March 24-27, 2011
The Walt Disney World® Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL
Disney Performing Arts is proud to announce the re-launch of The Disney Honors with a renewed focus towards music education and the opportunity for any ensemble to challenge themselves and reach new heights through the preparation for the festival and with the feedback from the outstanding panel of evaluators. For the first time, The Disney Honors also invites Middle School ensembles to participate in this magical and unique festival experience.
The Disney Honors provides directors with a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to inspire their students to achieve excellence. This unique, non-competitive music festival experience is designed for Middle & High School Choirs, Concert Bands and Orchestras that want to take their performances to the next level through educationally-meaningful evaluation and a post-performance clinic with a distinguished music educator. This unique festival at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida also includes engaging conversations with the evaluators, presentations by guest speakers, a director's roundtable discussion and magical evening events that only Disney can produce.
For over 80 years, The Walt Disney Company has enjoyed a long heritage of outstanding musical achievements. Walt Disney also believed in education through entertainment.
"Throughout our career in motion pictures classical music has played a very important part. Early in the beginning we created a cartoon series called 'Silly Symphonies'...simple short subjects that relied heavily on the works of classical composers. The popularity of the 'Silly Symphonies' led us to undertake a major effort, 'Fantasia,' which featured the music of Bach, Dukas, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, Beethoven and Schubert." — Walt Disney
The Disney Honors invites ensembles to stretch their musical abilities and experience an educational and immersive experience like no other. With world-class Disney service, excellent performance venues and unparalleled educational offerings, the difference is distinctly Disney.
MENC: The National Association for Music Education officially endorses The Disney Honors.