Heartland Honor Bands Festival
FORMS AVAILABLE ONLINE (follow the links below to download the appropriate forms)
Nomination Forms must be postmarked by DATE TBD!
Forms will be posted online at the beginning of the fall semester. Please check back!
Band Director Nomination Information
2009 Nomination Forms for Maroon Band and White Band
2009 Festival Dates and Guest Conductors:
Friday, February 6, 2009 and Saturday, February 7, 2009
Maroon Band (grades 11-12)
TBA
White Band (grades 9-10)
TBA
Each February, SIUC University Bands hosts the Heartland Honor Bands Festival. Approximately 150 of the finest high school musicians from southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri gather on campus to work in two bands with SIUC faculty and some of the world's leading conductors and composers.
Past guests have included Eric Rombach-Kendall, John Bridges, Carolyn Barber, Margene Pappas, Frank Ticheli, Quincy Hilliard, Richard Miles, David Holsinger, Robert Jager, Ed Huckeby, Dale Lonis, Mallory Thompson, and Robert Sheldon.
The festival culminates in a free concert on Saturday afternoon featuring the Honor Maroon Band, Honor White Band, and the SIUC Wind Ensemble.
For more detailed information contact
Dr. Christopher Morehouse, Director of Bands
E-mail: cmoreh@siu.edu
Phone: University Bands/Orchestra Office (618) 453–2776.