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              Honor Bands

Honor Bands

Updated - Monday, 12-10-2012

Announcing:

The Coe College Honor Bands 2013:

Sunday, April 14, 2013 - Junior/Senior Honor Band auditions/rehearsal
Saturday, April 20, 2013 - Elementary Honor Band rehearsal/concert
Sunday, April 21, 2013 - Junior/Senior Honor Band rehearsal/concert
Guest Composer/Conductor
David Shaffer

Nomination/Application Form

Alternative nomination procedure:

If you would prefer not to use this online form, to avoid typing all the information again,
you may simply edit your band database to match the information requested on the form
and email your database to Dr. Carson:  wcarson@coe.edu


Eligibility
Nomination/Application Form
Schedules and Repertoire
Conductors
Fees

Eligibility:

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.

Director Letter
for directors interested in nominating students 

Schedule:
Tentative schedule:

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Junior Honor Band

Senior Honor Band
12:30 - Check-in  - Sinclair Lobby 12:30 - Check-in - Sinclair Lobby

1:00 - Rehearsal in Dows Theater

1:00 - Chair Auditions and Sectionals

2:00 - Chair Auditions and Sectionals

2:00 - Rehearsal in Marquis Hall Room 1

3:00 - Rehearsal in Dows Theater

4:30 - Dinner

4:30 - Dinner

5:30 - Rehearsal in Marquis Hall Room 1

5:30 - Rehearsal in Dows Theater

8:00 - Rehearsal ends

8:00 - Rehearsal ends

 
time Crimson Gold
8:45 Check-in  - Sinclair Lobby Check-in  - Sinclair Lobby
9:00 sectionals with band directors rehearse with Mr. Law
10:00 rehearse with Mr. Shaffer
sectionals with band directors
11:00 lunch rehearse with Mr. Shaffer
12:00 rehearse with Mr. Law lunch
1:00 sectionals* rehearse with Mr. Law
1:40 rehearse with Mr. Shaffer sectionals*
2:20 change into uniform rehearse with Mr. Shaffer
3:00 rehearse with Mr. Law change into uniform
3:40 tuning on stage tuning in D-K
3:55 On-stage for concert In Audience for concert
4:00 Concert Concert




All Rehearsals in Sinclair Auditorium

* Brass and percussion in Rm. 1, WW in Rm. 201

 

Junior Honor Band

Senior Honor Band
1:00 - Rehearsal in Marquis Hall Room 1 1:00 - Rehearsal on Sinclair Stage
2:00 - Rehearsal on Sinclair Stage 2:00 - Rehearsal in Marquis Hall Room 1
3:40 - Break to change into concert clothes 3:40 - Break to change into concert clothes
4:00 - Concert on Sinclair Stage 4:00 - Concert on Sinclair Stage

 

2013 Conductors:

In addition to working with David Shaffer, students selected for the 10th Annual Coe College Elementary Honor Band will rehearse with David Law, recently retired from Vernon Middle School in the Marion Independent School District.  The Coe College Junior Honor Band will be directed by Steve Shanley  and the Coe College Senior Honor Band will be directed by Dr. William S. Carson.

David Shaffer
David Shaffer
Steve Shanley
Steve Shanley
David Law
David Law
Dr. Carson
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 April 14, and lunch for the Elementary Honor Bands on April 20.

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 20, at 8:00 pm, with guest conductor/composers, David Shaffer and Ted A. Vives.

Concert tickets for the Elementary Honor Bands should be ordered in advance by emailing bands@coe.edu no later than April 1:

General Admission $5.00 Under 18, Over 65, $3.00

 

Concert tickets for the Junior and Senior Honor Bands should be ordered in advance by emailing bands@coe.edu no later than April 1:

General Admission $6.00 Under 18, Over 65, $4.00

 

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

David Law - maestrolaw@gmail.com
Steve Shanley – sshanley@coe.edu
Dr. William S. Carson – 319-399-8521 or bands@coe.edu

Selection Results 2011
Senior    Junior    Gold Elementary    Crimson Elementary
(right-click to download)

 
Click here to use the interactive Coe College map

Selection Results 2010
(please click on the tabs at the bottom of the results page to select the results for the specific band in which you are interested)

2010 Repertoire

2010 Senior Honor Band Repertoire:
Scarborough Fair, Calvin Custer
Festival Prelude, Alfred Reed
Temujin's Ride, Len Orcino
The Grifters, Len Orcino
 Black Horse Troop, John Philip Sousa

 

2010 Junior Honor Band Repertoire:
Magga – Philip Sparke
Corcoran Cadets – John Philip Sousa/Fennell
An English Celebration – James Swearingen
Senor Cadera - Len Orcino
Gandy Dancer - Len Orcino




April 2008 Information

Membership Results 2008

Coe College Honor Bands 2008

with guest composer, Rob Grice

 

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

 

2008 Junior Honor Band Repertoire:

2008 Senior Honor Band Repertoire:
Starscapes National Emblem March
Burst of Applause

Third Suite (Jager) March, Waltz, Rondo

Old Scottish Melody Red Eclipse
Abandoned Treasure Hunt Haunted Carnival
Portrait of a Small Town  

Elementary Honor Band Membership Results 2009

Junior and Senior Honor Band Membership Results 2009

2009 Festival of Bands poster 

Festival of Bands Press release

William Carson

Coe College Director of Bands

 

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