S & E........."Solo And Ensemble".........It's a music competition (or "festival") that's held all over the state of Wisconsin at just about every public & parochial high school during the month of March.
Students prepare and perform a solo and/or ensemble piece(s) of music in front of a judge and are rated........those who perform pieces from the most difficult category and receive the highest marks then get to go to "state" on the first Saturday in May.
It is actually the largest student participation event in the entire country. My job is accompanying the student soloists on the piano; I am working this year with three different schools.