Bands at the Grand Honor Band Festival

Bands at the Grand Honor Band Festival: The Mercer University Wind Ensemble Friday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Friday night will be the first of two concerts in the Bands at the Grand Honor Band Festival hosted by Mercer University Bands. The Mercer University Wind Ensemble will perform a program inspired by hard rock, pop, and jazz. Dr. Monty Cole will perform Black Dog: Rhapsody for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble by Scott McAllister. Brittan Braddock, conductor, Galen Peters, graduate conductor, Dillon Watkins, graduate conductor.

Bands at the Grand Honor Band Festival: High School Honor Band Saturday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m.

The Saturday afternoon concert concludes the 2nd Bands at the Grand Honor Band Festival. Top high school students auditioned and traveled from around the region to participate in this 3-day festival full of masterclasses, performances, and community building.