Carolina Band Festival & Conductors Conference

22nd Annual

Tremendous Opportunity for Talented High School Band Students, Band Directors and Conducting Students at All Levels


Two Superb Invitational Honor Bands

February 17 - 19, 2011

Each student should be an outstanding performer and must be recommended by his or her band director. To apply, students must submit an application and a recording of several minutes of playing on compact disc. The deadline for the receipt of your application & CD is January 14, 2011. Students from every state are eligible, making membership in both bands competitive and highly select - equal to fine All-State bands. In 2010, participating students were drawn from a six state area including NC, SC, TN, VA, MD & GA. Students selected for membership must arrive on the evening of Thursday, February 17, for the first rehearsal. Out-of-town students must be accompanied by their band director or by a designated parent chaperone. Students, directors, and parent chaperones will need to arrange for their own housing in Greensboro area hotels. A list of nearby hotels with conference rates will be available. Local residents may opt to commute. The fee for each student selected is $55, which includes the clinic fee, lunch and dinner on Friday in the UNCG Dining Hall., which includes the clinic fee, as well as lunch and dinner on Friday in the UNCG Dining Hall.

Carolina Conductors Conference

February 17 - 19, 2011

The 22nd Carolina Conductors Conference will focus on technical, gestural, and musical aspects of conducting.

Clinicians for 2011

11th - 12th Grade Honor Band Conductor
Mr. Richard Floyd, State Director of Music for Texas, University of Texas, and Conductor, Austin Symphonic Band, Texas Bandmaster of the Year 2006

9th - 10th Grade Honor Band Conductor
Dr. Sue Samuels, Director of Bands, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Carolina Conducting Conference Clinician
Professor Michael Haithcock, Director of Bands, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Apply early - the limited number of positions for active conductors will be filled in the order in which applications are received. All participants are strongly encouraged to bring their band instrument and perform in the Director's Band. The fee for all conducting conference participants is $75, which includes lunch and dinner on Friday. Participants may earn one unit of North Carolina Certificate Renewal Credit. The Carolina Conductors Conference is a great opportunity to grow and develop as a conductor and musician under the guidance and inspiration of our outstanding clinicians.


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Aycock Auditorium Interior
UNCG Campus