Coe College Honor Bands
Coe College Honor Bands 2024
Guest conductor - Carol Brittin Chambers
Elementary Honor Bands - April 13, 2024
with guest conductor - Valerie Shanley
Junior and Senior Honor Bands
April 7 & 14, 2024
Submit your nominations using one of the following two links:
Nomination Database Template (please download and rename before using)
Please email your completed database to Honor Bands Administrator, Chelsea Dunn - chelsea.k.dunn@gmail.com
OR
Use this online form:
Nomination/Application Form
Eligibility:
- The Coe College Elementary Honor Bands are open to students in grades 4, 5, and 6.
Most 4th graders will be placed in the Crimson Honor Band, while most 5th and 6th graders will be selected for the Gold Honor Band. - The Coe College Junior Honor Band is open to students in grades 6, 7, and 8.
- The Coe College Senior Honor Band is open to students in grades 9 through 12.
Based on the nominations, a committee at Coe College will select the bands: two Elementary Honor Bands (approximately 100 members each), one Junior Honor Band and one Senior Honor Band (approximately 100 members each). 6th grade students may be nominated for either the Elementary Honor Band or the Junior Honor Band. Every school submitting nominations will have at least one student selected.
Important Dates:
- Monday, January 8, 2024 - Online nominations open
- Friday, February 16, 2024 - Online nominations close
- Friday, March 1 - Friday, March 15, 2024 - Selections announced, music delivered
- Sunday, April 7, 2024 - Junior and Senior Honor Band chair auditions and rehearsal
Schedule:
Sunday, April 7, 2024 - Junior and Senior Honor Bands Rehearsals and Auditions
Junior and Senior Honor Bands
- 12:30 – Check-in – Sinclair Lobby
- 1:00 – Rehearsal and Chair Auditions (Junior on stage, Senior in Room 1)
- 4:30 – Dinner (Gage Memorial Union)
- 5:15 – Rehearsal (Junior on stage, Senior in Room 1)
- 6:30 – Rehearsal ends
Saturday, April 13, 2024 - Coe Elementary Honor Bands
Schedule
Crimson Band
8:45 AM – Check in – Marquis Lobby
9:00 AM – Rehearsal with Mrs. Shanley **
9:45 AM – Rehearsal with Ms. Chambers **
10:30 AM – Rehearsal with Mrs. Shanley**
11:15 AM – Break, walk to dining service
11:30 AM – Lunch
12:15 PM – Rehearsal with Ms. Chambers *
1:00 PM – Rehearsal with Mrs. Shanley *
1:45 PM – Break
2:00 PM –Rehearsal with Ms. Chambers *
3:00 PM – Rehearsal with Mrs. Shanley *
3:30 PM - Break
3:45 PM – Tuning *
4:00 PM – Concert
Gold Band
8:45 AM – Check in – Marquis Lobby
9:00 AM – Rehearsal with Ms. Chambers *
9:45 AM – Rehearsal with Mrs. Shanley *
10:30 AM – Rehearsal with Ms. Chambers *
11:00 AM – Break
11:15 AM – Rehearsal with Mrs. Shanley *
12:00 PM – Break, walk to dining service
12:15 PM – Lunch
1:00 PM – Rehearsal with Ms. Chambers **
2:00 PM – Rehearsal with Mrs. Shanley **
3:00 PM – Rehearsal with Ms. Chambers **
3:30 PM – Break
3:45 PM – Seated in audience
4:00 PM – Concert
* Sinclair Auditorium stage
** Marquis Room 1 (basement)
Sunday, April 14, 2024 - Junior & Senior Honor Bands
Junior Honor Band
- 1:00 PM – Rehearsal on Sinclair Stage
- 3:40 PM – Break
- 3:50 PM – Return to stage and tune
- 4:00 PM – Concert
Senior Honor Band
- 1:00 PM – Rehearsal in Marquis Hall, Room 1
- 3:45 PM – Break, move to Sinclair Balcony for first half of concert
- 4:00 PM – Concert
In addition to working with Carol Brittin Chambers, students selected for the 17th Annual Coe College Elementary Honor Band will rehearse with Valerie Shanley, band director at Taft Middle School in Cedar Rapids. The Coe College Junior Honor Band will be directed by Steve Shanley and the Coe College Senior Honor Band will be directed by Dr. William S. Carson.
There is a $15.00 registration fee for students selected to the Elementary Honor Band and a $25.00 fee for students selected to the Junior and Senior Honor Bands. This fee will include dinner on April 7 for the Junior and Senior Honor Bands and lunch for the Elementary Honor Bands on April 13.
All Honor Band participants are encouraged to attend the Coe College Concert Band performance on Saturday, April 13, at 8:00 pm, with guest conductor Carol Brittin Chambers.
Concert tickets for the Honor Bands should be ordered in advance:
TO PURCHASE TICKETS USING A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD.
Tickets will be available for purchase in the lobby of Sinclair Auditorium before the concerts, but lines could be very long. We strongly recommend purchasing the tickets online in advance at coe.universitytickets.com.
General Admission $7.00
Under 18, Over 65, $5.00
If you have any questions, feel free to contact one of the organizers:
Chelsea Dunn - chelsea.k.dunn@gmail.com
Dr. William S. Carson - bands@coe.edu
Dr. Steve Shanley - sshanley@coe.edu
William Carson
Coe College Director of Bands
wcarson@coe.edu
And plan to join us next year for Festival of Bands 2025: Elementary Honor Band on Saturday, April 12 Junior and Senior Honor Bands on April 6 & 13 and the Gala Concert with the Coe College Concert Band on Saturday, April 12, 2025