A partnership between the North Coast Section of the California Music Educators’ Association and the Rising Stars Foundation, this event features Junior (middle school) and Senior (high school) Choirs and Bands as well as a Junior String Orchestra. Top students from 25 schools from Scotia to Crescent City are selected by their music instructors based on their leadership and musicianship. Accomplished guest conductors for the evening include Eureka Symphony Conductor Carol Jacobson, as well as Dana Demant, Springfield, Oregon Community Concert Band Conductor and Dr. Andy Collinsworth of Sonoma State’s Music Department.