Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Symphony School and Coe College
	updated Monday, 02 February 2009 01:21:35 PM -0600

Announcing:

The Coe College Honor Bands 2009:

Junior/Senior Honor Bands - Sunday March 29 auditions and rehearsal, April 5 rehearsal and concert

Elementary Honor Bands, Saturday, April 4.

Guest Composer/Conductor

Robert W. Smith
 

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Eligibility:

• The Coe College Elementary Honor Bands are open to students in grades 4, 5, and 6.
• The Coe College Junior Honor Band is open to students in grades 6, 7, and 8.
• The Coe College Senior Honor Band is open to students in grades 9 – 12, with select outstanding 8th graders.

Nomination Procedure:

1. Elementary Honor Bands	Junior and Senior Honor Bands
   Directors complete one wind or percussion nomination form (links below) for each student you intend to nominate. It is important for directors to establish their students' availability for and interest in this organization before nominating them. DO NOT nominate students who will not participate if chosen!	Directors -                                                                                                 Send your students to this website and have them fill out the online application.  At the application deadline, directors will receive an email confirming students are enrolled in your program and will be asked to rank them.

    
2. Complete the Director's Information Form (link below) and use the ranking portion of the form to prioritize Junior and Senior nominees.
3. If printing a form and submitting it by mail please return the nomination forms and director's information/ranking form to arrive by Feb. 2 to: Coe College Honor Bands, Department of Music, Coe College, 1220 First Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA  52402, Fax: 319-399-8209, E-mail: wcarson@coe.edu.
4. Based on the nominations, a committee at Coe College will select the bands: two Elementary Honor Bands (approximately 110 members each), one Junior Honor Band and one Senior Honor Band (approximately 90 members each). 6th grade students may be nominated for either the Elementary Honor Band or the Junior Honor Band and 8th grade students may be considered for the Senior Honor Band. Every school submitting nominations will have at least one student selected.

Nomination Forms:

Schedule:

• Monday, December 8, 2008 - Online applications and nominations open

• Monday, February 2, 2009 - Online applications and nominations close

• Monday, February 9, 2009 - Director rankings for Junior and Senior Honor Bands due

• Saturday, February 28 - Monday, March 9, 2009 - Selections announced, and music delivered

• Sunday, March 29, 2009 - Junior and Senior Honor Band chair auditions and rehearsal

• Saturday, April 4, 2009 - Coe College Elementary Honor Bands

• Sunday, April 5, 2009 - Coe College Junior and Senior Honor Bands

2009 Conductors:

In addition to working with Robert W. Smith, students selected for the 7th Annual Coe College Elementary Honor Band will rehearse with Kevin Makinster, elementary band director from the Linn-Mar Community School District.  The Coe College Junior Honor Band will be directed by Mr. David Law of Vernon Middle School in the Marion Independent School District and the Coe College Senior Honor Band will be directed by Dr. William S. Carson of Coe College.

Robert W. Smith

Kevin Makinster

David Law

Dr. William S. Carson

Fees:

There is a $12.00 registration fee for students selected to the Elementary Honor Band and a $25.00 fee for students selected to the Junior and Senior Honor Bands. This fee will include dinner for the Junior and Senior Honor Band on March 29, and lunch for the Elementary Honor Bands on April 4.

All Honor Band participants will have an opportunity to get complimentary tickets to the Coe College Concert Band and Wind Ensemble performance on Saturday, April 4, at 8:00 pm, with guest conductor/composer, Robert W. Smith.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact one of the organizers listed below.

Benjamin Work – 319-377-6348 or bjwork@coe.edu
Doug Robbins – 563-663-1225
Dr. William S. Carson – 319-399-8521 or bands@coe.edu

April 2008 Information

Membership Results 2008

Coe College Honor Bands 2008

with guest composer, Rob Grice

2008 Festival of Bands poster 

2008 Crimson Band Repertoire:	2008 Gold Band Repertoire:
Rhythm X	Danza Espanol
Uncle Buck’s Truck	March Mania
Gentle River	Extreme
Shine	Defeating the Giant
Clash of the Warriors	Above the World
	This Old Dude