances, is invaluable for musical growth.”

WSMA music festivals support school music programs as part of a comprehensive education by encouraging the study of quality music literature; motivating students to prepare and perform to the best of their abilities; improving students’ understanding of music literature and concepts (performance through understanding) and providing a performance assessment to improve individual and group achievement.