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MSHSAA Prepares for 74th State Music Festival

COLUMBIA – The University of Missouri will host the 74th Missouri State High School Activity Association (MSHSAA) State Music Festival April 30 to May 2.

The event will feature 4,820 performances from students representing 357 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 6 p.m. A daily schedule of participating schools is available in the Music Activities section of mshsaa.org.

Please Note: In celebration of MSHSAA’s centennial, a special arrangement of the national anthem will be performed each day at 12:15 p.m. by a combined ensemble of qualified students, directors and faculty musicians from across the state. For more on MSHSAA’s centennial, visit mshsaa.org.

Thursday Friday Saturday Grand

2026 Performances Total Total Total Total

Woodwinds 366 329 295 990

Brass 266 259 278 803

Percussion 113 158 135 406

Piano 27 54 38 119

Strings 174 186 118 478

Vocal 676 684 664 2,024

Totals 1,620 1,669 1,519 4,820

10-Year+ History 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021^ 2022 2023 2024 2025

Participating Schools 401 404 420 382 --- 352 356 345 358 358

Vocal Performances 2,074 2,097 2,035 2,065 --- 1,897 1,473 1,568 1612 1954