Ipswich students Bella U and Ally J were chosen to perform in the 34th Annual South Dakota North Area Honor Band. The concert is Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 4 p.m. at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State University.
Dr. Larry Petersen, director of bands at Marshall High School in Minnesota and former director at Huron High School and Augustana University, is the director for this year's event.
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 2025 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 interest in instrumental performance and to provide a top level learning experience for the more advanced high school band students of this area.
Representing 26 schools, approximately one hundred students have been selected to participate in the Honor Band.