The Ontario Band Association is inviting every high school student to
audition for the 17th annual Ontario Provincial Honour Band. 80 of the
province's high school musicians will be selected to take part in an
intensive four days of music making. The experience includes our
rehearsal camp, concerts and the annual performance at the Ontario Music
Educators' Association conference. Dr. Jack Stamp, conductor of the OPHB
2011, said, "Not only is the Honour Band an outstanding performance
opportunity, but it is also a wonderful sharing of experiences and goals
that create a strong community of musicians."
This sensational four-day event (November 6th – November 9th, 2019)
promises to give participants the experience of a lifetime. Based at the
Salvation Army Shoreline Camp in Jackson's Point, Ontario, on the shores
of beautiful Lake Simcoe, the 2018 Honour Band will be conducted by Dr.
Jason Caslor from Arizona State University. We continue our amazing work
with Yamaha Canada Music to provide the OPHB with a world-class soloist.
The soloist for 2019 will be announced soon!
We have updated the unit design for every teacher to include the
audition material as part of the curriculum in any music class. You can
make it work for your students' specific needs as well! The auditions
work very well for the musicality and technical range of any grade
eleven student. Please check out the plan
on our website.
Online registration is open NOW
so please don't hesitate to get
your students practicing. The audition fee for the Ontario Provincial
Honour Band is $10. If students are successful in auditioning for the
ensemble, a $285 participation fee is required. We look forward to
hearing your students' auditions. If you have further questions, please
contact Scott Harrison (
honourband@onband.ca ). Thanks
for your continuing support of OPHB and all other OBA activities and events!
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