The CSC Music Department will host the 53nd High Plains Band and Choir Honor Festival on February 3-4, 2025. Eligible participants are high school students who have an interest in music, would like to further their musical knowledge, and want to have FUN making music with other students who share the same interest.

Students selected for the High Plains Band and Choir Music Festival participate in two days of rehearsals and activities culminating in a concert at the end of the second day at Chadron State College located in beautiful northwest Nebraska. Ensembles include an Honor Band, Honor Choir (SATB), and a guitar ensemble.

The final concert will begin at 5:00pm MST on Tuesday, February 4 in Memorial Hall Auditorium.

Schedule of Events:

February 3, 2025

On Monday, February 3, check-in opens at 8am in the main lobby of Memorial Hall.  Rehearsal begins at 9am.  The Monday rehearsal day ends at 4:45.

At 5pm, the CSC Jazz Ensemble, CSC Vocal Jazz, and the CSC Faculty Jazz Combo will present a performance on the stage in the Memorial Hall auditorium.  We hope you will all stay for this concert.

February 4, 2025

On Tuesday, Feb 4, rehearsal begins at 8:30am.  The Honor Choir and Honor Band concert is at 5pm.

Date: February 3 - 4, 2025

Location: Chadron State College - Memorial Hall  - 1000 Main Street Chadron, NE 69337

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