Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival

May 9–10, 2025

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts


important Dates:

  • Notification of Acceptance: Monday, March 31, 2025

  • Registration Payment: Due no later than Wednesday, April 30, 2025

  • Program, Repertoire, Seating Chart: Due no later than Sunday, April 13, 2025

    • Access the program information form here.

      Access the seating chart/percussion needs form here.

    • Upload your seating chart and percussion needs using the orange button below

      • IMPORTANT! Name your file(s) like this:

CLASS_School-Name_Band-Name_Seating-Percussion
[example: 3A_ACME-HS_Senior-Band_Seating-Percussion]

  • If your seating chart and percussion needs are in separate documents, label accordingly

  • Please use the following for the class: 3A - 2A - 1A - MSJH

Instrument clinics

As part of the educational mission of the Illinois SuperState Concert Band Festival, we are expanding the traditional schedule to include instrument masterclasses with the Wind, Brass, and Percussion faculty from the University of Illinois School of Music. During SuperState on Saturday, May 10, our faculty members will provide instrument clinics between 2:00–3:00pm in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. We hope you will encourage your students to attend. 

Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Clinics
Jonathan Keeble, flute
John Dee, oboe
TBD, clarinet
Makayla Rasmussen, bassoon
Nicki Roman, saxophone
Bernhard Scully, horn
Amy Gilreach, trumpet
Jon Whitaker, trombone
Scott Tegge, tuba/euphonium
Josh Graham and Ricardo Flores, percussion

These sessions will focus on instrument technique, warm-up suggestions, demonstrations, etc., and give students the opportunity to ask questions and interact with our faculty members and other band students. Students will not need instruments to participate.

If your SuperState performance is on Friday, May 9, you and your students are welcome to return to campus for these clinics. Directors do not need to be present if students want to return on their own or with family members.