Local Student to Represent (STATE) In Music for All’s 2018 Honor Orchestra of America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - [NAME], a [GRADUATING CLASS] at [HIGH SCHOOL], will join other outstanding musicians from across the nation as part of Music for All’s 2018 Honor Orchestra of America. [LAST NAME] was selected from numerous applicants for membership in this prestigious honor ensemble. [LAST NAME] is the [SON/DAUGHTER] of [PARENTS’ NAMES]. [LAST NAME] is a member of the [LIST SCHOOL MUSICAL ENSEMBLES] under the direction of [DIRECTOR NAMES].

NAME] plays [INSTRUMENT] and was selected as a member of the Honor Orchestra of America by audition. The Honor Orchestra of America is recognized as one of the finest scholastic ensembles in America. They will rehearse and perform in concert as part of the Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, March 15-17 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Honor Orchestra of America students come from 22 states representing 55 high schools, and will perform in concert at 8:00 p.m. on March 16 and 17. On Friday they will perform at Clowes Memorial Hall and the Jazz Band of America will close the concert. On Saturday the Honor Orchestra of America will perform at Schrott Center for the Performing Arts on the Butler University campus.

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Larry J. Livingston will conduct the 2018 Honor Orchestra of America. Livingston is the Chairman of the Conducting Department at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California.

The 2018 Honor Orchestra of America will perform Rimsky-Korsakov’s Percussion of the Nobles and three movements of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op. 47.

“To be selected from among their peers for membership in this national ensemble is a great achievement and honor,” says Debbie LafertyAsbill, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Music for All. “The 2018 Jazz Band of America members are ambassadors of America’s music programs, as well as their states, schools and communities.”

The Music for All National Festival includes the National Concert Band Festival, the Sandy Feldstein National Percussion Festival, the Chamber Music National Festival, the Orchestra America National Festival, and the inaugural National Choir Festival, all taking place simultaneously in major venues throughout Indianapolis. The Festival includes performances by 71 high school and middle school ensembles from across America in addition to the Jazz Band of America, Honor Band of America, and the Honor Orchestra of America. In its 27th year, the Music for All National Festival, presented by Yamaha, is an annual program of Music for All, one of the nation’s largest and most influential organizations in support of active music making, headquartered in Indianapolis.

Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for students, senior citizens, and groups of 10+, and are available through the Music for All office and at musicforall.org.

A full schedule of Festival ensemble concerts, times and locations is available at or for more information call 800-848-BAND (2263).

About Music for All

Since 1975, Music for All, through its Music for All, Bands of America, Orchestra America, and choir programs, has been a destination and set the standard for scholastic music ensemble performance and music education advocacy. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization, Music for All’s mission is to create, provide, and expand positively life-changing experiences through music for all. Music for All’s vision is to be a catalyst to ensure that every child in America has access and opportunity for active music making in his or her scholastic environment. Music for All serves more than 500,000 participants annually with programs that include 30+ annual events, including the Bands of America Grand National Championships and Regional Championships for marching bands, the Music for All Summer Symposium camp for students and teachers, the Music for All National Festival and Affiliate Regional Music Festivals for concert bands, orchestras, choirs, chamber ensembles, percussion ensembles, and the national honor concert band, jazz band, orchestra, and the Bands of America Honor Band that will march for the fifth time in the Rose Parade® in 2021.

Sponsor Information

Music for All efforts are supported through sponsorships, including current partnerships with National Presenting Sponsor: Yamaha Corporation of America; Official Uniform Sponsor: Fred J. Miller, Inc.; Official Student Travel Partner: Music Travel Consultants; Official Performance Equipment Sponsor: Wenger Corporation; Corporate Sponsors: Ball State University, United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, Zildjian and Vic Firth Company, Visit Indy and the City of Indianapolis, and Strategic Advocacy Partner: NAMM; Associate Sponsors: Delivra, Vandoren, Director’s Showcase International, REMO, Tresona Multimedia, and Woodwind & Brasswind. Music for All is also supported by the Indiana Arts Commission, Arts Council of Indianapolis, the Ball Brothers Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc, George and Frances Ball Foundation, Allen WhitehillClowes Charitable Foundation, Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation, Inc., and Arthur Jordan Foundation.

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