FESTIVALS
Music Celebrations International produces outstanding instrumental and choral festivals in the world’s greatest performance venues.
Capital Orchestra Festival
Washington, DC | February 19 – 20, 2023
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Capital Orchestra Festival is an exclusive music event historically held President’s Day Weekend in the Concert Hall of Washington, D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Four select orchestras will be featured in performance at this historic concert venue. All participating orchestras are selected by application process through Music Celebrations.
Sousa Band Festival
Washington, DC| March 11 – 12, 2023
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Sousa Band Festival, an exclusive music event that takes place annually each Spring and historically held in the Concert Hall of Washington, D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Four select concert bands will be featured in performance at this historic concert venue. All participating bands are selected by application process through Music Celebrations.
Windy City Choral Festival
Chicago, Illinois | March 16 – 18, 2023
Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center
Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Windy City Choral Festival in Chicago, Illinois. Mixed (SATB) choirs will join together to sing in one of the world’s great concert halls — Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Boston Instrumental Festival
Boston, Massachusetts | March 18 – 19, 2023
Boston Symphony Hall
Music Celebrations International is pleased to produce the Boston Instrumental Festival taking place March 18-19, 2023 in the iconic Boston Symphony Hall. Few cities in the United States rival the historical and musical significance of Boston.
Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival
Chicago, Illinois | March 24 – 25, 2023
Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center
The annual Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival will feature four outstanding wind ensembles conducting featured, stand-alone performances of Percy Grainger and other select literature in a matinee performance in Chicago’s Historic Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center. Each ensemble will also take part in a clinic with an esteemed festival clinician.
National Memorial Day Choral Festival
Washington, D.C. | May 26 – 29, 2023
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Pride. Sacrifice. Service. These words embody the values of America’s veterans. Co-sponsored by Music Celebrations International, the American Veterans Center, and the United States Air Force, the National Memorial Day Choral Festival is designed to attract greater attention to the true meaning of the Memorial Day holiday.
National Memorial Day Concert Series
Washington, D.C. | May 26 – 29, 2023
National Mall and Monuments
Music Celebrations International and the American Veterans Center are pleased to present the National Memorial Day Concert Series held in Washington, DC. Performances will take place throughout Memorial Day Weekend in and around Washington, DC, including the National Mall. Other performance opportunities may be available upon request.
Dublin Choral Festival
Dublin, Ireland | June 14 – 18. 2023
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Facing the haunting outline of the majestic Wicklow Mountains, Ireland’s Fair City holds true to a 1,000-year Celtic heritage that inspires her music and artistry to this day. The Féile Córúil Dublin, or Dublin Choral Festival, will celebrate this great heritage of Celtic musical inspiration. The festival will feature mixed-voice choirs and individual singers from a variety of backgrounds joining together to sing en masse. Three days of rehearsals will lead participants to a grand finale performance in the historic and stunning St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.
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Viennese Masters Orchestra Invitational
New York City | June 15 – 16, 2023
Carnegie Hall
Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Viennese Masters Orchestra Invitational, an exclusive opportunity for orchestras to perform the works of these and other great Viennese masters of music composition on the world’s premier concert stage – the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Four auditioned orchestras will be featured in performance at this historic concert venue. All participating ensembles are selected by application process through Music Celebrations.
We Have a Dream Choral Festival
Washington, D.C. | June 16 – 19, 2023
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” speech, we are pleased to present a very special choral festival – The We Have a Dream Choral Festival, taking place June 16-19, 2023 under the artistic direction of Dr. Eugene Rogers. The festival finale concert will be held in the Concert Hall of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Festival Corale Internazionale di Roma
Rome, Italy | June 22 – 26, 2023
St. Peter’s Basilica | Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola
The Rome International Choral Festival is one of Rome’s premier annual summer music events. The fourteenth-annual festival will feature Mass participation at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican and a formal finale concert at Rome’s Chiesa di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola. The festival chorus will include mixed-voice singers and choirs from across North America that will come together to rehearse and perform en masse.
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Cremona Orchestra Festival
Cremona, Italy | June 27 – July 1, 2023
Piazza del Comune
Music Celebrations International in cooperation with the Cremona City Council and Chamber of Commerce welcomes you and your ensemble to perform in the Cremona Orchestra Festival, an exclusive music event that will take place June 27 – July 1, 2023! The Orchestra Festival will be part of the prestigious two-weeks long Cremona Music Festival. Two or more select orchestras will be featured in performance in this historic city which is filled with musical history and craft. All participating orchestras are selected by application process through Music Celebrations.
Salzburg Choral Festival | Jubilate Mozart!
Salzburg, Austria | June 28 – July 2, 2023
Salzburger Dom
Music Celebrations International is pleased to present this classic event in Mozart’s City – Salzburg. Three days of festival rehearsals, mingling side-by-side with singers from a variety of backgrounds will lead festival participants to a grand finale concert in the historic and stunning Salzurger Dom.
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Great Britain Choral Festival
Ely, England | July 1 – 5, 2023
Ely Cathedral
The Great Britain Choral Festival – An Atlantic Bridge is a celebration of classic cathedral choral music to English and American folksongs. A journey to Britain is a discovery of our own past and this experience will be enhanced by the sharing of music with an appreciative and enthusiastic audience in Ely Cathedral under the direction of Dr. Stan Engebretson and Dr. Craig Jessop.
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Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival
Vienna, Austria | June 30 – July 5, 2023
Musikverein & Wiener Konzerthaus
The Summa Cum Laude Festival in Vienna is Austria’s premier global youth music festival for choirs, bands, and orchestras. Taking place every July in Vienna’s two main classical concert venues, the Golden Hall of the Musikverein and the Konzerthaus, it offers an international environment where a thousand young musicians enjoy intercultural exchanges and build bridges that span continents.
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Sousa Band Festival
Washington, DC| Spring 2024
Historically held in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Sousa Band Festival, an exclusive music event that takes place annually in the Spring and is historically held in the Concert Hall of Washington, D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Four select concert bands will be featured in performance at this historic concert venue. All participating bands are selected by application process through Music Celebrations.
Windy City Choral Festival
Chicago, Illinois | Spring 2024
Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center
Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Windy City Choral Festival in Chicago, Illinois. Mixed (SATB) choirs will join together to sing in one of the world’s great concert halls — Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Capital Orchestra Festival
Washington, DC | President’s Day Weekend
Historically held in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Capital Orchestra Festival is an exclusive music event historically held President’s Day Weekend in the Concert Hall of Washington, D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Four select orchestras will be featured in performance at this historic concert venue. All participating orchestras are selected by application process through Music Celebrations.
Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival
Chicago, Illinois | Spring 2024
Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center
The annual Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival will feature four outstanding wind ensembles conducting featured, stand-alone performances of Percy Grainger and other select literature in a matinee performance in Chicago’s Historic Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center. Each ensemble will also take part in a clinic with a noted band conductor.
Boston Instrumental Festival
Boston, Massachusetts | Spring 2024
Boston Symphony Hall
Music Celebrations International is pleased to produce the Boston Instrumental Festival taking place in Spring 2024 in the iconic Boston Symphony Hall. Few cities in the United States rival the historical and musical significance of Boston.
Viennese Masters Orchestra Invitational
New York City | Summer 2024
Carnegie Hall
Music Celebrations International is pleased to present the Viennese Masters Orchestra Invitational, an exclusive opportunity for orchestras to perform the works of these and other great Viennese masters of music composition on the world’s premier concert stage – the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Four auditioned orchestras will be featured in performance at this historic concert venue. All participating ensembles are selected by application process through Music Celebrations.
D-Day Memorial Wind Band Tour
France | July 2 – 8, 2024
Paris & Normandy
The D-Day 80 Memorial Wind Band will be a highlight of the D-Day 80 Memorial Concert at Omaha Beach on June 6, 2024. Wind bands and individual band performers from across the United States are invited to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Conducted by COLONEL DENNIS M. LAYENDECKER – Former Commander & Conductor of the United States Air Force Band and Orchestra, and retired Chair of Music at George Mason University – the mass band will rehearse in Paris, and present a concert there, in advance of the June 6 performance in Normandy.
Dublin Choral Festival
Dublin, Ireland | June 19 – 23, 2024
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Facing the haunting outline of the majestic Wicklow Mountains, Ireland’s Fair City holds true to a 1,000-year Celtic heritage that inspires her music and artistry to this day. The Féile Córúil Dublin, or Dublin Choral Festival, will celebrate this great heritage of Celtic musical inspiration. The festival will feature mixed-voice choirs and individual singers from a variety of backgrounds joining together to sing en masse. Three days of rehearsals will lead participants to a grand finale performance in the historic and stunning St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.
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Paris Choral Festival
Paris, France | July 2 – 9, 2024
La Madeleine
In 1994, Music Celebrations International, partnering with the United States Department of Defense and Department of the Interior, was recognized as the official tour operator to bring performing ensembles from the United States to France to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of D-Day and the Liberation of France. MCI clients performed for WWII Veterans on June 6th at the American Cemetery in Coleville, Normandy. In 2004, 2014, and 2019 MCI organized significant tours and events to commemorate the 60th, 70th, and 75th anniversaries.
To continue this celebration of the centuries-old Franco-American friendship, and to commemorate another milestone anniversary, Music Celebrations International is pleased to announce the Paris Choral Festival taking place on July 2-9, 2024 (80th Anniversary of D-Day and the Liberation of France) under the artistic direction of Dr. Craig Jessop.
