COLUMBIA – The University of Missouri will host the 73rd Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) State Music Festival, May 1-3.
The event will feature 4,555 performances from students representing 358 schools across Missouri. Performances will take place at MU’s Fine Arts Building, Memorial Union, Tate Hall, McKee Gymnasium, Stewart Hall and the Sinquefield Music Center.
Students qualified for the state-level festival by earning an Exemplary rating at their district festival. They will perform before nationally recognized adjudicators, who will provide evaluations and ratings.
All performances are free and open to the public, running daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A daily schedule of participating schools is available in the Music Activities section of www.mshsaa.org.
Thursday Friday Saturday Grand
2025 Performances Total Total Total Total
Woodwinds 323 330 331 984
Brass 218 220 231 669
Percussion 113 123 115 351
Piano 47 40 32 119
Strings 183 145 150 478
Vocal 658 637 659 1,954
Totals 1,542 1,495 1,518 4,555
10-Year+ History 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021^ 2022 2023 2024
Participating Schools 398 401 404 420 382 --- 352 356 345 358
Vocal Performances 2,042 2,074 2,097 2,035 2,065 --- 1,897 1,473 1,568 1612
Instrumental Performances 3,117 3,156 2,937 2,937 2,691 --- 3,697 2,133 2,347 2538
Total Performances 5,159 5,230 5,036 4,972 4,756 --- 5,594 3,606 3,915 4150
(10-year high in italic) | *No State Festival-Pandemic | ^Virtual Festival
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