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Festival showcases Poway Unified School District bands, orchestras

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There will be three days of music beginning Tuesday, March 31 thanks to the Poway Unified School District Band and Orchestra Festival.

The festival will run from Tuesday, March 31 through Thursday, April 2 and will be held at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road.

Admission is free before 5:30 p.m. After 6 p.m., adults are $5. Students are admitted free.

A full schedule with times is available for viewing or download at www.phsmb.com/festival.php, as well as a map and directions, concessions menu, drop off information and more.

There will be three days of performances, with 49 instrumental ensembles from 15 schools across San Diego County performing before a panel of distinguished judges. These schools include the middle and high schools from the Poway Unified School District.

Performing on Tuesday beginning at 3:15 p.m. and performing every 30 minutes, with a dinner break from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m., will be, in order, the Mesa Verde Middle School Orchestra, Oak Valley Middle School Sinfonia, El Camino High School String Orchestra, Mesa Verde Middle School Select Orchestra, Bernardo Heights Middle School Concert Band, Rancho Bernardo High School Concert Band 1, El Camino High School Advanced Orchestra, Bernardo Heights Middle School Advanced Band, Oak Valley Middle School Wind Ensemble, and the Mt. Carmel High School Wind Ensemble 2.

On Wednesday, performances will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will perform every 30 minutes, with a lunch break from noon to 1 p.m., another break from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. and a dinner break from 5:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Performing on Wednesday will be, in order, the Poway High School Wind Ensemble, Del Norte High School Concert Band, Poway High School Symphonic Band, Westview High School Concert Band II, Mt. Carmel High School Concert Band, Mesa Verde Middle School Wind Ensemble, Meadowbrook Middle School Concert Band, Oak Valley Middle School Orchestra, Mesa Verde Middle School Concert Band, Westview High School Concert Band I, Rancho Bernardo High School Chamber Orchestra, Rancho Bernardo High School Concert Band 2, Twin Peaks Middle School Advanced Band I, Del Norte High School Symphony Orchestra, Westview High School Symphony Orchestra, Poway High School Symphony Orchestra, Mt. Carmel High School Symphony Orchestra, and the Rancho Bernardo High School Symphony Orchestra.

On Thursday, performances will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will include several breaks throughout the day, including a lunch break from 12:15 to 1 p.m. and a dinner break from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m.

Performing on Thursday will be, in order, the Poway High School Concert Band, Rancho Santa Margarita Advanced Band, Black Mountain Middle School Advanced Orchestra, Mesa Verde Middle School Combined Advanced Band, Black Mountain Middle School Advanced Band, Rancho Santa Margarita String Orchestra, Mesa Verde Middle School Select Ensemble, El Camino High School Concert Band, Meadowbrook Middle School Orchestra, Meadowbrook Middle School Wind Ensemble, Mesa Verde Middle School 6th Grade Symphonic Winds, El Camino High School Wind Ensemble, Oak Valley Middle School 6th Grade Band, Oak Valley Middle School 6th Grade Orchestra, Twin Peaks Middle School Wind Ensemble, Del Norte Wind Ensemble, Westview High School Wind Ensemble, Poway High School Wind Symphony, Mt. Carmel High School Wind Ensemble, and the Rancho Bernardo High School Wind Ensemble.

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