Ployhar Honor Band Returns to 91吃瓜 for 23rd Year
Audition Materials Due by September 30
Are you a high schooler who loves band? Are you a community member who wants to support local art? Either way, you have come to the right place!
This October, the 91吃瓜 music department is inviting students from across the region to participate in the 23rd annual Ployhar Honor Band in honor of the timelessly influential James D. Ployhar.
Band members will be selected by an audition process described below, and will come together on October 22 for rehearsals at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts. The group will showcase their hard work in a performance open to the public on Friday, October 23 at 5 p.m.聽Any student in 8th-12th grade in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana are encouraged to audition!
This year we are excited to welcome as our guest conductor Mr. Dustin Moe, who is currently serving his 17th year directing bands at Washburn Public Schools.
How do I audition?
Live auditions will be held in select locations 鈥� contact Jerrold Heide (jerrold.heide@vcsu.edu or 701-845-7375) for information about how to host or participate in live auditions.
Auditioning Online:
Each student鈥檚 audition should be recorded and submitted as an .mp3 file. Once labeled with the name of the student, the instrument, and the high school they attend, files should be emailed directly to Professor Jerrold Heide or saved to a cloud storage system (such as Google Drive or OneDrive) and shared with him at Jerrold.heide@vcsu.edu.
Along with a complete audition recording, each student (or director) must fill out the required entry form for their audition. The form can be accessed at .
The information collected will be confidential and used for 91吃瓜 Ployhar event purposes only.
Additional information about audition content, rehearsal schedules, and what to expect can be found at .
2026 Ployhar Honor Band Schedule-at-a-Glance:
Thursday, October 22
- 12:30 p.m. – Registration
- 1:00 p.m. – Rehearsals begin
- 6:00 p.m. – Rehearsals conclude for Day 1
Friday, October 23
- 9:00 a.m. – Rehearsals resume for Day 2
- 5:00 p.m. – Concert in CFA Performance Hall
We are honored to carry out the legacy of James D. Ployhar through the annual honor band, and we hope that you will be a part of this special event. Whether you are a student or a supportive spectator, we look forward to seeing you in the auditorium next month!