After many of them performed together as a part of the Bay Area Music Association Honors Band, you see some of the best young musicians perform alone or in small groups at Gibraltar Secondary School.

Students from Gibraltar Secondary, Sevastopol High School, Sevastopol Middle School, Southern Door High School, Southern Door Middle School, Sturgeon Bay High School, and Thomas J Walker Middle School will all travel to Fish Creek on February 10th for the annual Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) sanctioned District Solo and Ensemble Music Festival. Students will perform in front of judges vocal or instrumental pieces as soloists or part of a small ensemble. Similar to the BAMA Honors Band event, Gibraltar band teacher Charlie Eckhardt said earlier this month that the event is a tremendous experience for students to get feedback on their performance so they can grow as musicians.

The WSMA District Solo and Ensemble Music Festival will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it is free to attend. The organization will host state solo and ensemble festivals on the campuses of UW schools later this spring, including at UW-Green Bay on May 4th.