High school musicians from Ohio and beyond, selected based on band directors' nominations, attend a weekend of high-level music making which culminates in Sunday finale performance. This year's expanded Honor Band Weekend presents three ensembles in concert:
- Scarlet Symphonic Band - 1:30 p.m.
- Gray Symphonic Band - 2:15 p.m.
- Honors Wind Symphony - 3 p.m.
Scarlet Symphonic Band program: Spitfire, Gary Gilroy; Urban Scenes, Andrew Boysen, Jr.; Ammerland, Jacob de Haan; Charm, Kevin Puts; The Footlifter, Henry Fillmore. Christopher Hoch, conductor.
Gray Symphonic Band program: Montana Fanfare, Thomas Doss; Amazing Grace, William Himes; Court Festival, William Latham; Victory, Noah Taylor; Curtain Call, John Wasson. Phillip A. Day, conductor.
Honors Wind Symphony program: Celebration Fanfare, Steven Reineke; Second Suite in F, Gustav Holst; O Magnum Mysterium, Morten Lauridsen/arr. H. Robert Reynolds; Vesuvius, Frank Ticheli; Carmen Ohio/Across the Field, arr. Roger Cichy. Russel C. Mikkelson, conductor.
All concerts are free and open to the public. Live stream broadcast begins at 1:30.
