Honor Band

This year five students were accepted to be a part of the Boise State University Honor Band. Boise State Universit students conducted chair auditions for Dawson Howard, Leah Campbell, Ember Campbell, Mae Haines, and David Larson, on Feb. 4 at BSU. Practices were scheduled on the evenings of Feb. 4, and 11, with a full day of rehearsal before the concert on Feb 12. A guest conductor, Dr. Kenneth Bloomquist, Director of Bands Emeritus at Michigan State University presided …

…memorable portions including a vocal portion participated in by the entire band that was similar to a musical trill, and will stick in the minds of listeners for a long time. Shelton compared the feeling of hearing his piece played to the way a flasher feels when he opens his coat and all his feelings are exposed to the world. He gave the band a standing ovation on completion of his piece during the concert.