Congratulations to the 2008 SMEA Honour Band and Honour Choir.

Thank you to the choir and band directors who have encouraged their most promising students to

audition. Both groups for 2008 look very promising.

Thanks also to the UofR personnel for auditioning: Tara Semple, Elizabeth Raum, Pauline Minevich, Karen Finnsson, Miles Newman, Richard Burdick, Richard Raum, Ian Tulloch, Kory Gibbs and Aaron Mitchell, Brent Ghiglione!

Please bookmark this page for news about SMEA Honour Groups 2008

2008 Honour Groups Chair: Thecla Anderson

Kara Helms/Yvonne Kerpjuweit : Band , Lenora Bells : Choir.

BAND REPERTOIRE tracks:

[The list is basically courtesy of Amy Bobier, 3rd horn in the band, some links may require your own search onsite]

Land of the Silver Birch: www.enpmusic.com (there are 2 versions, one for band
and one for brass quintet)

Contre Qui Rose: www.youtube.com "Contre Qui Rose" (Iowa All State Band)

March of the Belgian Parachutists: www.youtube.com "March of the Belgian
Parchutists"

Kirkpatrick Fanfare: www.imeem.com (Ohio University Honor Band)

Mother Earth: www.imeem.com (Mother Earth David Maslanka)

Shadow Rituals: www.imeem.com

First Suite in Eb: www.imeem.com

Symphonic Dance No. 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onjd-z8GfbQ

Snake Fence Country: not available in search

Please click here for final 2008 rosters. [updated October 15, 2008]