NORCAL Honor Band, Choir, Jazz Weekend
Green Music Center
3:00 pm
– 6:00 pm
Northern California Band and Choir Directors NorCal Honor Groups
The NCBCDA Honor Groups event takes place February 2 – 4, 2023 at the Green Music Center. This event will feature 250 talented high school musicians from throughout Northern California. Students will be involved in three days of intensive rehearsals, culminating in a concert performance Saturday February 4th in Weill Hall.
Jazz Choir and Jazz Band Concert Performance 2:00 pm
Concert Choir and Concert Band Performance 4:00 pm
No tickets required | Parking Daily is $5
2023 NCBCDA Honor Group Conductors
Repertoire
CONCERT BAND
Two Armenian Dances Aram Khachaturian, arr. Clark McAllister, ed. Collinsworth
One Life Beautiful Julie Giroux
The Wind in the Willows Johan de Meij
The High School Cadets John Philip Sousa
CONCERT CHOIR
Tshotsholoza Jeffrey Ames
Tutto Lo Di Orlando di Lasso
Throw Open Your Shutters Amy Bernon
How Lovely are the Messengers Felix Mendelssohn
O Love Elaine Hagenberg
Swing Down Chariot André Thomas
VOCAL JAZZ
Jazz Choir:
Air on a G String Kerry March
Hurting Each Other Arr. Peter Eldridge
Satellite Kerry Marsh
September in the Rain Arr. Kerry March
Signed, Sealed Delivered Arr. Kerry Marsh
JAZZ BAND
Mystique David Eshelman
Catch Me Up David Eshelman
Cherokee Sketches/Easy To Love Cole Porter/Arr. Charlie Young
Question and Answer Pat Metheny/Arr. David Eshelman
Rockin' In Rhythm Duke Ellington
2023 NCBCDA NORCAL HONOR GROUPS SCHEDULE
Thursday February 2
11:30am Registration – Schroeder Lobby
12:30pm Adjudicator's meeting GMC 1027
1:00 – 3:00pm
Warm-up GMC 1028
Flutes/Piccolo GMC 2044
Dbl Reeds/BCI/Saxes GMC 1045
Clarinets GMC 1051
Trumpets Schroeder
Horns GMC 2052
Trombone GMC 1027
Euphonium/Tuba GMC 1026
Percussion Sectional GMC Dressing room or Weill Lobby
Jazz Band – Green Room
Vocal Jazz – Privé Room
3:00 – 5:00pm
Jazz Band – Green
Vocal Jazz – Privé
5:00 – 6:30pm DINNER BREAK
6:30 – 9:00pm
Jazz Band – GMC 1029
Vocal Jazz – Privé
Friday February 3
9:00 – 11:30am
Jazz Band – Green
Vocal Jazz – Privé
11:30 – 1:00pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00 – 3:00pm
Jazz Band – Green
Vocal Jazz – Privé
3:15 – 4:30pm Performances by SSU Ensembles in Weill
3:15 – 3:45pm SSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
4:00 – 4:30pm SSU SonoVoce
5:00 – 7:00pm
Jazz Band – Green
Vocal Jazz – Privé
Saturday February 4
9:00 – 12:30pm
9:00 – 10:30am
9:30 – 11:15am
NCBCDA General Session GMC 1027
11:00 – 12:30pm
2:00 – 3:15 CONCERT: Vocal Jazz & Jazz Band – Weill
4:00 – 5:45 CONCERT: Choir & Band – Weill