Join us for the 2024 ILMEA Large Ensemble Festival series! We invite all participating middle and high school band, orchestra, and chorus programs to join us in this unique event designed to bring our musical community together for world-class performance venues, invaluable feedback from renowned adjudicators, inspiring performances, and the opportunity to support fellow educators and students from around the state!

The Large Ensemble Festival is a non-competitive adjudicated event featuring performance opportunities in high-quality venues and also feedback (audio and written) as well as clinic experiences with well-respected/well-known music educators and practitioners. This festival is open to ensembles at any level - we strive to make this a positive experience for any ensemble that wishes to participate, so beginning ensembles all the way through to selective, experienced ensembles can all have a top-quality experience at our Large Group Festivals.

Pricing
One (1) Ensemble/School = $350.00, each additional ensemble from that school is $25.00 off!

ILMEA will send an electronic invoice/payment link to the email address listed on the form; payment will be due six weeks prior to the event or the ensembles may forefit their performance slot.

Registration

Ready to register? Click the date you’d like to register for to submit your information! You’ll input one ensemble registration per submission; if you have multiple ensembles you’d like to take, please click the “Submit Another Response" prompt upon submission!

If your desired location/event is full, please email [email protected] to be placed on a waitlist.


At this time, all festivals are sold out. To inquire about openings due to cancellations or possible additional slots, please email [email protected].

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, Illinois

  • Monday, March 11th (Band)

  • Tuesday, March 12th (Orch)


Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

  • Friday, March 15th (Band)

  • Saturday, March 16th (Chorus)

Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois

  • Thursday, March 14th (Chorus)

  • Friday, March 15th (Band)


Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois

  • Friday, April 26th (Band)

  • Saturday, April 27th (Orchestra)


Questions? Please contact [email protected] or call 708-479-4000 x1