This year s guest director will be David Twombley, a recently retired band director at Clarke Community High School in Osceola. Participants will audition for placement in the morning, rehearse throughout the day and hold a concert in the evening. Spence said the festival is an opportunity for students from around central Iowa to learn from one another. They also get to meet each other and learn from the experience. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. in Pote Theatre in Blank Performing Arts Center.
Admission is free and it is open to the public.