Honor Bands

Concert Band

Dr. Erin Bodnar is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands at the University of North Florida where she conducts the Wind Symphony and Concert Band, instructs courses in conducting and coordinates the UNF Conducting Symposium. Under Dr. Bodnar’s baton, the UNF Wind Symphony performed at the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles in Buñol, Spain in July 2019. The UNF NuMIX, co-directed by Dr. Bodnar and Dr. Venet, performed at the College Band Directors National Association Southern Division Conference in February, 2022. Prior to her appointment at UNF, Dr. Bodnar was Director of Bands at Graceland University for four years during which time the Symphonic Band performed at the Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference. During 2013-2014, Dr. Bodnar was the conductor of the Wind Symphony and Orchestra at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Bodnar maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and clinician, traveling to Argentina, Thailand, Indonesia, and throughout the United States and Canada. Dr. Bodnar has contributed to A Composer’s Insight: Thoughts, Analysis and Commentary on Contemporary Masterpieces for Wind Band, Volume 5, the GIA Teaching Music Through Performance Series for Volume 7 and the revised Volume 1. She excelled at teaching both middle and high school band in Alberta, Canada for which she received the Keith Mann Young Band Director’s Award and the Edwin Parr First Year Teacher Award. Dr. Bodnar has presented at conferences in Canada, the United States, Scotland, Thailand and Austria. Her research interests include conducting pedagogy and motor cognition, and her articles have been published in the Journal of Music Teacher Education and Music Perception. An avid runner and group fitness instructor, Dr. Bodnar has completed 54 marathons, including 6 Boston marathons, ten 50 km races and one 100 km race.

Symphonic Band

Dr. Caroline Beatty is Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Texas State University where she conducts the Texas State Wind Symphony, leads the graduate wind band conducting program, teaches conducting and band literature courses, and provides primary administration and oversight for the comprehensive band program.

Performances under her direction garner consistent accolades from audience members, composers, and fellow performers for their artistry, excitement, beauty, and craft. While honoring the standard repertoire, Dr. Beatty actively invests in the commissioning and performance of new works. The Texas State Bands Centennial Music Project encompassed commissions for new works by Wayne Oquin, Ryan Chase, Michael Ippolito, Jack Wilds, Daniel Montoya, and Ricky Hall to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the bands at the university. Other premiere performances include music by Robert Beaser, Carter Pann, Michael Daugherty, Cynthia Van Maanen, Theresa Martin, Margaret Brouwer, David Maslanka, and Alexandra Gardner. The Texas State Wind Symphony has been recognized for their artistry through invitations to perform at the National Conference of the College Band Directors National Association, the Southwestern Division Conference of CBDNA, and for the Texas Music Educators Association. In 2017, Dr. Beatty was presented with the Texas State University Presidential Distinction Award for Teaching.

Dr. Beatty maintains a vibrant conducting and teaching schedule outside of the university. In 2020, she served as Chief Clinician for the Australia Band and Orchestra Directors Association-Victoria Summer Conducting School and in 2017 as Chief Adjudicator and Clinician for the Victoria School Music Festival where she enjoyed connecting with over 80 Australian school bands. Dr. Beatty is consistently engaged as conductor for a variety of ensembles throughout the US including recent invitations to conduct the professional ensemble Concordia Santa Fe, the World Youth Wind Symphony at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Indiana All-State Band, the Florida All-State Band, the University of South Carolina Honor Band, the Texas ATSSB All-State Band, and numerous Texas All-Region bands. Additionally, she is a sought-after rehearsal clinician for secondary school bands.

Prior to her current position, Dr. Beatty held the position of Associate Director of Bands at Texas State University and Northwestern State University-Louisiana. Her secondary school teaching experience includes thirteen years as a high school band director in the Houston area. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the University of Michigan and both a Master of Music degree in Instrumental Conducting and a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Beatty serves the profession as President-elect of the Southwestern Division of the College Band Directors National Association and through memberships in the Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters Association, and Phi Beta Mu International Band Fraternity.

Application and Recording Instructions for Students

Students will complete an online application and upload an audio recording (.mp3) or video with 3 to 5 minutes of playing. Please consolidate recordings into one before submitting. You may perform any music you wish – a solo, an etude or study, or even a melodic excerpt from a piece of band music (standard solos and etudes are best). You should consult with your band director or private teacher for help in choosing the piece(s) you can play well.

Percussionists are asked to perform on three instruments: snare drum (first on the recording), a keyboard percussion instrument – if possible (second), and on timpani (last). Percussionists who only play one instrument, just snare drum – for example, should not be discouraged from sending in an application.

Other Recording Instructions Include:

Any type of digital recorder will do: computer, hand-held recorder, iPhone, iPad, tablet, etc.
Before you begin to play, state your name, instrument, grade, and school.
Label the audition file with your name and instrument (Ex: Sousa-John-Trombone-10.mp3).
Only one player per recording.
You may take several tries, if you wish, at recording a fine performance. If you make mistakes, just start over from the beginning.
Test your recording before uploading the file. Be sure it’s not blank!

Applications and audition recordings must be submitted online no later than Thursday, January 14, 2027.

Submit Honor Band Application and Recording

Sample Schedule

THURSDAY
6:30–7:10 p.m.	Arrive at UNCG
	Symphonic Band report to Music Building Lobby & check-in; receive, schedule, name tag, etc.
	Concert Band report to UNCG Auditorium & check-in; receive, schedule, name tag, etc.
7:15–9:15 p.m.	Honor Band Rehearsal – please be on time!
	Concert Band in Room 111 of Music Bldg.
	Symphonic Band in UNCG Auditorium
FRIDAY
8:30–10:00 a.m.	Honor Band Rehearsal (same location as Thursday night)
10:00–10:20 a.m.	Break
10:20–11:45 a.m.	Honor Band Rehearsal
11:45 a.m.–1:05 p.m.	Lunch at UNCG Dining Hall (included in fee)
1:05–2:30 p.m.	Honor Band Rehearsal
2:35–3:45 p.m.	Instrumental Clinics with UNCG School of Music Faculty
3:45–4:00 p.m.	Break
4:00–5:00 p.m.	Honor Band Rehearsal
5:00–6:00 p.m.	Dinner at UNCG Dining Hall (included in fee)
6:00–7:00 p.m.	Honor Band Rehearsal
7:30–9:00 p.m.	UNCG Wind Ensemble Concert, UNCG Auditorium
SATURDAY
9:00–11:30 a.m.	Honor Band Rehearsal (locations switch)
11:30 a.m.	Change into concert clothes, check out of hotel, have lunch on your own
2:00 p.m.	Honor Band Concerts in UNCG Auditorium (open to the public)
	Concert Band
	Symphonic Band
	Concert dress will be “Sunday dress clothes.” No band uniforms or tuxedos.

Clinics for students on all instruments will be presented on Friday afternoon by members of the UNCG School of Music Faculty:

Dr. Erika Boysen, flute
Dr. Courtney Miller, oboe
Dr. Ryan Reynolds, bassoon
Dr. Anthony Taylor, clarinet
Dr. Luke Ellard, clarinet
Dr. Robert Young, saxophone
Dr. Abigail Pack, horn
Dr. Garrett Klein, trumpet
Dr. Randy Kohlenberg, trombone
Dr. Stephanie Ycaza, tuba & euphonium
Dr. Eric Willie, percussion
Dr. Zachary Hobin, double bass

Past Programs

2026

Concert Band – William L. Lake, Jr., George Mason University

Mouvement Frenetique – Jonathan Dagenais
Nathan Hale Trilogy – James Curnow
Incandescence – Adrian Sims
Stillwater – Kelijah Dunton
Safely Rest – Nicole Piunno
Uplift – Kevin Day

Symphonic Band – Sarah McKoin, Texas Tech University

Bright Shadow Fanfare – Nicole Piunno
In Two Places – Haley Woodrow
English Dances – Malcolm Arnold
Hope – Stijn Aertgeerts
Iridessi – Katahj Copley

2025

Concert Band – Arris Golden, Michigan State University

Resound – Nicole Piunno
Golden Embers – Tyler Mazone
March of the Belgian Paratroopers – Pieter Leemans
Tudor Sketches – William Owens
Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo – Malcolm Arnold

Symphonic Band – Brian K. Doyle, Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam

In Living Color – Katahj Copley
Phoenix Rekindled – Grace Baugher Dunlap
Second Suite in F for Military Band, op. 28, no. 2 – Gustav Holst
The Black Horse Troop – John Philip Sousa
El Capitán – John Philip Sousa

2024

Concert Band – LaToya Webb, Wilfrid Laurier University

Pas Redoublé – Camille Saint-Saëns
The Tango Disappearing – Timothy Broege
Jitterbug! – Robert Buckley
Urban Dances – Erik Morales
Opa! – Julie Giroux

Symphonic Band – Courtney Snyder, University of Michigan

Chester – William Schuman
One Life Beautiful – Julie Giroux
Diamond Tide – Viet Cuong
Yakka – Jose Rafael Pascual Vilaplana

2023

Concert Band – Patricia Cornett, Temple University

The Florentiner – Julius Fučik
Intrinsic Light – Cait Nishimura
Tarantella – Carol Britten Chambers
Undertow – John Mackey

Symphonic Band – Andrea E. Brown, University of Maryland

Firefly – Ryan George
Shenandoah – Omar Thomas
Let Me Be Frank With You – John Mackey
Pocket – Sally Lamb McCune
Halcyon Hearts – Katahj Copley

2022

Concert Band – Damien Crutcher, Conductor, Detroit Community Concert Band and CEO, Crescendo Detroit

Into the Blue – Cait Nishimura
Urban Scenes – Andrew Boysen
Marche Diabolique – Brian Balmages
Destined to Fly – William Owens
Joy – Frank Ticheli

Symphonic Band – Eric Wilson, Baylor University

Alpina Fanfare – Franco Cesarini
Zing! – Scott McAllister
Grace Before Sleep – Susan LaBarr, arr. Wilson
A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon

2021

Clinic not held due to public health concerns.

2020

Clinic cancelled due to inclement weather.

2019

9-10 Band – Catherine Rand, University of Southern Mississippi

Amparito Roca – Jaime Texidor
Aria di Chiesa – Alessandro Stradella
Arabian Dances – Brian Balmages
Second Prelude – George Gershwin
For The New Day Arise – Steve Barton

11-12 Band – Col. Michael Colburn, Butler University, “The President’s Own” US Marine Band

The Free Lance – John Philip Sousa
An American Elegy – Frank Ticheli
Conga del Fuego Nuevo – Arturo Márquez
Second Suite in F for Military Band – Gustav Holst

2018

9-10 Band – Elizabeth Peterson, University of Illinois

Joy Revisited – Frank Ticheli
Colorado Peaks – Dana Wilson
Rhosymedre – Ralph Vaughan Williams
In The Forest of the King – Pierre LaPlante
Americans We – Henry Fillmore

11-12 Band – Stephen Peterson, University of Illinois

Romanian Overture – Thomas Doss
Shortcut Home – Dana Wilson
Rest – Frank Ticheli
The Black Horse Troop – John Philip Sousa
The Hounds of Spring – Alfred Reed

2017

9-10 Band – Stuart Sims, California State University, Stanislaus

Charm – Kevin Puts
Melodious Thunk – David Biedenbender
Second Suite in F for Military Band – Gustav Holst

11-12 Band – Col. Lowell Graham, University of Texas at El Paso, U.S. Air Force Band

Satiric Dances – Norman Dello Joio
Grace – Brian Balmages
Journey Through Orion – Julie Giroux
National Emblem – E.E. Bagley arr. Loras Schissel

2016

9-10 Band – Damon Talley, Louisiana State University

Shine – Michael Markowski
Simple Gifts – Frank Ticheli
Lux Aurumque (Light and Gold) – Eric Whitacre
His Honor – Henry Fillmore
An American Elegy – Frank Ticheli
Undertow – John Mackey
March Hongroise – Hector Berlioz (arr. Yo Goto)

11-12 Band – Russell Mikkelson, The Ohio State University

The Footlifter – Henry Fillmore (ed. Richard Blatti)
A Movement for Rosa – Mark Camphouse
Fantasy on a Theme by Sousa – Andrew Boysen, Jr.

2015

9-10 Band – Terry Austin, Virginia Commonwealth University

Dublin Dances – Jan Van der Roost
Sheltering Sky – John Mackey
Echoes of the Hollow Square – Johnny Vinson
Imperial Edward – John Philip Sousa
Mazama – Jay Chattaway
Miniature Overture – Jack Stamp

11-12 Band – John R. Locke & Kevin M. Geraldi, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Gandalf from Lord of the Rings – Johan de Meij
Vesuvius – Frank Ticheli
Dusk – Steven Bryant
Valdres – Johannes Hanssen

2014

Clinic cancelled due to inclement weather.

2013

9-10 Band – Bruce Moss, Bowling Green State University

Fanfare for the Centennial – Ryan Nowlin
Puszta – Jan Van der Roost
A Tribute to Grainger – Arr. Ragsdale
Dusk – Steven Bryant
On the Hudson – Edwin Franko Goldman

11-12 Band – Frank Wickes, Emeritus, Louisiana State University

The Diplomat – John Philip Sousa
When Jesus Wept – William Schuman
Firefly – Ryan George
Italian Rhapsody – Julie Giroux

2012

9-10 Band – Mark Camphouse, George Mason University

Air Mobility Command March – Mark Camphouse
The Witch and The Saint – Steven Reineke
Three London Miniatures – Mark Camphouse
II. For England’s Rose
The Fighting 99th Concert March – William Camphouse

11-12 Band – Eugene Corporon, University of North Texas

Scarecrow Overture – Joseph Turrin
San Antonio Dances – Frank Ticheli
Arirang and Akatonbo – Chang Su Koh

2011

9-10 Band – Sue Samuels, University of Alabama Birmingham

Bravura – Charles Edward Duble
Rejouissance – James Curnow
Galop – Dmitri Shostakovich
Song for Lyndsay – Andrew Boysen

11-12 – Richard Floyd, University of Texas

Canzona Bergamasca – Samuel Scheidt
Spangled Heavens – Donald Grantham
Second Prelude – George Gershwin
Undertow – John Mackey

2010

9-10 Band – Rodney Dorsey, University of Michigan

Flourish for Wind Band – Vaughan Williams
Lindbergh Variations – Sheldon
No Shadow of Turning – Gillingham
Llwyn Onn – Hogg
Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo – Arnold/Paynter

11-12 Band – Gary Green, University of Miami

Japanese Tune – Konagaya
Lux Arumque – Eric Whitacre
Angels in the Architecture – Frank Ticheli

2009

9-10 Band – Eric Wilson, Baylor University

Suite Provençal – Jan Van Der Roost
A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
Rollo Takes a Walk – David Maslanka
Amazing Grace – William Himes
Themes from “Green Bushes” – Percy Grainger
Folk Dances – Dmitri Shostakovich/Reynolds

11-12 Band – Frank Ticheli, Composer/Conductor, University of Southern California

Alligator Alley – Michael Daugherty
Loch Lomond – Frank Ticheli
Children’s March – Percy Grainger/Rogers
Vesuvius – Frank Ticheli

2008

9-10 Band – Brian Doyle, Crane School of Music

Intrada Jubilante – David Gillingham
Two Grainger Melodies – Percy Grainger/Kreines
Hebrides Suite – Clare Grundman
Fortress – Frank Ticheli

11-12 Band – Don Wilcox, Emeritus, West Virginia University

Rakoczy March – Hector Berlioz/arr. Reed
Husaria Cavalry Overture – Julie Giroux
Two Movements from the “Vespers” – Sergei Rachmaninnoff/arr. Wilcox
“Apollo Unleashed” from Symphony No. 2 – Frank Ticheli
“Ragtime” from Divertimento For Band – Ira Hearshen
Troopers Tribunal – Henry Fillmore

2007

9-10 Band – Scott Teeple, University of Wisconsin

The Corcoran Cadets – John Philip Sousa/ed. Fennell
When the Stars Began to Fall – Fred Allen
Hebrides Suite – Clare Grundman
Canticle – Bruce Pearson
Different Voices – Rick Kirby
Second Suite in F – Gustav Holst

11-12 Band – Kevin Sedatole, Michigan State University

Nitro – Frank Ticheli
March and Cortege from Bacchus – Leo Delibes/arr. Kreines
Dancing at Stonehenge – Anthony Suter
Pacem – Robert Spittal
A Slavic Farewell – Vasily Agapkin/arr. Bourgeois

2006

9-10 Band – Marcellus Brown, Boise State University

Fantasy on a Theme by Sousa – Andrew Boysen Jr.
Old Churches – Michael Colgrass
Courtly Airs and Dances – Ron Nelson
Holiday for Band – Melvin Shelton
Elegy – Melvin Shelton
On the Mall – Edwin F. Goldman

11-12 Band – Michael Haithcock, University of Michigan

Black Horse Troop – John Philip Sousa
Sanctuary – Ticheli
Candide Suite – Leonard Bernstein/arr. Grundman

2005

9-10 Band – Timothy Rhea, Texas A&M University

The Drunken Sailor – Grant Hull
Down a Country Lane – Aaron Copland/arr. Patterson
Variations on a Korean Folk Song – John Barnes Chance
The Trombone King – Karl L. King

11-12 Band – Tom Fraschillo, University of Southern Mississippi

“Parade” from Pacific Celebration – Roger Nixon
March Slav – Tchaikovsky/arr. Laurendeau
Colossus of Columbia – Russell Alexander
Battle Hymn of the Republic – Luigi Zaninelli

2004

9-10 Band – Julian White, Florida A&M

Freischutz Quickstep – Claudio Grafulla/arr. Fry
Prairie Song – Carl Strommen
Purgatorio – Robert W. Smith
Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 – Alexander Scriabin/arr. Reed
A Festival Prelude – Alfred Reed

11-12 Band Selections – Tom Leslie, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Fanfare and Hymn of Brotherhood – Jay Bocook
Inn of the Sixth Happiness – Malcolm Arnold/ arr. Suzuki
October – Eric Whitacre
Rushmore – Alfred Reed
Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite – Karl King
Introit – Fisher Tull

2003

9-10 Band – John Carmichael, Western Kentucky University

Sun Dance – Frank Ticheli
Bullets and Bayonets March – John Philip Sousa
Three London Miniatures – Mark Camphouse
A Longford Legend – Robert Sheldon
Celtic Hymns and Dances – Eric Ewazen
Still Wie Die Nacht – Karl Böhm/arr. Richard

11-12 Band – Gary Hill, Arizona State University

Smetana Fanfare – Karel Husa
Second Suite in F for Military Band – Gustav Holst
Song for Band – William Bolcom
Vesuvius – Frank Ticheli
Foshay Tower Washington Memorial March – John Philip Sousa/arr. Dorff
Fanfares from Libuse – Bedrich Smetana/arr. Nelhybel
Blessed Are They – Johannes Brahms/arr. Buehlman

2002

9-10 Band – Hal Cooper, Arkansas Tech University

American Fanfare – John Wasson
American River Songs – Pierre LaPlante
Colonial Airs and Dances – Ron Nelson
My Jesus, Oh What Anguish – J. S. Bach/trans. Reed
A Galop to End All Galops – Warren Barker
Chant and Jubilo – W. Francis McBeth
Poem – John Tatgenhorst

11-12 Band – Ray Cramer, Indiana University

Fiesta! – Philip Sparke
Be Thou My Vision – David R. Gillingham
Königsmarsch – Richard Strauss/arr. Barret
Puszta – Jan Van der Roost
Suite from the Opera “Merry Mount” – Howard Hanson/ arr. Boyd
Pathfinder of Panama – John Philip Sousa/arr. Byrne
Dance of the Jesters – Peter I. Tchaikovsky/arr. Cramer

2001

9-10 Band – Steven Gage, Youngstown State University

Fairest of the Fair March – John Philip Sousa
Cenotaph – Jack Stamp
Folk Song Suite – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat Major – J. S. Bach/trans. by Moehlman
Snakes! – Thomas C. Duffy
Yorkshire Ballad – James Barnes

11-12 Band – Gary Green, University of Miami

Japanese Tune – Soichi Konagaya
And Can It Be? – David R. Gillingham
S’isch Äbe-n-e Münsch uf Ärde – Traditional/arr. Rüedi
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night – Mark Camphouse
Dance of the Jesters – Peter I. Tchaikovsky/arr. Cramer

2000

9-10 Band – Linda Moorhouse, Louisiana State University

Children of the Regiment March – Julius Fucik/arr. Bourgeois
Shenandoah – Frank Ticheli
Rikudim – Jan Van der Roost
Folksongs for Band, Suite No. 3 – David Stanhope
Movement II- “Droylsden Wakes
The Chosen Place – Fred Strum
God of Our Fathers – Claude T. Smith

11-12 Band – Ken Bloomquist, Michigan State University Emeritus

Fortress – Frank Ticheli
Symphony No. 1 – Daniel Bukvich
Amazing Grace – William Himes/arr. Maldonado
Satiric Dances – Norman Dello Joio
Emblem of Unity March – J.J. Richard/arr. Swearingen