Welcome to the website of the
2009 Greater Southwest Music Festival
The 39th Annual Festival will be CANCELLED

!!! NOTICE OF CANCELLATION!!!
as of Saturday 5/2/2009

As of 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 2, we have found it necessary to cancel the Greater Southwest Music Festival.  With so many school districts canceling all school travel and the threat of many more dropping out due to swine flu, the Executive Board felt that we had no choice but to cancel the festival scheduled for May 6, 7, and 8, 2009, in Amarillo.

We have checked with the Civic Center about re-scheduling and they have no openings until after school is out for the summer.

At this time, it is not possible to set any kind of deadline for possible estimated refunds.   We still have incurred all the expenses that must be paid for all the arrangements made for this years’ festival. 

We value all of our teachers and directors and will keep communication open from our office to you.

If you have questions, please email me at Kathy.Fishburn@amaisd.org.

Sincerely,

Kathy

The 2009 Festival will be held at the Amarillo Civic Center this year (with piano at Amarillo College). Due to scheduleing conflicts, the festival is scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (there will be no Saturday dates). Performance locations are listed below.
Kathy will be providing more details in the coming weeks.

Bands/Orchestras/S-Class (Var/NV)................................... Amarillo Civic Center
Choirs (Var/NV)............................................................................Globe News Center
Jazz Bands and Show Choirs..............................................Amarillo Civic Center
Vocal and Instrumental Solos/Ensembles........................Amarillo Civic Center
Piano Solos/Ensembles...........................................Amarillo College (no change)

Latest Site Updates:

4/9/08 - Shirt designs announced; pre-order by 4/20/09
2/27/2009 - Registration has been fixed
2/14/09 - Website updated; Registration section being prepared

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