Edmunds County Tribune -

The 32nd Annual South Dakota North Area Honor Band will present their concert on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 4 p.m. at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State University.

Dr. Terry Beckler, professor of percussion, bands and music education at Northern State University, is the director for this year's event.

Ipswich senior Hannah Beyers was selected to participate in this year's honor band.

The South Dakota North Area Honor Band was created when area band directors began expressing an interest in providing a regional opportunity for their experienced instrumental musicians. Upon nomination by their band director, students who auditioned for the 2023 South Dakota All-State Band are seated first in the ensemble, and additional students of high caliber complete the sections. It remains the goal of the directors to increase the interest in instrumental performance and to provide a top-level learning experience for the more advanced high school band students of this area.

Representing 22 schools, approximately 100 students have been selected to participate in the Honor Band.