DISTRICT HONOR BANDS:
NWIBA High School Honor Band Festival
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): Auditions 1st Sat of Nov; Festival 1st weekend of Jan (after break)
Link to event information/registration: https://www.bandmasters.org/users/nwiba/
NCIBA High School Honor Band Festival
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): 1st Saturday of January (after break)
Link to event information/registration: https://sites.google.com/view/nciba/home
NEIBA High School Honor Band Festival
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): 1st Saturday in December
Link to event information/registration: https://sites.google.com/site/northeastbandmasters/district-events/high-school-honor-band-festival?authuser=0
SWIBA High School Honor Band Festival
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): Auditions 2nd week of Dec; Festival on MLK day
Link to event information/registration: https://southwestiba.square.site/
SCIBA High School Honor Band Festival
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): Auditions 1st Thurs of Dec; Festival 2nd Sat of Jan
Link to event information/registration: http://www.scibabands.org/hs-honor-band-festival.php
SEIBA High School Honor Band Festival
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): Auditions 1st Sat of Jan; Festival 2 weeks later
Link to event information/registration: https://sites.google.com/view/seiba/event-info/honor-band
IBA CONFERENCE HONOR BAND AUDITION REPERTOIRE:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OiHOVCg_HEMGWyWA9mv5RLGX3kjmBLlDkdxRrFsYAu0/edit?usp=sharing
COLLEGE HONOR BANDS:
School: Drake University
Director: Robert Meunier
Contact: Robert Meunier du.bands@drake.edu
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): 1st Fri and Sat of December. (If December 1 is the first Saturday, the festival is held on 11/30 and 12/1 to avoid conflicts with the SCIBA Jazz Festival)
Link to event information/registration: https://www.drake.edu/music/educatorresources/drakeuniversityhonorbandfestival/
School: Simpson College
Director: Mike Eckerty
Contact: Mike Eckerty mike.eckerty@simpson.edu
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates):
High School - 2nd or 3rd Thursday of January
Middle School - Tuesday following the High School Honor Band
Link to event information/registration: https://simpson.edu/academics/departments/department-music/opportunities-music#music-opportunities
School: University of Dubuque
High School Honor Band
Director: Dr. Nolan Hauta
Contact: Dr. Nolan Hauta nhauta@dbq.edu or 563.589.3797
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): 3rd Friday in January
Link to event information/registration: https://www.dbq.edu/HonorBand/
School: Iowa State University
Director: Dr. Michael Golemo
Contact: Dr. Michael Golemo mgolemo@iastate.edu
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): 1st weekend in February
Link to event information/registration: www.music.iastate.edu
School: Wartburg College Meistersinger Honor Band Festival
Director: TBD
Contact: TBD
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): first FULL weekend in February each year
Link to your event information/registration: https://www.wartburg.edu › festivals
School: Graceland University
Director: Christopher Brandt
Contact: Christopher Brandt cbrandt1@graceland.edu or 641-784-5082
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): 1st full weekend of February
Link to your event information/registration: https://www.graceland.edu/academics/visual-and-performing-arts/music/graceland-winds-honor-band-festival/
School: Luther College Dorian Honor Band Festival
Director: Dr. Cory Near
Contact: Dr. Cory Near, Interim Director of Bands nearco01@luther.edu
Kayla Scholl, Director of Marketing and Dorian Festivals schoka02@luther.edu
Day/month your event typically occurs (see link for exact dates): End of February
Link to your event information/registration: https://www.luther.edu/music/festivals-camps/dorian-band-festival
School: St. Ambrose University
Director: Dr. Nicholas Enz
Contact: Dr. Nicholas Enz enznicholasj@sau.edu
Day/month event typically occurs: mid-March
Link to your event information/registration: TBD
School: University of Northern Iowa
Director: Dr. Danny Galyen
Contact: Dr. Danny Galyen danny.galyen@uni.edu
Day/month event typically occurs: 2nd full weekend in February
Link to event information/registration: https://bands.uni.edu/northern-festival-bands
School: University of Iowa
Director: Dr. Mark Heidel
Contact: Dr. Mark Heidel mark-heidel@uiowa.edu
Day/month event typically occurs: 3rd weekend of February
Link to event information/registration: https://bands.uiowa.edu/iowa-honor-band
School: Dordt University
Director: Dr. Onsby Rose
Contact: Dr. Onsby Rose Onsby.Rose@dordt.edu
Day/month your event typically occurs: Last Thurs (evening) to Sat of Feb.
Link to event information/registration: TBD (to be updated)
School: Central College
Director: Dr. Eileen McGonigal
Contact: Debbie Abel, Program Coordinator
Eileen McGonigal, Director of Bands
ph: 641-628-5236; 641-628-5238
email: abeld@central.edu mcgonigale@central.edu
Day/month your event typically occurs:
Middle School BandFest Honor Band: 3rd Thursday in October
High School BandFest Honor Band: Last week in February (Thurs-Fri or Fri-Sat)
Link to your event information/registration: https://central.edu/fine-arts/festivals/
School: Coe College
Director: Dr. William Carson
Contact: Dr. William Carson wcarson@coe.edu
Day/month event typically occurs: Early April/late March, (around Easter & spring break dates)
Link to event information/registration: https://www.coe.edu/faculty-staff/bands-coe-college/coe-college-honor-bands
School: Clarke University
Director: Dr. Rob Stull
Contact: Dr. Rob Stull rob_stull@clarke.edu
Day/month your event typically occurs: End of March/Early April
Link to event information/registration: TBA