News release from the University of Saint Francis:
USF Hosts Second Annual Battle of the Bands
(February 2, 2016) — The University of Saint Francis will host USF Battle of the Bands, the area’s first competition exclusively for high school and college-age musicians, on Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in the USF Robert Goldstine Performing Arts Center.
Participants will compete on stage for a chance to record their original music in the university’s renowned Music Technology studios. This event, sponsored by the USF School of Creative Arts, is open to all music genres including rock, metal, acoustic, folk, jazz, pop, hip-hop, and R&B.
Band members must be 25 or younger to enter, a requirement unique to USF Battle of the Bands. Winners will be determined by originality and musical expression, technical skill, professional behavior and stage presence. The judges are all professionals with a variety of specialties in the music industry.
For more information, call Mark Everetts at 260.399.7700, ext. 8025 or email meveretts@sf.edu.
About the University of Saint Francis
Founded in 1890 as a comprehensive university in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, USF offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs through the School of Health Sciences, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Keith Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership and School of Creative Arts. In addition to its traditional programs, the university designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. The university will open a Downtown Fort Wayne Campus in the fall of 2016 that will feature business, entrepreneurship and music technology programs. Currently 2,300 students from a broad geographic region attend USF for its academic excellence.
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