UTC Tri-States Honor Band

Honor Band - 2026

The UTC Tri-State Honor Band Festival will be held at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, December 3 - 5, 2026. The Tri-State Honor Band Festival is an event designed to recognize the achievements of exceptional high school musicians. The festival weekend includes clinics presented by the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Music and concerts presented by the UTC Wind Ensemble and the “PRISM” concert, which features several of our wind and percussion ensembles as well as the UTC Marching Mocs marching band. This year, we will present four outstanding high school ensembles in concert, one independent honor concert band, and the two festival honor bands.
 


 

The Honor Bands

For the 2025 event, we will seat one Festival Clinic Band (Blue) and one Festival Wind Ensemble (Gold) at the festival. The Festival Wind Ensemble (Gold) will be a smaller group made up of the top chair audition scores, and the remainder of the participants will be placed in chair order in the Festival Clinic Band (Blue).  We are excited to welcome two incredible conductors as our clinicians for the 2025 festival: Dr. Mary K. Schneider from Eastern Michigan University and Mr. Bryan Christian from the Interlochen Music Academy.
 

Selection of Participants:

Students will be selected by a committee of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Music Department faculty, based on a pre-recorded video audition each student will submit. Students' school directors will also be notified and asked to submit an evaluation for each student from their program. Each director who submits a nomination is guaranteed that at least one student from each school will be selected to participate in the festival. Students chosen to participate will be notified by November TBD, and will be required to pay a participation fee of $75.00, which includes admission to all clinics, concerts, and a Festival Participation t-shirt. 

A link to submit payment will be sent to those students accepted for participation. This participation fee will be due AFTER students have been notified that they have been selected to participate in the Tri-State Honor Band. All fees are due no later than TBD. 

Please note:  attendance at ALL concerts, classes, rehearsals, and events for the entire Honor Band Festival is REQUIRED for all student participants attending the festival! No one may leave early or arrive late.

Students will have access to the festival music once they accept the invitation, and should practice the music before arrival on campus.

VIDEOS ARE NOW UNDER REVIEW

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR TRI-STATE HONOR BAND 2025

**Remember to save the link at the end of your application

Housing/Meals/Fees

The Tri-State Honor Band does not provide housing or meals. Arrangements for housing, supervision, transportation, and meals should be taken care of by the high school director. Much more detailed information will be available to those students selected to participate in the festival.