The 2026 National Orchestra Festival will be held in conjunction with the ASTA National Conference on February 25-28, 2026, in San Francisco, California, at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.

Prepare to Attend

Prepare to attend!

  • NOF Student Day Registation

  • Apply for Master Classes

  • 2026 National Conference

o Apply to Perform in our Student Master Classes! Each year, students apply nationwide to participate in our innovative and esteemed clinician-led student master classes.

o Applications are DUE November 4! Participants will be notified by early December 2024!

Please encourage your students to learn more and apply today for the following:

· Pre-Collegiate Violin

· Pre-Collegiate Viola

· Pre-Collegiate Cello

· Pre-Collegiate Double Bass

· All Level Eclectic Styles (solos or groups)

· All Level Chamber Music

o NOF Students MUST register for ASTA Student Day but will not have another badge to pick up.

(703) 279-2113

asta@astastrings.org

P.O. Box 551, Annapolis Junction, MD, 20701


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