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The high school Southeastern United States clinic and honor bands will be held February 6-8, 2025. This year's event will feature four honor concert bands that will present a concert on Saturday February 8, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in Claudia Crosby Theater.

Registration Fee:

The S.E.U.S. Honor Band registration fee is $100. This fee includes participation in the event and a medal for each participant. Payment can be made with a school check, or individuals may pay online once registration opens. Please make school checks payable to "ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé Foundation". No personal checks will be accepted. All personal checks will be returned and will delay the registration process for each student involved. 

NO REFUNDS CAN BE ISSUED. 

Guest Clinicians:

• Dr. Michael Burch-Pesses (Pacific University - Forest Grove, Oregon)
• Dr. Charles Maguire (Keys Conservatory at Pinehurst Academy - Las Vegas, Nevada)
• Dr. Chadwick Kamei (Pearl City High School - Pearl City, Hawaii)
• Terrance Cobb (Homewood High School - Birmingham, Alabama)
• Carol Brittin Chambers (San Antonio, Texas) Composer in Residence

Guest Band Performances (TBA):

Accommodations:

Parents, guardians, and/or band directors are responsible for making any and all lodging accommodations for students attending the High School S.E.U.S. Clinic and Honor Bands. All reservations are to be made directly with the hotel. Additionally, transportation to and from the hotel is the responsibility of the band director and/or chaperones of each student. Please be sure to let whatever hotel you choose know that you are participating in the S.E.U.S. Clinic and Honor Band. For your convenience, we have compiled a list of hotels located on or near U.S. 231 in ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé:

• Best Western (334) 566-1585
• Courtyard Marriott (334) 566-0540
• Days Inn (334) 566-1630
• Econo Lodge (334) 566-7799
• Hampton Inn (334) 807-5900
• Motel Six (334) 670-0012
• Quality Inn (334) 566-1150
• Scottish Inns (334) 566-4090

Please note that there will be other events taking place in ÎÞÂë¾ÞÈé during this time. We recommend making hotel reservation early knowing that it is easier to cancel an unneeded room than it is to create a new reservation so close to the event.

Chair Auditions:

Registration for all honor band participants as well as chair placement auditions will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2025 starting at 8:00 a.m.  After completing the registration process, you will be instructed on where your instrument is being auditioned. 

Brass and woodwind instruments will asked to play a chromatic scale in their capable range of the instrument and a short sight reading excerpt. Percussionists will be asked to play a short set of etudes which will be provided after the participant list is made available in mid-December.