A
festival hosted by, surprisingly,
Heritage Festivals.
Heritage Festivals is an association which supports all forms of music for children (
high school instrumental programs,
chorale programs, and also groups that have no school
affiliations, but are made up of children). Their festivals consist of a wide mix of
jazz bands,
orchestras,
choirs, and an occasional
marching band or
winter guard.
They host several festivals around the
US for any group that wishes to make the trip, and also three (one
east coast, one
midwest, and one
west coast)
Festivals of Gold, in which only groups that have gotten a
gold award at another festival can compete.