ETSU HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND FESTIVAL
Friday, January 24 - Saturday, January 25, 2025
Martin Center for the Arts, ETSU campus, free admission (concert)
Our Guest Conductor for the 45th Annual Festival:
Dr. Susan Creasap, Associate Director of Bands Emeritus
Morehead State University (KY)
Two days of rehearsal and festival-eding concert performance!
Audition music will be sent out to band directors in early-November,
with section auditions happening in-person on Friday morning (1/24).
Participation fee is $40 per student (includes festival t-shirt)
ETSU Festival Faculty and Staff |
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Dr. Christian Zembower
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Dr. Joe Moore
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Dr. Timothy Loman
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Ms. Patti Marlow
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Questions about the event? Contact Dr. Christian Zembower
Festival Schedule
Friday, January 24, 2025
8:00 a.m. Registration for participants (Mathes Hall lobby)
Belongings/cases and warming-up in Mathes Hall, room 107; Auditions begin
c.11:00 a.m. Auditions end; results given to Dr. Zembower; lunch break; transfer of case/belongings across street/skywalk to Martin Center, Grand Hall
12:15 p.m. Seating of participants in Honor Band in Martin Center, Grand Hall stage; Rehearsal begins with Dr. Creasap
3:15 p.m. Masterclass with applied faculty (*Room assignments, TBA)
4:15 p.m. Rehearsals resume with honor band (breaks, when needed)
c.6:30 p.m. Rehearsal ends for the day
Saturday, January 25, 2025
8:30 a.m. Rehearsal begins (breaks, when needed)
11:30 a.m. Lunch break
1:00 p.m. Rehearsal continues on-stage
3:45 p.m. Rehearsal ends; cases/belongings moved to Martin Center rehearsal rooms;
Students get dressed in concert attire
5:00 p.m. Honor Band concert begins – Martin Center Grand Hall