Instrumental Music
Join up to three ensembles right at 51ÁÔÆæ – the North Iowa Concert Band, the North Iowa Symphony Orchestra and 51ÁÔÆæ Jazz Ensemble. The Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra are composed of 51ÁÔÆæ students and community members from North Iowa, and membership in the Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble are by auditions only. Private lessons are also available.
The North Iowa Concert Band rehearses one night each week in preparation for at least one major performance each semester. This ensemble is open to all 51ÁÔÆæ students and community members in the North Iowa area. School instruments are available for students not owning their own instruments.
This group concentrates on improvisation, swing interpretation, and jazz repertoire from 1930 to the present in rehearsals twice each week. Presenting one or two major concerts each year, as well as hosting the 51ÁÔÆæ Jazz Festival, membership in the 51ÁÔÆæ Jazz Ensemble is also by audition.