District 211 Honor Band
Congratulations on being selected for the District 211 Honor Band. Performing in this ensemble is an honor and a very significant musical accomplishment.
Informational Letter
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The D211 Honor Band Concert will take place in the Schaumburg High School Auditorium on Saturday, March 12th at 2pm. The concert is general admission and no tickets are required. Doors will open to the public at 1:30pm.
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Guest Conductor - TBA
Reference Recordings
Past District 211 Honor Band Programs
2021 virtual program - Guest Composer: Kevin Day
Rocketship! - Kevin Day
2020 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Mike Fansler (Palatine HS) - performance canceled due to pandemic
Let Freedom Ring - Ryan Nowlin
Chorale and Shaker Dance - John Zdechlik
El Camino Real - Alfred Reed
Brighton Beach - William Latham
2019 program - Guest Conductor: Betsy McCann (Conant HS)
Albanian Dances - Shelley Hanson
Alchemy - Andrew Boysen Jr.
March from Jazz Suite No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich
When the Sun Comes After Rain - Matthew Emery
William Byrd Suite - Gordon Jacob
2018 program - Guest Conductor: David Morrison (Fremd HS)
An American Elegy - Frank Ticheli
The Cave You Fear - Michael Markowski
Jupiter - Gustav Holst/arr. James Curnow
The Liberty Bell March - John Philip Sousa, ed. Brion/Schissel
Symphonic Dance No. 3 ("Fiesta") - Clifton Williams
2017 program - Guest Conductor: Jay Gephart (Hoffman Estates HS)
Crosley March - Henry Fillmore
Third Suite for Band (Scenes de Ballet) - Alfred Reed
The Dragoon's Farewell - Brant Karrick
Minimalist Dances - Matt Conaway
2016 program - Guest Conductor: Daniel J. Farris (Schaumburg HS)
Don Ricardo - Gabriel Musella
“Hobbits” from Symphony No 1. The Lord of the Rings - Johan de Meij
Sleep - Eric Whitacre
Folk Dances - Dmitri Shostakovich/arr. H. Robert Reynolds
2015 program - Guest Conductor: Ross Kellan (Palatine HS)
The Chimes of Liberty - Edwin Franco Goldman
"Odin" from Gods of the North - John Robert Matz
Symphonic Fanfare - Franco Cesarini
Rain - Brian Balmages
"Lorva Horavel" from Armenian Dances Part II - Alfred Reed
2014 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Timothy Yontz (Conant HS)
American Faces - David R. Holsinger
Sara's Soul from Winanga-Li - Hardy Mertens
Danse Diabolique - Joseph Hellmesberger/arr. Takahashi
Resplendent Glory - Rossano Galante
2013 program - Guest Conductor: Ron Polancich (Hoffman Estates HS)
Journey through Orion - Julie Giroux
Variants on a Medieval Tune - Norman Dello Joio
October - Eric Whitacre
That's Entertainment - arr. Warren Barker
His Honor - Henry Fillmore/ed. by Fennell
2012 program - Guest Conductor: Stephen Squires (Fremd HS)
Midway March - John Williams/trans. Paul Lavender
Courtly Airs and Dances - Ron Nelson
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen/trans. H. Robert Reynolds
Adventures on Earth - John Williams/trans. Paul Lavender
2011 program - Guest Conductor: Steve Hoernemann (Schaumburg HS)
Symphonic Overture - James Barnes
Bacchus on Blue Ridge (1st mvmt.) - Joseph Horovitz
Cartoon Music - Peter Graham
Rushmore - Alfred Reed
March of the Steel Men - Charles Belsterling
2010 program - Guest Conductor: Dale Clevenger (Palatine HS)
A Hymn to New England - John Williams/arr. Paul Lavender
George Washington Bridge - William Schumann
Symphonic Prelude - Mark Camphouse
Marche Slave - Tchaikovsky/arr. L. P. Laurendeau
Florentiner March - Julius Fucik/arr. M. L. Lake/ed. Frederick Fennell
2009 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Dale Lonis (Conant HS)
American Salute - Morton Gould
Shenandoah - Frank Ticheli
An American In Paris - George Gershwin/arr. Krance
Armenian Dances (Part 1) - Alfred Reed
The Trombone King - Karl King
2008 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Thomas Dvorak (Hoffman Estates HS)
Mayflower Overture - Ron Nelson
British Eighth - Zo Elliott
Be Thou My Vision - Travis Cross
Glorioso (mvt III) - Yasuhide Ito
2007 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Peter Griffin (Fremd HS)
Old Home Days Suite - Charles Ives/arr. Elkus
An Original Suite - Gordon Jacobs
Manhattan Beach - John Philip Sousa
The Jig is Up - Daniel Kallman
2006 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Kevin Kastens (Schaumburg HS)
Folk Festival - Dimitri Shostakovich/arr. Hunsberger
Second Suite - Gustav Holst
Of Sailors & Whales - W. Francis McBeth
76 Trombones - Meredith Willson/arr. Iwai
2005 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Colin Holman (Palatine HS)
Concert Prelude - Philip Sparke
Appalachian Overture - James Barnes
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss - David R. Holsinger
Chester - William Schuman
Florentiner March - Julius Fucik/arr. Lake
2004 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Michael Golemo (Conant HS)
Marching Thru Georgia - John Philip Sousa/arr. Golemo
American Elegy - Frank Ticheli
Variations on America - Charles Ives/arr. Schuman
Espirit de Corps - Robert Jager
Rocketship! - Kevin Day
2020 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Mike Fansler (Palatine HS) - performance canceled due to pandemic
Let Freedom Ring - Ryan Nowlin
Chorale and Shaker Dance - John Zdechlik
El Camino Real - Alfred Reed
Brighton Beach - William Latham
2019 program - Guest Conductor: Betsy McCann (Conant HS)
Albanian Dances - Shelley Hanson
Alchemy - Andrew Boysen Jr.
March from Jazz Suite No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich
When the Sun Comes After Rain - Matthew Emery
William Byrd Suite - Gordon Jacob
2018 program - Guest Conductor: David Morrison (Fremd HS)
An American Elegy - Frank Ticheli
The Cave You Fear - Michael Markowski
Jupiter - Gustav Holst/arr. James Curnow
The Liberty Bell March - John Philip Sousa, ed. Brion/Schissel
Symphonic Dance No. 3 ("Fiesta") - Clifton Williams
2017 program - Guest Conductor: Jay Gephart (Hoffman Estates HS)
Crosley March - Henry Fillmore
Third Suite for Band (Scenes de Ballet) - Alfred Reed
The Dragoon's Farewell - Brant Karrick
Minimalist Dances - Matt Conaway
2016 program - Guest Conductor: Daniel J. Farris (Schaumburg HS)
Don Ricardo - Gabriel Musella
“Hobbits” from Symphony No 1. The Lord of the Rings - Johan de Meij
Sleep - Eric Whitacre
Folk Dances - Dmitri Shostakovich/arr. H. Robert Reynolds
2015 program - Guest Conductor: Ross Kellan (Palatine HS)
The Chimes of Liberty - Edwin Franco Goldman
"Odin" from Gods of the North - John Robert Matz
Symphonic Fanfare - Franco Cesarini
Rain - Brian Balmages
"Lorva Horavel" from Armenian Dances Part II - Alfred Reed
2014 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Timothy Yontz (Conant HS)
American Faces - David R. Holsinger
Sara's Soul from Winanga-Li - Hardy Mertens
Danse Diabolique - Joseph Hellmesberger/arr. Takahashi
Resplendent Glory - Rossano Galante
2013 program - Guest Conductor: Ron Polancich (Hoffman Estates HS)
Journey through Orion - Julie Giroux
Variants on a Medieval Tune - Norman Dello Joio
October - Eric Whitacre
That's Entertainment - arr. Warren Barker
His Honor - Henry Fillmore/ed. by Fennell
2012 program - Guest Conductor: Stephen Squires (Fremd HS)
Midway March - John Williams/trans. Paul Lavender
Courtly Airs and Dances - Ron Nelson
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen/trans. H. Robert Reynolds
Adventures on Earth - John Williams/trans. Paul Lavender
2011 program - Guest Conductor: Steve Hoernemann (Schaumburg HS)
Symphonic Overture - James Barnes
Bacchus on Blue Ridge (1st mvmt.) - Joseph Horovitz
Cartoon Music - Peter Graham
Rushmore - Alfred Reed
March of the Steel Men - Charles Belsterling
2010 program - Guest Conductor: Dale Clevenger (Palatine HS)
A Hymn to New England - John Williams/arr. Paul Lavender
George Washington Bridge - William Schumann
Symphonic Prelude - Mark Camphouse
Marche Slave - Tchaikovsky/arr. L. P. Laurendeau
Florentiner March - Julius Fucik/arr. M. L. Lake/ed. Frederick Fennell
2009 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Dale Lonis (Conant HS)
American Salute - Morton Gould
Shenandoah - Frank Ticheli
An American In Paris - George Gershwin/arr. Krance
Armenian Dances (Part 1) - Alfred Reed
The Trombone King - Karl King
2008 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Thomas Dvorak (Hoffman Estates HS)
Mayflower Overture - Ron Nelson
British Eighth - Zo Elliott
Be Thou My Vision - Travis Cross
Glorioso (mvt III) - Yasuhide Ito
2007 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Peter Griffin (Fremd HS)
Old Home Days Suite - Charles Ives/arr. Elkus
An Original Suite - Gordon Jacobs
Manhattan Beach - John Philip Sousa
The Jig is Up - Daniel Kallman
2006 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Kevin Kastens (Schaumburg HS)
Folk Festival - Dimitri Shostakovich/arr. Hunsberger
Second Suite - Gustav Holst
Of Sailors & Whales - W. Francis McBeth
76 Trombones - Meredith Willson/arr. Iwai
2005 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Colin Holman (Palatine HS)
Concert Prelude - Philip Sparke
Appalachian Overture - James Barnes
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss - David R. Holsinger
Chester - William Schuman
Florentiner March - Julius Fucik/arr. Lake
2004 program - Guest Conductor: Dr. Michael Golemo (Conant HS)
Marching Thru Georgia - John Philip Sousa/arr. Golemo
American Elegy - Frank Ticheli
Variations on America - Charles Ives/arr. Schuman
Espirit de Corps - Robert Jager