8/3/2020

TENTATIVE 2021 MSHSAA District and State Music Festival Dates (as of 09/16/2020)

These are the tentative dates for the 2021 music festivals.  The document will be updated as managers submit their dates.  The state music festival dates are listed at the bottom of the page.

District Number Festival Site Festival Date Tuesday Entry Deadline
1 SEMO (Cape Girardeau):    
   Large Group - Bands/Orchestras (Class 1, 2 & 5) Mar. 16, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
     (includes Woodwind, Brass and Lg. Percussion Orchestra)    
   Large Group - Bands/Orchestras (Class 3 & 4) Mar. 17, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
     (includes Woodwind, Brass and Lg. Percussion Orchestra)    
   Large Group - Vocal Mar. 18, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
  Jackson HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble March 6, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
       
2 Three Rivers Community College:    
   Large Groups Mar. 25, 2021 Mar. 2, 2021
   Solo & Sm Ensemble Mar. 26, 2021 Mar. 2, 2021
       
3 West Plains Civic Center:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble Mar. 11, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
   Large Groups Mar. 12, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
       
4 Clever HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble  Mar. 13, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
  Nixa HS:    
   Large Group (Instrumental) Apr. 15, 2021 Mar. 23, 2021
   Large Group  (Vocal) Apr. 22, 2021 Mar. 23, 2021
       
5 Glendale HS (Springfield):    
   Solo & Small Ensemble Mar. 6, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
   Large Group (Orchestra - ALL) Apr. 8, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
  Willard HS (Springfield):    
   Large Group (Vocal - Class 1-4 ALL Choirs) Apr. 13, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal - Class 5 ALL Choirs) Apr. 14, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Bands - Class 1-4 and 3rd Bands Class 5 ONLY - NO Woodwind/Brass Choirs or Percussion Orchestra) Apr. 6, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Bands - Class 5 1st and 2nd Bands and All Woodwind/Brass Choirs & Percussion Orchestras)  Apr. 7, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
       
6 Missouri Southern State University:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Vocal) Mar. 5, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Instrumental) Mar. 6, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
  Webb City HS:    
   Large Group (Bands & Orchestra - Class 1, 2 & 3) Apr. 5, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Bands & Orchestra - Class 4 & 5) Apr. 6, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal - Class 1, 2 & 3) Apr. 7, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal - Class 4 & 5) Apr. 8, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
       
7 Stockton HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble Mar. 8, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
  Southwest Baptist University:    
   Large Group (Vocal) Apr. 9, 2021 Mar. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Instrumental) Apr. 16, 2021 Mar. 23, 2021
       
8 Lebanon HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble Mar. 27, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
  Camdenton HS:    
   Large Group (Instrumental) Mar. 9, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal) Mar. 25, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
       
9 East Central College:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Piano, Perucssion & Strings) Mar. 12, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Vocal, WW & Brass) Mar. 13, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Large Group (All) Apr. 8, 2021 Mar. 9, 2021
       
10 Hillsboro High School:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble Mar. 6, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
  Jefferson College:    
   Large Group (Instrumental) Mar. 24, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Instrumental remaining - AM) Mar. 25, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal - PM) Mar. 25, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal remaining) Mar. 26, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
       
11 St. Louis - Parkway Central HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble (North of 40) Mar. 5, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
     (includes Woodwind, Brass and Lg. Percussion Orchestra)    
   Solo & Small Ensemble (South of 40) Mar. 6, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
      (includes Woodwind, Brass and Lg. Percussion Orchestra)    
  St. Louis - TBD:    
   Large Group (Vocal) Mar. 8-10, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
   Large Group (Orchestra) Mar. 11-12, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
   Large Group (Band)  Mar. 16-18, 2021 Feb. 2, 2021
       
12 Ft. Zumwalt East HS:    
   Large Group (Orchestra) Mar. 3, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Solo & Small Ensemble Mar. 13, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
  Ft. Zumwalt South HS:    
   Large Group (Vocal - Class 5) Mar. 9, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal - Class 1, 2, 3 & 4) Mar. 10, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
  Holt HS:    
   Large Group (Bands - Class 1, 2, 3 & 4)  Mar. 12, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Bands - Class 5) Mar. 11, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
       
13 Osage HS:    
   Large Group (Vocal)  Mar. 12, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Bands & Orchestras) Mar. 13, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Osage HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble  Mar 27, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
       
14 State Fair Community College:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Vocal, WW, Brass & Percussion - select schools) Mar. 26, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Remaining schools & ALL string and piano events) Mar. 27, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
  Boonville HS:    
   Large Group (Vocal) Mar. 10, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Instrumental - Class 2 remaining schools, Class 3-5) Mar. 23, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Instrumental - Class 1 and select Class 2 schools) Mar. 24, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
       
15 Pleasant Hill HS:    
   Large Group (Class 1-3 Bands & ALL String & Full Orchestras) Mar. 23, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Class 4, 5 Bands) Mar. 25-26, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal) Mar. 27, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
  Grain Valley HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble  Mar. 6, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
       
16 Lee's Summit HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Vocal) Mar. 5, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Instrumental including Piano) Mar. 6, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
  Lee's Summit West HS:    
   Large Group (All String & Full Orchestras) Mar. 22, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (All Band & Brass/WW Choirs & Lg. Percussion Orchestras) Mar. 23, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal) Mar. 24-25, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
       
17 Liberty HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Instrumental) Mar. 26, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Vocal) Mar. 27, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
  Staley HS:    
   Large Group (Vocal) Mar. 11-12, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (All 2nd/3rd Bands & WW/Brass Choirs only) Apr. 7, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (All String & Full Orchestra)  Apr. 8, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (All 1st Bands & Percussion Orchestra only) Apr. 9, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
       
18 Columbia Public Schools:    
   Large Group (Vocal, Bands & Orchestras; Class 4 & 5) Mar. 18, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal & Bands; Class 1, 2 & 3) Mar. 19, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
  Mexico HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble Mar. 20, 2021 Feb. 9, 2021
       
19 Kirksville HS:    
   Solo & Small Ensemble (Select Schools & Clark Co vocal Only) Mar. 26, 2021 Mar. 2, 2021
   Solo & Small Ensemble (All other schools - All Piano Solos) Mar. 27, 2021 Mar. 2, 2021
  Truman State University:    
   Large Group (Vocal & Instrumental) Mar. 19, 2021 Mar. 2, 2021
       
20 Central HS (St. Joseph)    
   Solo & Sm Ens (Andrew, Buchanan, Clinton & DeKalb Counties; NO piano events) Mar. 18, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
   Solo & Sm Ens (All remaining Counties; including all piano events) Mar. 19, 2021 Feb. 16, 2021
  Platte County HS       
   Large Group (Band - Class 1) Mar. 22, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Band - Class 2 & 3) Mar. 23, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Band - Class 4) Mar. 24, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Band - Class 5, Orchestra - All Classes) Mar. 25, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal - Class 1, 2) Mar. 26, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
   Large Group (Vocal - Class 3, 4 & 5) Mar. 27, 2021 Feb. 23, 2021
       
  State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival: April 29 - May 1, 2021