The Youth Orchestra Whitewater Orchestra Festival provides Middle and High School Orchestras an opportunity to perform for well-qualified adjudicators in a beautiful hall and receive short clinics from the Youth Orchestra’s Maestro Jim Palmer. The orchestra directors will receive a recording of their performance, written feedback from three highly qualified educators, a video of their conducting and an opportunity to perform in Columbus State University Schwob School of Music’s Legacy Hall.

Schedule:

• 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  Three Performances/Clinics
• 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  Lunch
• 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  Two Performances/Clinics
• 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  Break
• 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  Two Performances/Clinics

Judges include:

DR. RICHARD BELL
Director of String Music Education,
Clayton State University
Music Director, The Southern
Crescent Symphony Orchestra
Composer and arranger with 30
years public school and college teaching experience

SHELDON FISHER
Teacher, Fulton County Schools
Over 35 years of public school
teaching experience

JIM PALMER
Music Director and Maestro,
Youth Orchestra of
Greater Columbus
Arranger, Alfred Music
29 years public school and youth
orchestra teaching experience
Judge and Clinician

DR. MARILYN SEELMAN
Retired Music Director,
The Metropolitan Youth
Symphony Orchestra
Internationally renowned Viola Teacher,
Chamber Musician, and Conductor