Junior High and High School students from throughout the William S. Hart Union High School District will perform as the District Honor Band, Saturday March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart High School Auditorium on Newhall Avenue. Out of the 800 students who auditioned for a place in the band, about 175 students have been selected. The community is invited to attend, and tickets are $12 at the door.

The annual concert is directed by guest conductors such as university directors and prominent music educators. The guest conductors this year are Michael Stone, Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator for the Bakersfield City School District, and Dr. Mitch Fennell, Director of bands at CSU Fullerton.

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Students have been busy rehearsing for this event, now in it’s 32nd year, and are looking forward to performing with their classmates as well as with students from across the District. Students from Castaic Middle School are also participating.

In addition to recognition as an honor band member, one junior high student and several high school students will be recognized at the concert for outstanding participation in the program for multiple years. The Robert K. Downs Memorial Scholarship is presented to a senior annually in appreciation for Downs’ contributions to music education in the SCV, as a former band director for Hart High School and College of the Canyons. Several smaller Honor Band scholarships will also be announced.

For more information, please contact Randy Gilpin, Rancho Pico band director at rgilpin@hartdistrict.org or any school site band director. Links websites for all school in the district can be found here.

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• Article: Hart District Announces 32nd Annual Honor Band Performance
• Source: Santa Clarita News
• Author: Allison Pari