Local students are taking part in the annual Parkland-Nor-man Honor Band in Dauphin this weekend.  Band instructor Kim Jones says it includes students from Flin Flon, Creighton, The Pas, Thompson, Swan River and Dauphin areas who take part in a three day festival where they play music and rehearse new music with new directors.  She says they have about 13 hours of playing throughout the weekend with sectional rehearsals with specialists on their instrument and then full group rehearsals with special master teacher conductors from the province.  She says it’s a great weekend where students learn a ton.

  Jones adds 48 students from grades 7 to 12 from Flin Flon and Creighton Schools are attending which is the most they have ever had going to Honor Band.  It wraps up with a large concert on Saturday.