• The 23^nd Annual South Dakota North Area Honor Band will present their concert on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 7:00PM at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State University.  Dr. David Bohnert from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska will be the guest conductor at 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 2013 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.
• Groton participants are Alec Oleson, Clarinet, Kaitlin O'Neill, Contra Alto Clarinet, Rachel Blackmun, Bass Clarinet, Luke Smith, Trumpet, Matt Knecht, Trumpet, Alec Voss, Trombone, Kasey Waage, Percussion, Jaden Oliver, Percussion, Maggie Simon, Percussion.
• Representing twenty-three schools, approximately ninety students have been selected to participate in the Honor Band.  Participating schools and their directors are Aberdeen Central - Jerome Letcher & Jeremy Schutter; Aberdeen Christian - Talmadge Hobbs; Aberdeen Roncalli - Kimberly Carda & Heather Nelson; Castlewood - Vicki Bjerke; Doland - Judy Mayer; Eureka - Dale Batie; Faulkton - Amanda Stulken; Gettysburg - Justin Jensen; Great Plains Lutheran - Eric Martens; Groton Area - Reid Johnson & Deb Jensen; Henry - Deanna Martens; Herreid - Julie Borr; Hoven - Elizabeth Bengs; Huron - Larry Petersen; Ipswich - Becky Nierman; Langford - Kelly Wieser; Leola - Nancy Kindelspire; Milbank - Susan Karels; Redfield - Tasha Nelson; Selby Area - Sam Glantzow; Sully Buttes - Erica Guthmiller; Warner - Sharon Schwan; and Webster Area - Patty Baule.
• Admission for the concert will be $4 for adults and $2 for students.