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Honor Band Festival

December 5–7, 2024

13th Annual UNCW Honor Band Festival

GENERAL INFO

The University of North Carolina Wilmington is pleased to announce the 13th Annual UNCW Honor Band Festival. In addition to working with UNCW Director of Bands, Dr. Dominic Talanca, and our guest conductor, Dr. Kimberly Fleming (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), students will...

  • attend performances by UNCW student and faculty ensembles
  • participate in masterclasses given by UNCW music faculty
  • rehearse with one of two festival bands
  • make new friends from around the state
  • explore UNCW's beautiful campus
  • perform in the finale concert on Saturday afternoon for friends and family

Festival participants are selected based on their director’s endorsement and the submission of recorded musical excerpts. There is no fee to audition! Participation fee is $70 per accepted student.

Seniors: participants of the festival will have the opportunity to audition for admission into the UNCW Department of Music on Saturday, December 7. Students auditioning at this time will receive full consideration for scholarships!

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Conductor

Dr. Dominic Talanca

Director of Bands
UNC Wilmington

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Guest Conductor

Dr. Kimberly Fleming

Assistant Director of Bands
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

NOMINATION & AUDITION PROCESS

Festival Scores

This platform allows for streamlined entry and an anonymous audition process.

DIRECTOR Log-IN & ENTRY

  • Directors who previously created an account can use it if they still have the same email address; password reset functions are available on the website
  • Directors new to the system or with new email addresses may follow prompts to create a new profile and then enter your students for consideration
  • Activate new event using code: PR62MK2

Entry Instructions (Video)

Simple Steps to:

Entry/Nomination (completed by Director) and
Audition MP3 Upload (completed by Director OR Student)

  • Log in to Festival Scores
  • MENU ITEM: HOME
    • Update profile
  • MENU ITEM: SCHOOLS
    • Confirm info in schools from last year or
    • Add school

STUDENT INFO NEEDED FOR ENTRY

  • RECOMMENDED
    • print the "student info needed for entry" blank template form
    • have students fill out
    • return to director for entry purposes
  • MENU ITEM: STUDENTS
    • Confirm students carried over from last year or
    • Add student(s)
  • MENU ITEM: AUDITION EVENTS
    • Activate new event using code: PR62MK2
  • CLICK MENU ITEM: ENTRIES
    • Click Manage Entries next to 2024 UNCW Honor Band Festival
    • Click new entry in the appropriate section
      • select student from drop down
      • select school from drop down
      • click NEXT
    • Repeat this process for all students that plan to submit an audition mp3 for the UNCW Honor Band Festival
    • This system allows for students to be entered in more than one audition (i.e. flute & piccolo or oboe & english horn)

Audition MP3 Upload

DIRECTOR UPLOAD of student mp3

  • CLICK MENU ITEM: ENTRIES
    • Click Manage Entries next to 2024 UNCW Honor Band Festival
    • Click Manage button next to a student's name
    • Click Upload Audio File
    • Once the mp3 is successfully uploaded, the student's audition is complete

STUDENT UPLOAD of their audition mp3, THE DIRECTOR MUST...

  • CLICK MENU ITEM: ENTRIES
    • Click Manage Entries next to 2024 UNCW Honor Band Festival
    • Click Manage button next to a student's name
    • Click Audition Access under Student Uploading
    • This generates a personalized sheet containing a QR code and pin
    • Print form and give to student

Need Assistance?

Timeline
Honor Band Festival process timeline
DATE ACTION
September 3 2024 UNCW Honor Band Festival System LIVE!
September–October Discuss with students
Download and prepare audition materials (linked below)
Directors collect students' entry data
(blank form linked in entry instructions)
October–early November Director or Student uploads audition MP3 to Festival Scores
(see instructions)
Friday, November 8 LAST DAY to upload student audition MP3s to Festival Scores
Monday, November 18 Announcement of accepted students into the UNCW HBF
November 18–28 Director makes hotel and travel arrangements
Thursday, November 28 LAST DAY to get special rate with partner hotel (info below)
Audition Excerpts

We will be using the 9/10 NCBA Honors Band excerpts for our auditions. Click the Audition Sheet Music link below and download the file for your instrument to see the excerpts and audition cuts for the UNCW Honor Band Festival.

Email: Dr. Dominic Talanca

talancad@uncw.edu

UNCW is an EEO/AA Institution. Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting the Department of Music at 910.962.3415 at least 10 days prior to the event.

These documents are intended for print purposes. If you need this in another format, please contact Dominic Talanca at talancad@uncw.edu.

Hotel Information

Below is our partner hotel in the UNCW/Wilmington area. They have agreed to provide special rates for participants of the Honor Band Festival. Upon acceptance notification (November 18), do not delay in making your reservations, as hotel space is limited. You must mention the provided code to receive the festival rate!

Hampton Inn and Suites
University Area/Smith Creek Station
124 Old Eastwood Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403 
(910) 791-9899

$94.00/night, plus tax - two queen beds - complimentary breakfast

Call and ask for the UNCW HONOR BAND FESTIVAL rate or use the UNCW HBF HOTEL link

(Special rate is available until November 28 @ 5:00 pm)