UNK hosting more than 600 students Monday for annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic

KEARNEY – More than 600 students from 100 high schools across the state will participate in the annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Presented by the UNK Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, the event provides advanced musical instruction and performance opportunities for outstanding band and choir students. Participants work closely with UNK faculty and other respected Nebraska educators.

The clinic will conclude with two public concerts Monday evening in UNK’s Health and Sports Center. A 5 p.m. performance will feature the UNK Wind Ensemble, Festival Band and Honor Band, followed by a 6:30 p.m. concert showcasing the Treble Choir, Festival Choir and Honor Choir.

Tickets, which are valid for both concerts, will be available for $3 at the Health and Sports Center beginning at 4:30 p.m. Admission is free for clinic participants and preschool children.

Clinicians for the event are:

• Honor Band – Duane Bierman, professor of music and director of bands at UNK
• Festival Band – Jonathan Jaworski, band director at Otte Blair Middle School in Blair
• Honor Choir – John Petzet, associate professor of music and director of choirs at UNK
• Festival Choir – Jeff Vyhlidal, choir director at Northwest High School in Grand Island
• Treble Choir – Valerie Leising, choir director at Arapahoe-Holbrook Public Schools

For more information, contact Brian Alber at 308-865-8354 or alberbw@unk.edu.

Participating students are listed below: