Two Southeast Arkansas school bands will participate in the 2016 Arkansas Tech University Southern Regional Concert Band Festival at Russellville Friday and Saturday, April 1-2.
Students in the DeWitt High School and Watson Chapel High School bands will be among more than 32 high school, junior high and middle school bands participating.
The event is an affiliate of Music for All National Festival presented by Yamaha. Performances will take place at The Center for the Arts at Russellville High School at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 1, and 9 a.m. Saturday, April 2. The Arkansas Tech Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Saturday.
Admission will be free and open to the public. Details: www.atu.edu/bands/festival.php .