606 Students Set to Perform at UNK's Annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic

Students from 95 high schools in Nebraska will participate in the annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance.

The Jan. 29 event includes 606 high school music students who will work with UNK faculty and guest instructors before performing two public concerts at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. The 5:30 p.m. performance will feature the UNK Wind Ensemble along with the festival and honor bands. The 7 p.m. concert will showcase the UNK Choraleers along with the treble, festival and honor choirs.

Tickets, which include admission to both concerts, are $3 and go on sale at 4:45 p.m. that day at the Health and Sports Center. Participants and preschool children are admitted at no cost.

Clinicians/conductors for the event are:

Honor Band – Richard Mayne, University of Northern Colorado professor emeritus
Festival Band – Duane Bierman, UNK professor of music and director of bands
Honor Choir – Jessie LaBrie, Grand Island Senior High School choir director
Treble Choir – Clayton Moyer, Kearney High School choir director
Festival Choir – Christian Yost, Hastings High School choir director
The UNK Honor Band and Choral Clinic includes high school sophomores, juniors and seniors selected through auditions.