Pacific Basin Music Festival

The Pacific Basin Music Festival is an international educational music festival presented in Honolulu, Hawaii by World Projects, celebrating its 42nd anniversary in 2027. It brings together the most talented junior high, high school, community, and college-level bands, orchestras, and choirs from countries of the Pacific Basin and beyond, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Tonga, the United States, and the territory of Guam.

Festival activities include adjudicated and outdoor group performances, a full ensemble workshop, an exchange rehearsal with another festival ensemble, a Welcome Mixer, and a Farewell Lu'au Dinner. One adjudicated ensemble is selected to work with the festival's composer-in-residence to develop a commissioned work premiered during the Adjudicated Performances.

Ensembles: Junior high, high school, college and community bands, choirs and orchestras.
Duration: 5 days.
Acceptance: The festival is limited to a maximum of ten (10) instrumental ensembles and six (6) choral ensembles to ensure a quality experience; groups denied entry based on capacity get first priority the following year.
Venues: 'Alohilani Resort, Central Union Church, Ala Moana Shopping Center (Honolulu, Hawaii).
Faculty: Past faculty has included Dr. Jeffrey Boeckman (University of Hawai'i, Manoa), Karen Kennedy (University of Miami), Miguel Felipe (University of Hawai'i, Manoa), Dr. Terry Austin (Virginia Commonwealth University), WASBE Past President Bert Alders, and others.
Awards: Each adjudicated group receives a Gold, Silver, or Bronze award based on the performance level perceived by the adjudication panel; there is no limit to the number of each.

Participants gain access to outstanding international educators, conductors, and clinicians in a positive and meaningful environment for international exchange through social functions and music.