Keystone Strings Fest 2020

​Student Application: Word - PDF

Date: January  24, 2020
Make-up Date: February 7, 2020

​Host Director
Julie Renne

Guest Conductor
Dr. Robert Gardner

Festival Location
Bellefonte High School
830 E Bishop St
​Bellefonte, PA 16823

​​Program
Themes from The Moldau - Smetana, arr. Frost
Tango Espressivo - Matt Turner
Academic Festival Overture - Brahms, arr. McCashin
​Allegro Spiritoso from Symphony 32 - Mozart, arr. Caravella
Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2 - Bach, arr. Woolstenhulme
​Dotonbori Dash - Silva

Deadlines
Application/ Med Form/ Code of Conduct: Due by October 18, 2019
Fees and Cancellations: Due by December 15, 2019
Audition Names: A maximum of five students from each school. Names are due to Julie Renne on the day of the festival.

Host Rotation
2020 - Bellefonte
2021 - Altoona - co-host Greater Johnstown
2022 - Hollidaysburg 
2023 - Park Forest
2024 - Richland/Johnstown Catholic Schools
2025 - Central Cambria
2026 - Central Mountain/Clearfield
2027 - Somerset/Windber @ Somerset
2028 - Mount Nittany (Start of Rotation)