Honor Bands Festival
The Music Education Program sponsors the Frost School of Music Honor Bands Festival each year to be held February 15-16, 2013. The Festival brings to the Frost School of Music campus 250 talented high school instrumentalists from the State of Florida for two days of rehearsals, master classes by Frost artist faculty, and a final concert. A prominent conductor from the ranks of the finest university wind band conductors comes each year to guest conduct the Honor Wind Ensemble, Honor Symphonic Band, and Frost Wind Ensemble. The final concert is presented in Maurice Gusman Concert Hall to full houses. For more information, please contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Guest Conductor, Dr. Robert W. Rumbelow
Dr. Robert W. Rumbelow is the fifth Director of Bands to serve the University of Illinois and is the Brownfield Professor of Music at the University of Illinois, joining the faculty in 2010. He conducts the Illinois Wind Symphony (the premier concert wind band at the University of Illinois), works with graduate student conductors, and oversees all functions of the world’s largest University Bands program. As a conductor he has appeared throughout the world leading wind bands, orchestras, and chamber ensembles. As a composer and arranger, Dr. Rumbelow’s music is performed internationally, and is published by Kjos, Warner Brothers, Alfred, Ludwig/Masters, and C. Alan Publications.
2013 Percussion Audition Excerpts:
Snare Drum
Mallets
Timpani
