CALENDAR OF MEETINGS and IMPORTANT DATES
OCTOBER
Thursday, October , 2025 – 2:00 p.m.
Business Meeting via Zoom
NOVEMBER
Tuesday, November 4, 2025-7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 6, 2025 – 2:00 p.m.
Festival Meeting for All via Zoom (Please attend one of these meetings)
DECEMBER
Thursday, December 11, 2025-11:30 a.m.
Christmas Luncheon hosted by Nancy Pounds
JANUARY
Dec. 26, 2025-January 17, 2027
Festival Registration Open on Vivace
FEBRUARY
Thursday, February 12, 2026 – 2:00 p.m.
Business Meeting via Zoom
MARCH
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 5, 2026- 2:00 p.m.
Festival Finalization meeting for All via Zoom (Please attend one of these meetings)
APRIL
No Meeting
MAY
Thursday, May 14, 2025- 2:00 p.m.
Business Meeting via Zoom
IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES
November 1, 2025 Angie Greer Music in Poetry Award Entry Deadline
December 1, 2025 Deadline for Junior Club State Dues
December 26, 2025 Orpheus Junior Festival Registration Opens
January 17, 2026 Orpheus Junior Festival Registration Closes
January 10, 2026 NFMC National Essay Contest Deadline
January 31, 2026 IFMC State Composition Contest – Entry Deadline
February 14, 2026 Springfield Festival: Piano Concerto J2-Senior
February 15, 2026 Springfield Festival: PP-P4 Piano Solos & Strings
February 21, 2026 Springfield Festival: Piano Concerto J1A-J1B & Voice
February 22, 2026 Springfield Festival: E1-MA2 piano solos & Hymn Playing
March 7, 2026 IHSA Solo & Ensemble Contest
March 14 & 15, 2026 March 2026 TBD Orpheus Festival
First Baptist Church, Bloomington
MARCH 2026 TBD Marguerite Nenne Camp Scholarship Competition
Golden Lyre Camp Scholarship Competition
April 14, 2026 IFMC State Piano Solo & Concerto Competition Deadline
May 4, 2026 IFMC Junior Hall of Fame Application Deadline
May 3-10, 2026 National Music Week