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The St. Olaf Band, conducted by Henry Dorn, will perform throughout Illinois and Michigan in late January and early February. The band’s 2024 national tour will feature concerts in DeKalb, East Lansing, Lisle, Saline, and Traverse City, in addition to a pre-tour concert in Plymouth, Minnesota, on January 28. 

This journey across the Midwest marks the first tour led by Dorn, who joined the music faculty at St. Olaf College in the fall.

This tour’s program, DANCE, will feature works for concert band that center around the theme of dance, including music from “West Side Story” and pieces by Clarice Assad, Henry Dorn, David Biedenbender, and more.

“Our world is an increasingly divisive place, fueled by differences in identity,” says Dorn. “Those difference are made more polarizing by magnifying philosophies of faith and religion, race and ethnicity, gender, culture, and political views. But music unifies us, and the heart and soul of our tour is celebrating the human experience by highlighting another thing that brings people together – dance!”

Tickets for the St. Olaf Band tour dates are on sale now, available online or by phone at 800-363-5487. Concerts are primarily $10 for the general public, and free for students of all ages.

See the St. Olaf Band’s 2024 tour schedule below, and reserve your tickets today. 

January 28 • 4 p.m. 
St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church
Part of the Herald Music Series
Plymouth, Minnesota

January 31 • 7 p.m.
Lisle High School
Lisle, Illinois

February 1 • 7:30 p.m.
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Michigan State University 
St. Olaf Band featured as guest performers with the MSU Wind Symphony
East Lansing, Michigan

February 2 • 7 p.m.
Saline High School
Saline, Michigan

February 3 • 7 p.m.
Traverse City West Senior High School
Traverse City, Michigan

February 4 • 3 p.m.
Troy High School Auditorium
Troy, Michigan

February 5 • 7 p.m.
DeKalb High School Auditorium
DeKalb, Illinois