The 44th Annual Kinser Jazz Festival at Casper College will host more than 60 middle and high school vocal and instrumental groups during the two-day festival Feb. 8 and 9.
Each group will have 30 minutes to set up, perform and tear down. Each 30-minute performance will include a brief clinic with an adjudicator. Following the public performance each group will receive written comments, rating scores (if required), and a digital video recording of its performance and a 30-minute private clinic with an adjudicator.
There are six adjudicators for this year’s festival – three vocal and three instrumental. The vocal adjudicators are Ayo Awosika, Robert Lawrence, and Kelsey Shiba. The instrumental adjudicators are John Davis, Tyler Gilmore, and Andrew Stonerock.
Instrumental groups scheduled to perform on Tuesday, Feb. 8 are:
o Jazz Ensemble, Campbell County High School, 7:30 a.m.
o GMS Jazz Band, Glenrock Middle School, 8 a.m.
o Jazz II, Green River High School, 8:30 a.m.
o Jazz Ensemble, Kelly Walsh High School, 9 a.m.
o Jazz Band II, Cheyenne East High School, 9:30 a.m.
o CY Jazz Band, CY Middle School, 10 a.m.
o Latin Jazz Ensemble, Riverton High School, 10:30 a.m.
o CHS Jazz Band, Cody High School, 11 a.m.
o Casper College Jazz Ensemble, 11:30 a.m.
o GHS Jazz Band, Glenrock High School, noon
o Jazz Band I, Cheyenne East High School, 12:30 p.m.
o Concert Orchestra, Johnson County High School, 1 p.m.
o Riverton Jazz Ensemble, Riverton High School, 1:30 p.m.
o Jazz I, Green River High School, 2 p.m.
o South High Orchestra, Cheyenne South High School, 2:30 p.m.
Vocal groups scheduled to perform on Tuesday, Feb. 8 are:
o Crescendos, Campbell County High School, 8 a.m.
o Happenstance, Douglas High School, 8:30 a.m.
o Harmony, Campbell County High School, 9:30 a.m.
o Hamilton Boulevard, Douglas High School, 10 a.m.
o East High Singers, Cheyenne East High School, 10:30 a.m.
o A Capella, Kelly Walsh High School, 11 a.m.
o Jazz Choir, Riverton High School, 11:30 a.m.
o Vocalocity, Billings, Mont. Catholic High School, 12:30 p.m.
o Casper College Contemporary Singers, 1 p.m.
o Concert Choir, Kelly Walsh High School, 1:30 p.m.
o Plainsman Singers, Laramie High School, 2 p.m.
o New Attitude, Glenrock High School, 2:30 p.m.
Instrumental groups scheduled to perform on Wednesday, Feb. 9 are:
o Jazz Ensemble, Riverton Middle School, 8 a.m.
o Jazz Band, Cheyenne South High School, 8:30 a.m.
o Jazz Ensemble, Natrona County High School, 9 a.m.
o Comet Combo, Dean Morgan Middle School, 9:30 a.m.
o Jazz Band, Wheatland High School, 10 a.m.
o Indian Jazz, Cheyenne Central High School, 10:30 a.m.
o Warrior Jazz, Twin Spruce Junior High School, 11 a.m.
o Casper College Jazz Ensemble, 11:30 a.m.
o University of Wyoming Lab School Jazz Band, noon
o Sage Valley Jazz, Sage Valley High School, 12:30 p.m.
o Pinedale Jazz Band I, Pinedale High School, 1 p.m.
o Jazz Combo, Natrona County High School, 1:30 p.m.
o CCHS Jazz Combo, Cheyenne Central High School, 2 p.m.
o Jazz Band, Big Horn High School, 2:30 p.m.
o Jazz Ensemble, Niobrara County High School, 3 p.m.
o Tiger Jazz Orchestra, Rock Springs High School, 3:30 p.m.
o Jazz Katz, Douglas Middle School, 4 p.m.
o Jazz Ensemble, Buffalo High School, 4:30 p.m.
o Jazz Band, Sheridan High School, 5 p.m.
Vocal groups scheduled to perform on Wednesday, Feb. 9 are:
o Encore, Kelly Walsh High School, 8 a.m.
o Balladiers, Buffalo High School, 8:30 a.m.
o 7th St. Swing, Twin Spruce Junior High School, 9 a.m.
o Mixed Jazz Choir, Rock Springs High School, 9:30 a.m.
o Jazz Choir, Pinedale High School, 10 a.m.
o NC Harmony, Natrona County High School, 11 a.m.
o Cantabile, Kelly Walsh High School, 11:30 a.m.
o Jazzco, Rawlins High School, noon
o Show Choir, Casper Classical Academy, 12:30 p.m.
o Casper College Contemporary Singers, 1 p.m.
o Vocal Jazz, McCormick Junior High School, 1:30 p.m.
o Select Choir, Twin Spruce Junior High School, 2 p.m.
o Entertainers, Wheatland High School, 2:30 p.m.
o Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Natrona County High School, 3 p.m.
o Erocne, Powell High School, 3:30 p.m.
o Centralaires, Cheyenne Central High School, 4 p.m.
The vocal groups will perform in the Roberts Commons Ballroom, located in the Roberts Commons Cafeteria, while the instrumental groups will perform in Durham Recital Hall, located in the Aley Fine Arts Center. All junior, middle and high school performances are free and open to the public
