2025-2026 Band Mandatory Dates

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1	2025-2026 Band Mandatory Dates
2		DATE	ENSEMBLE	EVENT	EVENT TIME	CALL TIME
3	OCTOBER	14	Symphonic Winds	Dress Reh	2:45-3:30	2:35
4	OCTOBER	14	Symphonic Band 1	Dress Reh	3:45-4:45	3:35
5	OCTOBER	14	Symphonic Band 8	Dress Reh	4:15-5:00	4:05
6	OCTOBER	14	Wind Symphony	Dress Reh	5-6:15	4:50
7	OCTOBER	14	Wind Ensemble	Dress Reh	5:45-7	5:35
8	OCTOBER	15	Symph Band 1, 8 and Symph Winds	Concert	6:15	5:45
9	OCTOBER	15	Wind Ens. and Wind Symph	Concert	8:00	7:30
10	OCTOBER	27	Marching Wildcats	Dress Reh	2:45-4	2:35
11	OCTOBER	27	Concert Band	Dress Reh	4-5:00	3:50
12	OCTOBER	27	Concert Winds	Dress Reh	4:30-5:30	4:20
13	OCTOBER	28	Concert Band and Concert Winds	Concert	6:15	5:45
14	OCTOBER	28	Marching Band	Concert	8:00	7:00
15	DECEMBER	3	SB1, SB8, SW, WS, WE, Jazz Orch and Jazz Ens	Crystal Dress Reh	6-9:00	5:45
16	DECEMBER	4	SB1, SB8, SW, WS, WE, Jazz Orch and Jazz Ens	Crystal Concerts	6 & 8:15	5:30
17	DECEMBER	5	SB1, SB8, SW, WS, WE, Jazz Orch and Jazz Ens	Crystal Concerts	6 & 8:15	5:30
18	JANUARY	13	Wind Ensemble- Masterwork Ensemble	Dress Reh	6:30-8	6:15
19	JANUARY	14	Concert Band/Wind Symphony	Dress Reh	3:15-4:00	3:00
20	JANUARY	14	Concert Winds/Wind Ensemble	Dress Reh	4-4:45	3:45
21	JANUARY	14	Concert Winds Percussion Ensemble	Dress Reh	4:45-5:30	3:45
22	JANUARY	15	Wind Ensemble- Masterwork Performance	Masterworks Concert	6:15	5:45
23	JANUARY	15	Concert Band, Concert Winds, Wind Symph, Wind Ens	Masterworks Concert	7:00	6:30
24	FEBRUARY	16	Wind Ens./Wind Symph Organizational Festival	Festival	TBD
25	MARCH	4	Symphonic Winds	Dress Reh	4:45-5:45	4:35
26	MARCH	4	Concert Winds	Dress Reh	5:30-6:15	5:20
27	MARCH	4	Concert Band	Dress Reh	6:15-7:00	6:05
28	MARCH	4	Wind Symphony	Dress Reh	6:45-8:00	6:35
29	MARCH	5	Concert Band, Chm Orch, Wind Symphony	Concert	6:15	5:45
30	MARCH	5	Concert Winds, Symphonic Winds, Sym Str	Concert	8:00	7:30
31	MARCH	9	Wind Ensemble	Dress Reh	7-8	6:50
32	MARCH	10	Con Str, Chm Str, Wind Ensemble	Concert	7:00	6:30
33	MARCH	11	Symphonic Band 8	Dress Reh	3:15-4:00	3:05
34	MARCH	11	Symphonic Band 1	Dress Reh	4:00-4:45	3:50
35	MARCH	12	Con Orch 7, Sym Orch 8, Symphonic Band 8	Concert	6:15	5:45
36	MARCH	12	Con Orch 8, Sym Orch 1, Symphonic Band 1	Concert	8:00	7:30
37	APRIL	29	All Percussionists - Klang	Dress Reh	5-8:00	TBD
38	APRIL	30	All Percussionists - Klang	Concert	6:30	5:30
39	MAY	6	Concert Band and Concert Winds	Dress Reh	3:00-4:00	2:50
40	MAY	7	Concert Band, Concert Winds	Concert	6:30	6:00
41	MAY	11	Symphonic Band Period 8, Symphonic Band Period 1	Dress Reh	4-5	3:50
42	MAY	11	Symphonic Winds	Dress Reh	5-5:40	4:50
43	MAY	11	Wind Symphony	Dress Reh	6:00-7:15	5:50
44	MAY	11	Wind Ensemble	Dress Reh	6:45-8:15	6:35
45	MAY	12	Symph Band 8, Symph Band 1, Symph Winds	Concert	6:15	5:45
46	MAY	12	Wind Symphony & Wind Ensemble	Concert	8:00	7:30
47	MAY	16	All Ensembles	Fine Arts Festival	TBD
48	MAY	24	Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony	Graduation (NIU)	TBD
49	OPTIONAL	21	Solo and Ensemble Festival	Metea Valley, times TBD
50	FEBRUARY	21	Solo and Ensemble Festival	Metea Valley, times TBD
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