Marshall Honor Band 2013

Participating Students will be transported and chaperoned for the entirety of the 3 day event by Mr. Norton and his Wife.

Mr. Norton's cell phone number is 304-815-2760 and his Wifes is 304-8115-2782. We will be staying in the following hotel:

Ramada Limited HUntington

3140 16th Street Rd.

Huntington, WV

(304) 523-4242

You will be responsible for meals for the three days.

Below is all the information you should need for the event. If you have any question feel free to contact me smhsmdmusic@gmail.com or cell 304-815-2760 or in person.

Marshall University Honor Band Student Info

February 20th-22nd 2014

The Thirteenth Annual Marshall University Festival Band Weekend will take place February 20-22, 2014, on the campus of Marshall University. We are very fortunate to have three outstanding guest conductors: Dr. Larry Blocher, Troy University and primary contributor to Teaching Music Through Performance in Band Series; John Lynch, Sr., Retired Band Director, Martinsburg High School; and Tracey Filben, Band Director at John Marshall High School. We hope to provide an exceptional concert and rehearsal experience for your students, introducing them to literature that they might otherwise not have the opportunity to perform. This year, we will be seating a top, competition band and two other bands of equal ability. We wanted to give the very top players

something to work toward, while not discouraging weaker or younger players.

Each student participant will receive a custom designed festival medal and T-shirt. The participant fee is $20.00 per student, payable at the festival. Students are asked to provide their own housing and meals. We ask that wind players provide their own instruments (and extra reeds) and a folding music stand or school music stand, and that percussion players bring their own mallets, snare drums, and snare stands. All participants should also have a pencil at all rehearsals. The MU Chapter of the Society of Composers, Inc. will be recording the concert and offering CDs for $10.00.

Auditions will be held beginning at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 20th at the Smith Music Hall. Each participating school will be assigned an audition time slot for their students. The closest schools to the Marshall campus will be given the early time slots and the furthest schools will be given the later time slots. Auditions materials for wind players are: major scales up to and including 4 sharps and flats and sight reading. Percussionists will be given a sight-reading exercise. Please report one half hour before your first audition time. Results will be posted by

8:30am on Friday morning.

Rehearsal Schedule

Friday, February 21

8:30 Check in at SMH

9:00 Rehearsal

10:30 Break

10:45 Rehearsal

11:45 Lunch

1:00 Rehearsal - all bands

1:15 Auditions for music dept./band- seniors only

3:00 MU Student Ensembles Concert- Recital Hall

4:00 Master Classes (director’ clinic)

5:00 Supper Break

6:30 Rehearsal

7:30 Break

8:00 MU Showcase Concert- Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band

Saturday, February 22

9:00 Rehearsal

10:30 Break

10:45 Rehearsal

11:45 Lunch

1:00 Band Meetings

1:20 Dress Rehearsals

3:30 Hall opens for seating

4:00 CONCERTS

Rehearsal & Concert Sites

Check in for directors will be in Smith Music Hall on Friday morning. Rehearsals for the "John Marshall" band will take place on the Smith Music Hall stage; rehearsals for the "Thundering Herd" band will take place in the Smith Music Hall Band Room; and rehearsals for "Marco's Marauder Band" will take place in the new Marching Thunder Rehearsal Hall in the Henderson Center.

Festival Weekend and Concert Dress

Students are asked to dress appropriately for the weekend. School clothes and jeans are fine. Please no short skirts or tops. For the concert, please plan to wear band uniforms. Members of auxiliary squads (color guard, majorettes, etc.) should wear a regular band uniform

if possible.