Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Symphony School and Coe College
	updated Monday, 21 April 2008 10:28:48 AM -0500

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. 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!
2. Complete the director 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. 1 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 80 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:

• Wind Instrument Nomination Form: Online or Printable (PDF)
• Percussion Nomination Form: Online or Printable (PDF)
• Director's Information Form: Online or Printable (PDF)

Schedule:

• February 1, 2009 – Nomination forms and director information/ranking forms for all honor bands due
• February 28, 2009 – Selections announced, and music available at the Jazz Summit.  For those who can not attend the Summit, we will mail the music the following week.

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

• April 4, 2009 – Coe College Elementary Honor Band

• April 5, 2009 – Coe College Junior and Senior Honor Band

   

  Junior Honor Band	Senior Honor Band
  1:00 - Rehearsal in Dows Theater	1:00 - Rehearsal on Sinclair Stage
  2:00 - Switch to Sinclair Stage	2:00 - Switch to Marquis Hall Room 1
  2:15 - Rehearsal on Sinclair Stage	2:15 - Rehearsal in Marquis Hall Room 1
  3:30 - Break to change into concert clothes	3:30 - Break to change into concert clothes
  4:00 - Concert on Sinclair Stage	4:00 - Concert on Sinclair Stage

   

2008 Conductors:

In addition to working with Rob Grice, students selected for the 6th Annual Coe College Elementary Honor Band will rehearse with JoAnna Van De Berg, retired director from the Fredericksburg-Sumner 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.

Rob Grice

JoAnna Van De Berg

David Law

Dr. William S. Carson

Fees:

There is a $10.00 registration fee for students selected to the Elementary Honor Band and a $20.00 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

Membership Results 2008

We are pleased to announce the membership of the Coe College Honor Bands 2008

with guest composer, Rob Grice

Click here to download the 2008 Festival of Bands poster 

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