Music Festivals
State-Qualifying Band & Orchestra Festival
THURSDAY, March 12th, 2026
The George Fox University Band & String Orchestra Festival will be hosting a State Qualifying event with certified judges. Bands, full orchestra, and string orchestras are invited to participate!
To assure your place in the festival, send in your application & payment. Placements will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis (payment must be received as part of the application).
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FESTIVAL FOR 2026 ARE NOT OPEN YET.
Application Form Coming Soon. Please do not send payments or applications at this time.
Questions?
Dwayne Corbin, DMA
Professor of Instrumental Music
Conductor, Wind Ensemble, and Chehalem Symphony Orchestra
Submit your application by:
Email: music@georgefox.edu
Fax: 503-554-3472
George Fox University
Attn: Music Department
414 N. Meridian St. #6007
Newberg, OR 97132
State-Qualifying Choir Festival
March 19, 2026
The university is honored to host the George Fox University Choir Festival, an Oregon School Activities Association state-qualifying event, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. It is open to choirs in all divisions and will be adjudicated by at least two certified judges.
Choirs will be adjudicated by their own divisions’ criteria (sliding scale). Since this is not a league event, there will not be a designated winner, and qualifying scores will only make performing groups eligible for inclusion in the OSAA tape pool.
Each choir will have a 20-minute warm-up and performance time slot. In order to qualify for state, each choir's repertoire and length of the program (minimum and maximum) need to conform to all qualifying standards as outlined in the OSAA Music Handbook. A 20-minute evaluative workshop will follow each choir’s performance.
To assure your place in the festival, send in your application & payment. Placements will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis (payment must be received as part of the application).
Applications for the choir festival on THURSDAY, MARCH 18th, 2026 are now open.
Questions?
Submit your application by:
Email: music@georgefox.edu
Fax: 503-554-3472
George Fox University
Attn: Music Department
414 N. Meridian St. #6007
Newberg, OR 97132