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HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT HONOR BAND
IMPORTANT DATES
All deadlines are strictly adhered to!
The GMEA District VIII Honor Band is an audition-only ensemble. Students interested in participating must register through their schools band director and participate in the annual District Honor Band auditions. Students will be selected for participation based on their audition performance. Click here for initial information about registration and event details.
October 4, 2022​
AUDITION REGISTRATION
$10 fee required per student/instrument
Postmarked by October 4, 2022
Payments made to:
GMEA District VIII
c/0 Brooke Richardson
205 Frontier Drive
Waycross, GA 31501
The deadline for registering is October 4, 2022. Submissions after this date will not be accepted.
To register Director's must register students through OPUS by the October 4th deadline. Your school will be charged $10 for each student registered even if they do not participate.
Please double check that your students are registered for the District Audition before submitting your final registration.
Directors Register through OPUS here.
December 10, 2022
AUDITION DATE
Details to come...
February 3, 2023
EVENT REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT DEADLINE
An online registration form will be required for students participation in the honor band event. This will be sent o the director's email listed in OPUS. Please make sure your information is updated and accurate. All directors must officially accept their students nominations no later than February 1st, 2020.
All students accepting their nomination will be charged a participation fee (TBD).
Payments are to be made to:
GMEA District VIII
c/0 Brooke Richardson
205 Frontier Drive
Waycross, GA 31501
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Any students who decline the invitation or do not respond by the deadline will be bypassed and the next highest scoring student will be selected to take their place.
Once bypassed a student will not be eligible for participation in the current years event.
GMEA DISTRICT VIII HONOR BAND EVENT
Details for this years event!
The dates for this year's event will be February 9th - 11th, 2023 at Epworth by the Sea in St. Simons Island, GA..