DUBUQUE, IOWA (December 18, 2019) — University of Dubuque’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will welcome 100 high school musicians from nearly 30 area schools to campus on Thursday, January 16, for the University of Dubuque Honor Band Concert. Students will begin the day with rehearsals at 8:30AM and conclude with a concert at 7PM in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center.
The University of Dubuque High School Honor Band Concert is an opportunity for talented band students in grades 9-12 to join together and spend a day making music.
The concert will be under the direction of Cassandra Bechard, director of bands at UD, and Nolan Hauta, director of jazz and athletic bands at UD. The performance is free and open to the public.
High school musicians who were nominated and selected to perform in the University of Dubuque High School Honor Band Concert are from the following 27 area schools:
IOWA
Beckman Catholic High School, Dyersville
Bellevue Community Schools, Bellevue
Central Community School, Elkader
Central DeWitt High School, DeWitt
Clinton High School, Clinton
East Marshall High School, Le Grand
Easton Valley High School, Preston
Hempstead High School, Dubuque
Senior High School, Dubuque
Union High School, La Porte City
Wahlert Catholic High School, Dubuque
Waterloo West High School, Waterloo
West Central High School, Maynard
West Liberty High School, West Liberty
Western Dubuque High School, Epworth
WISCONSIN
Belmont High School, Belmont
Deerfield High School, Deerfield
Monona Grove High School, Monona
Watertown High School, Watertown
Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School, Waupun
Wisconsin Dells High School, Wisconsin Dells
ILLINOIS
East Dubuque High School, East Dubuque
Lanphier High School, Springfield
Lena-Winslow High School, Lena
South Beloit High School, South Beloit
MINNESOTA
Caledonia Area High School, Caledonia
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle/High School, Zumbrota
