About the Honor Festivals

Each year the San Juan Music Educators Association sponsors a Junior Honor Festival, in order to bring together the top music students in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, and Island counties to rehearse and perform under some of the most inspirational guest conductors the Pacific Northwest has to offer.  Along with this honor comes the expectation of  careful preparation of the assigned music, so rehearsals can reach beyond the notes to where the magic of any musical experience begins.   

The Junior Honor Festival generally takes place the first Saturday of May.
2025 Festival Details
Nominations Due: Friday, March 7, 2025
Acceptance Notification: TBA
Payment Postmark Deadline: April 25, 2025
Festival Day: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Additional Information

​Concert Cost Information: By Donation

Junior Student Participation Cost - $20
(Checks must be payable to SJMEA.  Checks from districts, ASB, booster clubs, and PTAs are preferred)
  • SJMEA does not accept payment from families - under any circumstance.  
  • Families must pay their school or boosters and the director will ensure the full amount of the invoice is paid.
  • Bookkeeper will include the invoice and mark the check with the event it is paying for and the school it is paying for.  
  • SJMEA never accepts cash or purchase orders.
    
What do students need to bring for the rehearsal?
- Music
- Labeled instruments with name and school so we can easily identify them.
- Pencil, extra reeds, strings anything you need to keep you rehearsing.

What honor students should wear for the concert:
- Your School's Concert Uniform

What students do for Lunch and Dinner:
- Lunch: Students will bring a sack Lunch
- Dinner:  The concert will conclude before dinner time.