CO West music festival April 21-23

Colorado West Invitational Music Performance Festival April 21-23
Posted on 04/12/2022
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Grand Junction, CO - Mesa County Valley School District 51, in cooperation with Colorado Mesa University, will host its 97th annual Colorado West Invitational Music Performance Festival April 21-23, 2022.  

The festival will be hosted at five locations on Thursday and Friday, starting at 8 a.m. and running all day both days. On Thursday and Friday, Central and Grand Junction high schools will host band events, Palisade High School will host orchestra events, and the CMU Recital Hall and CMU Ensemble Room will host vocal events. There will be one more round of jazz band performances from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, at Central High School.

This year’s festival will show case 165 performing ensembles from across the state and as far away as Idaho. Music lovers are invited to come and enjoy orchestras, choirs, bands and jazz performances from a variety of middle and high schools. All events are free to the public and schedules are listed on our website