Hartwick College Honor Band

The Music Department at Hartwick College is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Hartwick College Honor Band, to be held at the College’s Anderson Center for the Arts on Saturday, October 20, 2018.

This event brings high school students from around the region together for an intensive day of music-making on our beautiful campus with our faculty and students. The day culminates in an evening concert alongside the Hartwick Wind Ensemble and faculty trombone soloist Professor Paul Blake.

Players also work with a distinguished guest conductor. This year’s guest is Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, director of the New Jersey Wind Symphony.

Any experienced band students in grades 9-12 are invited to apply. Appliants will be notified of their status by Wednesday, October 3. A $25 registration fee will cover lunch, dinner, and a t-shirt.

Complete your online application by October 1.

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Christian Wilhjelm

Honor Band Guest Conductor

Dr. Christian Wilhjelm, conductor, professional musician and educator, has been the Ridgewood Concert Band’s Musical Director since it was founded in 1983. He was also Music Director of the renowned Goldman Memorial Band in New York City. As a guest conductor, Dr. Wilhjelm has conducted the West Point Band, the United States Army Field Band, the Virginia Wind Symphony, the Allentown Band, the Hanover Winds, the Raritan Wind Symphony, and the Norwalk Symphony. Dr. Wilhjelm has been the conductor of the annual New York City Tuba Christmas since 2000. He was recently appointed the conductor of the Ramapo College Concert Band. As a French horn player, he has performed under the world’s great conductors including Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Colin Davis and Arthur Fiedler. Dr. Wilhjelm has played the French horn with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops and, as a principal, with the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Opera Orchestra and the Richmond Symphony.

Andrew D. Pease

Honor Band Host, Assistant Professor of Instrumental Music

Andrew D. Pease directs Hartwick’s Wind Ensemble and Brass Ensemble and teaches conducting and orchestration. He began his career in New York City, where he led the Columbia University Wind Ensemble and Columbia Summer Winds. He has degrees from Dartmouth College, Columbia University, Hofstra University, and a DMA in wind conducting at Arizona State University, where his primary teachers were Gary Hill and Wayne Bailey.

Program Schedule

9:00 a.m.	Check-In	Anderson 201 (Music Circle)
9:30 a.m.	Rehearsal	Anderson Theatre
12:30 p.m.	Lunch	TBA
1:30 p.m.	Sectional Rehearsals	TBA
3:00 p.m.	Rehearsal	Anderson Theatre
5:45 p.m.	Dinner	TBA
7:30 p.m.	Performance	Anderson Theatre