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Five MHHS students make BSU honor band
Five Mountain Home High School band students participated in the annual Boise State University Honor Band Jan. 31.
Students included: Heidi Peck -- flute, Elizabeth Jewell and Terah Bargman -- clarinet, Miriam Forrest -- trumpet, and Levan Smith -- tuba. The band consists of about 160 of the best band students from around the Treasure Valley.
Each year the Boise State University music department, under the direction of Marcellus Brown, hosts this band. Also, the music department invites well-known university band directors from around the nation as guest conductors. This year the band was conducted by Dr. Paula Holcomb, Director of Bands at State University of New York in Fredonia.
The honor band only practiced together three times over the past two weeks -- Friday evening, Jan. 23, Friday evening, Jan. 30 and all day Saturday, Jan. 31. The concert was held that evening in the BSU Morrison Center.
The Mountain Home High School band students have been busy this year, performing in many different settings.
In the fall they performed at four football games, three marching band competitions, and two parades. The jazz band rated well at this year's District III jazz band festival in December. The Pep Band has played at many boy's and girl's basketball games. The concert and jazz bands are now working to repeat last year's superior performances at springtime festivals, along with other spring events. They are also preparing for a performance at Disneyland's Performing Arts in Anaheim, Calif..
"Even though these students are involved in many music activities throughout the year, they are also busy with other activities," band director Jerry Tippets noted. "These music students, combined with the choir students, generally are among the top academic performers in the public schools. Many of them have excelled in other areas such as drama, debate and speech, business, community, and church activities."
Heidi Peck, flute, has been chosen to perform with the All-Northwest Honor Band and has won the opportunity to perform as concerto soloist with the Treasure Valley Youth Symphony.