Bands!
Harper College has a vibrant and growing instrumental program that offers you the opportunity to participate in different bands . You will find offerings to suit all levels of performance skills and experience from beginners through the professional level.Wind Symphony
The Wind Symphony at Harper College, a wind and percussion ensemble ranging from thirty to seventy players, is open to all Harper students (regardless of major), faculty, staff, and the surrounding community. The Wind Symphony's flexible instrumentation allows it to perform music of various styles written for the wind ensemble, symphonic band, concert band, and chamber winds. In addition to its regular concert series in the Performing Arts Center on the Harper campus, the Wind Symphony presents tour performances on a regular basis. Audition required.Jazz Band
The Jazz Band at Harper College, a traditional big band ranging from fifteen to twenty players, is open to all Harper students (regardless of major), faculty, staff, and the surrounding community. The Jazz Band performs a wide range of musical styles and frequently features guest artists from the Harper Department of Music faculty and the Chicago area. Combo performance opportunities are also available for members. In addition to its regular concert series in the Performing Arts Center on the Harper campus, the Jazz Band regularly participates in community events and tour performances.
Audition required.Steel Drum Band
The Harper College Steel Band program was begun in 1987 and presently includes steel bands for beginners, intermediate and advanced players. Paul G. Ross has been directing the steel bands since the spring of 1998. Members of the Harper Steel Bands learn the latest playing techniques and contemporary repertoire including Trinidad's latest calypsos, and original works for steel band by Ross and composer Steve Flowers. They present concerts on campus every December and May in Harper's Performing Arts Center Theater, and several performances in communities of the northwest suburbs . Harper is proud to own a set of ten steel pans made by world renowned steel pan craftsman, Cliff Alexis who was born in the homeland of pan, Trinidad and Tobago.Band Auditions
