28th Annual PLU Invitational High School Orchestra Festival

For over twenty years, the PLU Orchestras have hosted up to a dozen of the finest high school orchestras and chamber orchestras from around the region for a day of music making and sharing. The Annual PLU Orchestra Festival offers your ensemble an opportunity early in the year to hone their performance skills and get great feedback from both our faculty and the warm, generous acoustic of our world class Lagerquist Concert Hall.

Application:

High school directors or youth symphony directors, please submit your application form for the Festival for High School Orchestras:

Confirmation and Registration:

Once applications have been reviewed, directors will be notified of acceptance via email and provided access to Registration form. Once received, please complete registration and payment using the link provided by the deadline. 

Please note that no refunds will be allowed after registration has been completed, and no registration or payment will be accepted following the deadline listed below:

• REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 10, 2025, 2:00 pm
• PAYMENT DEADLINE: October 24, 2025, 2:00 pm
• REGISTRATION FEE: $200.00 per Ensemble

Schedule:

• 8:00 am-12:00 pm – Welcome/Festival Begins
• 12:00-12:30 pm – PLU Symphony Orchestra Performance
• 12:30-1:00 pm – Meet and Greet with Clinicians, Q&A with Students
• 1:00-6:15pm – Festival Resumes