CALDWELL (WVDN) – Cedric Allder, of Caldwell, has been accepted for membership with the 2022 John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band.
This highly selective national student concert band will meet in central Massachusetts June 26-30.
Allder is the son of Tasha and Jim Allder.
He is a member of the Greenbrier East High School music department where he is a student of his father, Jim Aller, director of bands.
Cedric Allder is a drum major for the Spartan Marching band, first chair euphonium in the symphonic band, and bass guitarist in the band 2nd Block Rock.
The John Philip Sousa National High School Honor Band will meet in Harvard, Mass. June 26-30 with run-out performances in Gardner and Athol, Mass. on June 27 and
28, respectively.
The main concert event will take place on Wednesday evening, June 29 at 7p.m. in historic Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Mass.
Mechanics Hall is the site of many performances of the original Sousa Band. The National Honor Band will be conducted by Michael J. Colburn, recent director of the Butler University Wind Ensemble and former Director of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C.
High school band students from all states and territories in the United States who were in grades 9-12 during the 2021-2022 school year were eligible to audition.
Colburn will also be assisted by guest conductor Frank L. Battisti, founder and director emeritus of the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble in Boston.
Acceptance in this honor band is considered to be an important musical achievement of national significance. The 2022 band is comprised of 90 students representing US 25 states coast to coast.
