A Message From the President of M.S.B.O.A. District 11:

Greetings and welcome to the M.S.B.O.A. District 11 website.  District 11 is comprised of the schools in Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph  counties.  It is an organization that exists to promote Music Education as well as provide and facilitate worthwhile activities in Instrumental Music Education for the students who attend our member schools.  We are part of the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, a grass roots organization dedicated to the promotion of Instrumental Music Education in the State of Michigan.  I hope you find this website helpful and informative.  We plan to keep adding pertinent information throughout the school year so please feel free to return and see what is new in our district.  We will be posting Festival Schedules and results, yearly calendars, a list of member schools and general information about M.S.B.O.A. District 11.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact myself or any member of our Executive Board.  We will be happy to assist you.

Sincerely,

Joe Ehlert
President, M.S.B.O.A. District 11

What's New?

2010 - 2011 District XI Events
Fall District Meeting September 14 Three Rivers
Deadline: School membership Dues September 20  
Marching Band Festival October 13 Battle Creek Central
Marching Band Festival - rain date October 20 Battle Creek Central
Mid-Level String Clinics October 23 Portage
All-State Band and Orchestra Auditions October 30-31 TBA
Survival Camp and MSBOA State General Meeting November 5-6  
Middle School Honors Band November 9  
Adjudicator Workshop: Band and Orchestra December 11  
FIC and Music Ed. Workshop Committee Meeting January 8  
Winter District Meeting January 11 Red Lobster, Portage
MSBOA State General Meeting January 21 Grand Rapids
Senior High High School Solo and Ensemble Festival February 5 Schoolcraft HS
Senior High Band and Orchestra Festival March 4-5 Three Rivers, TBA
Middle School/High School Orchestra Festival March 18-19 TBA
State Solo and Ensemble Festival March 26 TBA
State Jazz Ensemble Festival April 11-16 TBA
Spring District Meeting April 12 TBA
Middle School Solo and Ensemble Festival April 16 Sturgis
State Band and Orchestra Festival April 28-30 TBA
State Band and Orchestra Festival May 5-7 TBA
Spring MSBOA State General Meeting June 4 TBA