Camps, Contests & Festivals

AUGUST 13 & 14, 2022

The brand-new Iowa Lakes All-State Choir Camp is a no-cost all-state camp for the students of Northwest/Northcentral Iowa and beyond! It provides an opportunity for you to get a jumpstart on the process with area directors with a history of success in the All-State process. You will also get to stay close to home, which means you can save on housing costs and allow you some flexibility if you have an unmovable conflict. We want to be here to help you get your All-State season off to a great start in a fun, but focused setting that sets you on the path for a fantastic All-State experience. We want you to join us!

Free lunch will be provided on both days, and the camp will be hosted at the new Performing Arts Center at Iowa Lakes Community College. Students will all receive a free t-shirt, and it will end with a concert of All-State music.

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Student Participant & Parental Permission Agreement/Waiver

Singers must purchase or secure their own all-state music packet from their high school choral director to bring with them.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2022

Iowa Lakes Community College hosts the Heartland Honor Choir each fall. The Heartland Honor Choir was created to provide a unique musical experience to students in Northwest Iowa, especially for smaller schools. 

Each school can bring up to 32 students (for some, that means they can bring a majority of their choir, which is great). 

The Heartland Honor Choir is a one-day event, with practice taking place throughout the day and the performance in the evening at 6:00 pm. 

We are excited to announce that Corky Koerselman from Northwestern College has agreed to be the guest conductor this year! 

Although there is no cost for the honor choir, the food for the day costs $12 ($5 for lunch / $7 for dinner) per student. 

We plan for it to be a day full of music education, where the students can learn not only music that they can perform at each individual school, but that the students will grow in their musical ability, knowledge and love for vocal music throughout the day. 

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Please note: If you don’t know the students’ names yet participating in the Heartland Honor Choir, that is fine. You can just register your school.

Brett Fuelberth
Vocal Music Professor
Iowa Lakes Community College
712-330-1145
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Each year, the music department hosts a Jazz Band Contest for area high schools. Hundreds of high school students will participate during the days of performances and will also receive feedback from experienced judges.

High School jazz bands compete for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Schools are from 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A.

Jan. 19, 2023: Iowa Lakes Jazz Band Contest 1A & 2A
Jan. 20, 2023: Iowa Lakes Jazz Band Contest 3A & 4A 

Feb. 2, 2023: Jazz Band Contest Snow Day

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Cost: $145

Please send payment to:
Iowa Lakes Community College
Music Department
300 S 18th St.
Estherville, IA 51334

Learn more about the Iowa Lakes Reggie Schive Summer Jazz Camp

Nov. 3, 2022

Each fall, the music department holds the Jazz Festival. This event provides an opportunity for music education as well as a chance to hear from remarkable guest artists.

We hold a variety of workshops and clinics that are loved and appreciated by middle school and high school students. 

Workshops include a jazz improvisation class and instrumental clinics for percussionists and bass guitarists. High school bands will be critiqued in a clinic setting by the guest artists.

The jazz festival is concluded with a  performance by the guest Jazz artists and the Iowa Lakes Community College Jazz Band and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

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JANUARY 24, 25 & 26, 2023

In January each year, the music department hosts the Jazz Choir / Show Choir Festival for area high schools and middle schools. This is an educational festival in which area show and jazz choirs perform and receive feedback from experienced clinicians in preparation for the show/jazz choir season.

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