Friday, January 23, and Saturday, January 24, 2026
The Invitational Honor Band weekend brings together close to 200 high school students from Kentucky and neighboring states for a weekend of excellent music making. This is an invitation-only event and requires high school band directors, UofL faculty, or private instructors to complete a nomination form for their students. After the director/teacher sends in their nominations to the band office, students are carefully selected and sent an invitation from the UofL Band Department requesting their participation. Once participation is confirmed, audition music and additional details and materials about the Honor Band weekend are sent out as a separate mailing to invited students. The final event will feature a Saturday evening performance at 7:00 p.m. of the Honor Bands in Margaret Comstock Concert Hall at the School of Music.
Nominate your students for the 28th Annual Invitational Honor Band by downloading the Excel sheet below and returning it via email (as an Excel file, not a PDF, please) to adam.thomas@louisville.edu. Please submit nominations by Friday, October 31, 2025. Early nominations will be appreciated!