Panama City Beach Music Festival
Senior high, middle school/junior high band, choir, orchestra, dance line, and color guard competitions
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Cobb County, Georgia, Jefferson County, Alabama, Lowndes County, Georgia, and Other Large Counties in the Southeast Are Returning to the Panama City Beach Music Festival High school and middle school symphonic bands, concert bands, choirs, and orchestras are returning to the festival that was once known as the Festival of Champions. The Panama City Beach […]
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Atlanta, Birmingham and Baton Rouge Schools Now Have a Band and Choral Festival in Florida for Under $300 Per Student Directors across the South have been telling us that the spring trips with a cost of $1,000.00 and up have infringed on their teaching time, and have caused the neighbors of band and choral students […]
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Deborah Bradley, the Music Director of the Panama City Beach Music Festival, recently announced that Dr. Graham Jones of the United Kingdom will be a member of the panel of judges for the festival at Panama City Beach on April 28, 2017. Dr. Jones retired in 2011, following a distinguished forty (40) year career in […]
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April 27-29 and May 11-13 are the two weekends for the Panama City Beach Music Festival for this coming spring. Both weekends are SOLD OUT. We have symphonic bands, concert bands, jazz bands, orchestras, marching bands, and choral groups coming from all over the South. This has become one of the most humbling and rewarding […]
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All of us at the Panama City Beach Music Festival hope your Christmas holidays brought you much joy and happiness. We also send our best wishes to each of you for a productive and happy 2017. We all understand the important role music education has made in enhancing and improving the lives of millions of […]
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The initial days of sending information and talking with band, orchestra, and choral directors has been tremendously productive. Most of the groups are making tentative reservations until they get school board approval, although most directors don’t foresee any problems. The thing that makes us most grateful is who is booking our festival. As of today, […]
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The Panama City Beach Music Festival is garnering the attention of directors who want a break from the over-priced, over-rated festivals that find themselves in a rut with nothing new to offer, except price increases. A lot of choral and band directors from schools near Panama City Beach have discovered the new Panama City Beach […]
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We have already heard from some fantastic band and choral groups who are planning on participating in the 2017 Panama City Beach Music Festival. Several larger programs have called to tell us they’re tired of the constant fund raising required for the $600 to $1,000 and beyond trips. They have also heard great reports from […]
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This is only our second year of the Panama City Beach Music Festival, but the number of groups coming this year, and the support we’re getting from previous participants is very gratifying. We work extra hard to make every aspect of the festival a positive experience for directors, kids, and boosters. This year promises to […]
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Two hours of meetings with the management of the Spinnaker Beach Club left me with no doubt that we have the absolute best Saturday night conclusion to our Panama City Beach Music Festivals. We hit on the smallest of details, like picking music that was appropriate for a school sanctioned trip, yet music that middle […]
