Instrumental Tours & Events that are, well, Instrumental...
Most performing arts groups love
to perform when they travel. We've got you covered with high-magnitude, education-first music festival, event, and concert opportunities in many (if not most) of the US travel destinations groups like to visit. At any of our programs, you and your ensembles will delight in high impact adjudicated performances in fantastic venues with world-class adjudicator clinicians... and that's just the very tip of the proverbial iceberg. Read on for the exciting, innovative details of your next instrumental adventure!
Festival + Clinic Options
If you're traveling with your concert band and/or orchestra, you may want to:
- Perform for adjudicators at a festival,
- Interface with other groups from across the country, and/or
- Work with dedicated, knowledgeable clinicians during your tour.
If so, we recommend participation in one of our Harmony Honors Festivals in NYC or Anaheim. For dates and details click here > 2025 Harmony Honors Festival - East (NYC) | 2025 Harmony Honors Festival - West (Anaheim).
We also know and work with other top festival companies and music educators in the country, and will work with you to ensure we have exceptional music education and performance opportunities on the itinerary.
Parades Across the USA
From the Tournament of Roses Parade to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and everything in between, we have vast experience crafting and operating Marching Band Parade Performance Tours at the highest levels. Here are just a few ideas...
- Tournament of Roses Parade
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Prince Kūhiō Parade or Pan Pacific Parade on O'ahu
- St. Patrick's Day Parade in NYC or Chicago
- Independence Day Parade in Washington, DC or Philadelphia
- Main Street Parade in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom or Disneyland
- and more!
Bowl Game Opportunities
Performing as part of the entire Bowl Game experience can lead to once-in-a-lifetime memories for you and your Marching Band... and you have so many choices. Here are a few options with which we can help you realize your Bowl Game participation dreams (all of which take place during holiday break)...
- Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, Texas)
- VRBO Citrus Bowl or Cheez-It Bowl (Orlando, Florida)
- Outback Bowl (Tampa, Florida)
- Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Holiday Bowl (San Diego, California)
- and more!
Marching Band
Competitions
Planning to participate in Music for All's Bands of America Regional or National Competition? Going to another competitive program outside your area? We would be honored to work with you to make your concept of the perfect tour a reality!
Why Harmony?
Experienced, Broad-Spectrum Team of Experts
Our team of experts, with vast experience
in both tour creation and implementation, and high-level festival and concert production, has crafted an unparalleled line-up of instrumental ensemble programming in popular tour and travel destinations across the country. We've worked hard to harness and implement best practices
(what you already like about the festival and performance experience), while working to create and evolve new ideas and paradigms
into each tour and event.
Highest-Magnitude
Performance Opportunities
In Places You and Your Group Travel
Depending on the event, our programs offer features such as:
- Adjudicated or Comments-Only Performances
- Extended Clinics
- World-Class Teaching Artists
- Updated, Criterion-Referenced Adjudication Standards
- Hi-Def Video / Audio Recordings of performances
- Scheduled Observational Opportunities - watching other groups perform
Travel Furthers Education...
The sustained benefits of taking your band or orchestra on a tour go beyond the obvious "learning outside the four walls" truism of the trip itself. A dedicated tour program definitely helps with recruiting and retention. Moreover, pre-trip lesson plans and performances linked to your anticipated tour destination often offer additional, three-dimensional learning opportunities
for the members of your ensembles. Having your group work with other music educators while on tour
can be extremely helpful, as can your ability to extend the lessons learned
on tour... even after returning home.
Nothing Else Compares...
We are a socially conscious company founded on the belief that every performer and every group matters. At every one of our programs, we are 100% committed to bringing you and your Ensembles an amazing experience that will have you coming back each year (or, at least every time you travel with your group)! Ultimately, our goal is create a network of culturally diverse, highly-educational, and engaging performing arts tours and events accessible to all performing groups in fantastic locations every year.
