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The Wright State University Honor Band Festival is an event hosted at Wright State University that includes two high school concert bands, a middle school concert band, a high school jazz band, and a day of professional development for band directors. Participating students will work with two conductors, play in side-by-side rehearsals with Wright State music faculty and music majors, attend masterclasses given by Wright State faculty, and perform a concert on the Saturday of the festival.
The professional development day will include six hours of workshops and clinics given by the honor band conductors and Wright State faculty.
The weekend also includes an opportunity for participating high school seniors to audition for acceptance into the Wright State School of Fine and Performing Arts. In addition, a music scholarship will be awarded to one auditioning senior at the Saturday concert.
2023 Letter to Directors (DOCX)
Alfred Watkins was Director of Bands at Lassiter High School for 31 years. For six years prior to joining Lassiter, Watkins served as Director of Bands at Murphy High School in the Atlanta Public Schools.
Heather Marsh-Myers is in her 1st year as Associate Director of Bands at Beavercreek High School. 6th year as band director of the Arcanum-Butler Local School District.
Matthew Spradlin serves as Director of Bands at Wilmington High School. He received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Miami University, and a Master of Music Degree from Wright State University.
Matt Frost is the head band director and co-music department coordinator at Beavercreek High School in Beavercreek, OH. He has taught band for 24 years in Beavercreek City Schools, and is currently in his 9th year at Beavercreek HS.
Music Directors and Private Teachers may nominate up to 8 students for each of the bands indicated below. The deadline for nominations is Monday, December 5, 2022.
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The Wright State Honor Band Concerts will have both in-person and live-streaming options for friends and family members.
Live-streaming will be available on our Facebook page.
Directions, Parking, and Accessibility
If you need a parking pass, please email Bill Jobert at william.jobert@wright.edu
Please pay the registration fee only if you have been notified that you are accepted for the Honor Band.
All participants must complete the waiver form (PDF). Download and complete this form and bring it with you to the festival.
If your School is paying and requires an invoice, request an invoice here.
Any hotel reservations are to be made by the director or student’s guardians. You may request university discount rates at the Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn or Tru Hotel by Hilton. View Local Hotel Rates.
Elijah Grubb
Kettering, OH
Tuba
Abigail Larson
Bellbrook, OH
Clarinet
Kylie Bayless
Wimington, OH
Trombone
Richard Saucedeo
Carmel High School, IN (emeritus)
Kyle Young
Carmel High School, IN
Dr. Matthew Warner
Rapid Run Middle School – Cincinnati, OH
Dr. Clifford N. Towner
Georgia College, GA
John Seaton
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, NV
Ben Streitenberger
Washington Court House Middle School, OH
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