FESTIVALS

Music Celebrations International produces outstanding instrumental and choral festivals in the world’s greatest performance venues.

Music Celebrations has produced major concert productions in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Canterbury, Oberammergau, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Vienna, Prague, Lucerne, Beijing, Tianjin, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., and in Jamestown, Virginia for America’s 400th Anniversary.
For its various festivals, Music Celebrations has developed close associations with world-class musicians such as Col. Arnald D. Gabriel, Dennis Layendecker, Alice Parker, Eph Ehly, Craig Jessop, Bob Chilcott, Z. Randall Stroope, Stephen Cleobury, Ronald Corp, Alan Heatherington, Weston Noble, Jo-Michael Scheibe, André Thomas, Kevin Fenton, Lynne Gackle, Rollo Dilworth, Emily Ellsworth, Scott Buchanan, Gary Schwartzhoff, Francisco Nùñez, Hilary Apfelstadt, William Skoog, Stan Engebretson, and many more.

Sousa Band Festival

Washington, DC| March 10, 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.

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Capital Orchestra Festival

Washington, DC | February 19, 2024
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.

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Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival

Chicago, Illinois | April 12-13, 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.

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Boston Instrumental Festival

Boston, Massachusetts | March 23-24, 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.

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National Memorial Day Choral Festival

Washington, D.C. | May 24 – 27, 2024
Historically held in the 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.

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Viennese Masters Orchestra Invitational

New York City | June 20-21. 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.

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D-Day Memorial Wind Band Tour

France | June 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.

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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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Festival Corale Internazionale di Roma

Rome, Italy | June 22 – 26, 2024
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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Salzburg Choral Festival | Jubilate Mozart!

Salzburg, Austria | June 26-30, 2024
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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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.

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Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival

Vienna, Austria | July 5 – 10, 2024
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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New Year’s Festival Dublin

Dublin, Ireland | December 28, 2023 – January 2, 2025

Music Celebrations International is thrilled to partner with New Year’s Festival Dublin (NYF Dublin), Fáilte Ireland, and the Dublin City Council to present this unforgettable experience for marching bands to kick off the new year in Dublin, Ireland! Now in its ninth year, NYF Dublin is Ireland’s biggest New Year Celebration. The festival includes spectacular events taking place over 2 days. Bands will have the opportunity to march on New Year’s Eve before thousands as part of the NYF Dublin procession. This family friendly event includes street performers, dancers, artists, and bands from across the world.

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Sousa Band Festival

Washington, DC| March 9, 2025
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.

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Capital Orchestra Festival

Washington, DC | February 17, 2025
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.

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Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival

Chicago, Illinois | March 28-29, 2025
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.

read more

Boston Instrumental Festival

Boston, Massachusetts | March 22-23, 2025
Boston Symphony Hall

Music Celebrations International is pleased to produce the Boston Instrumental Festival taking place March 22-23, 2025 in the iconic Boston Symphony Hall. Few cities in the United States rival the historical and musical significance of Boston.

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National Memorial Day Choral Festival

Washington, D.C. | May 23-26, 2025
Historically held in the 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.

read more

Salzburg Choral Festival | Jubilate Mozart!

Salzburg, Austria | July 2-6, 2025
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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Dublin Choral Festival

Dublin, Ireland | June 18-22. 2025
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.
read more

 

Viennese Masters Orchestra Invitational

New York City | June 19-20, 2025
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.

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Festival Corale Internazionale di Roma

Rome, Italy | June 21-26, 2025
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.
read more

 

Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival

Vienna, Austria | July 4 – 9, 2025
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.
read more