Calling all band directors! Each year we invite band directors to nominate high school band students to attend the Dorian Band Festival. Approximately 500 students are typically accepted to participate in the festival where students are placed in one of four bands: 9/10 Festival Mass Band, 11/12 Festival Mass Band, the select Festival Symphonic Band, as well as the select Festival Jazz Band. In addition to rehearsals, students will have the chance to participate in a private lesson with Luther College faculty. This lesson may serve as a time to work one on one with faculty, an audition to be an outstanding concert soloist, or it may serve as a music scholarship audition for seniors who are interested in attending Luther College. The Luther College Concert Band and Jazz Orchestra perform for the festival participants on Sunday evening, along with our outstanding Dorian Concert Soloists. The four festival bands perform in a Grand Concert on Monday evening.

The 2024 Dorian Band Festival Repertoire:
9-12 Mass Band:
Valdres by Johannes Hanssen/arr. Curnow
Prevailing Fire by Tyler Grant
Our Cast Aways by Julie Giroux
ASIMO by Roger Zare

11/12 Mass Band:
Zing! by Scott McAllister
Folksong of Midu by Li Chen
Under the Double Eagle March by Josef Franz Wagner/Glover

Symphonic Band:
Summit by Kevin Day
“Sleeping Giant” from Lake Superior Suite by Cait Nishimura
Vesuvius by Frank Ticheli

Jazz Band:
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be arr. Alan Baylock
Early Morning (African Sunrise) by Oliver Nelson
Kaleidoscope by Erik Morales
El Alma de la Banda by Gordon Goodwin

Date: February 25-26,2024

Location: The Luther College 700 College Drive,Decorah, Iowa 52101 USA

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