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The Anaheim Union High School District High
School Honor Band is made up of the finest
musicians from the 9 AUHSD high schools.
These musicians are selected each year by
audition to rehearse and perform with some of
the best guest conductors from across the
country.
Students selected
for the band each year attend 4 rehearsals in
preparation for their concert performance.
In order to be
eligible for the band, students must be
enrolled in the instrumental music program at
an AUHSD high school, maintain an overall GPA
of 2.0 or higher, successfully audition via
video submission and a subsequent live call
back for seating, attend ALL rehearsals and
the concert, and follow all AUHSD and school
rules for behavior and dress code at all
rehearsals and the concert.
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Dr. Dustin Barr - Guest Conductor
Dustin Barr is Director of Wind Studies
and Associate Professor of Music at
California State University, Fullerton
where he actively manages all aspects of
the university's comprehensive band
program, conducts the Wind Symphony and
University Band, oversees the graduate
wind conducting program, and teaches
courses in conducting and music education.
Prior experiences include appointments as
Assistant Director of Bands at Michigan
State University, Director of Bands at Mt.
San Antonio College and Assistant Director
of Bands at Esperanza High School in
Anaheim, California.
Barr’s research includes working
extensively with theatre director Jerald
Schwiebert on the melding of performance
theory with a variety of movement theories
and disciplines to establish innovative
pedagogical approaches to teaching
conducting. Their co-authored text,
Expressive Conducting: Movement and
Performance Theory for Conductors, was
published by Routledge in 2018. This work
has made Barr a highly regarded pedagogue
in the field conducting. He has given
numerous masterclasses throughout the USA
and for Academia Diesis in Spain.
Furthermore, his research on Scandinavian
music for chamber wind ensembles has
produced published performance editions of
Asger Lund Christiansen's Octet, op. 43
and Svend Schultz's Divertimento for Wind
Octet. Barr is a recipient of numerous
accolades for his conducting and scholarly
work. Most recently, the CSUF Wind
Symphony received a prestigious invitation
to perform at the 2019 National Conference
of the College Band Directors National
Association. Barr has been a guest
conductor of prominent ensembles like the
United States Army Band "Pershing's Own,"
he was a Rackham Merit Fellow at the
University of Michigan, and he was
recognized as one of the nation’s
preeminent young conductors as part of the
2010 National Band Association’s Young
Conductor Mentor Project. Barr obtained
his Doctor of Musical Arts in conducting
from the University of Michigan. He
received his Master of Music degree and
Bachelor of Music degree from California
State University, Fullerton. His principal
conducting mentors include Michael
Haithcock and Mitchell Fennell.
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Info Sheet
and Application Form:
Application
Recording
Instructions*
"How
to" percussion audition video
Link
to Required Scales
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Audition Music:
Bass Clarinet*
Bass Trombone*
Bassoon*
Clarinet*
Euphonium*
Euphonium TC*
Flute*
French Horn*
Saxophone*
Snare
Drum*
String
Bass*
Timpani*
Trombone*
Trumpet*
Tuba* |
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This
year's
schedule
is as follows:
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Wednesday,
December 20, 2023 Video
Submission Due 6 PM
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Tuesday, January
30 Rehearsal @ Kennedy HS 6 – 9 PM
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Wednesday, January
31 Rehearsal @ Kennedy HS 6 – 9 PM
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Tuesday, February 6
Rehearsal @ Kennedy HS 6 – 9 PM
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Thursday, February
8 Rehearsal @ Kennedy HS 6 – 9 PM
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Friday, February 9
CONCERT @ Kennedy HS 6 PM Call / 7
PM Start
(Call Time 6:00 PM,
Concert Black)
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Directions to Kennedy
Kennedy Campus Map
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This page
was last updated on 12/13/2023.
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