MARINETTE – This January, Bryce Blomberg and Brady Menor from the Marinette High School Band will participate in the Wisconsin Concert Band Association (WCBA) All-State Band at the UW-Eau Claire. Their band director is Hilary Oskey.
Selection to the WCBA All-State Band is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding musical achievement, dedication and leadership. The ensemble brings together exceptional high school musicians from throughout Wisconsin for two days of intensive rehearsals and musical collaboration, culminating in a public concert.
The 2027 WCBA All-State Band will be conducted by Dr. Russel C. Mikkelson, professor of wind conducting and director of university bands at the Ohio State University.
Mikkelson conducts the Ohio State Wind Symphony and leads the university’s graduate wind conducting program. An accomplished conductor and music educator, he has directed honor bands and all-state ensembles throughout the United States and internationally.
A Wisconsin native and graduate of UW-Eau Claire, Mikkelson also holds graduate degrees from UW-Madison and previously taught instrumental music in Wisconsin public schools.
The All-State Band experience will conclude with a grand finale concert on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2027, at UW-Eau Claire in conjunction with the WCBA State Convention. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and is open to the public.
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