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Southeast Region Calendar of Events
SEMBDA Region 6-8 and 9-10 Honor Bands
Date: Saturday, January 11
Location: Rochester John Marshall High School
Director nominations in November
SEMBDA Region 7-10 Jazz Honor Band
Date: Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Location: Lakeville South High School
Director nominations will occur in December/January
SEMBDA Region 1st/2nd Year Honor Band - View Repertoire
Date: Saturday, May 10th, 2025
Location: Lake City, Lincoln Jr./Sr. High School
1st Year Honor Band - Elizabeth Fritz, conductor, Decorah Community School District, IA, retired
2nd Year Honor Band - Ryan Anderson, conductor, Dover-Eyota High School, MN
SEMBDA Board:
SEMBDA President - Christoph Dundas christoph.dundas@austin.k12.mn.us
Austin High School
Christoph Dundas is in his 16th year of teaching, including 9 at Austin, 4 at Plainview-Elgin-Millville, and 3 in Lansing, IA. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College and is nearing completion of a Master of Music Education through the University of St. Thomas.
Dundas has recently served as the Region 1-2 Representative on the MMEA Board of Directors (2022-2025). He is the 2025 Austin Public Schools Teacher of the Year and has been nominated for 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Dundas conducted the Austin HS Wind Ensemble at the 2019 MMEA Conference and has presented multiple sessions at MMEA. Recently, Dundas has been a guest conductor for the 2023 NEMBDA 2nd Year Honor Band, 2017 Southern Minnesota 5th-6th Grade Honor Band, and pit orchestras for Summerset Theatre's productions of "Chicago" and "Sweeney Todd." He regularly judges Solo/Ensemble and Large Group contests and serves as a section coach and audition judge for numerous honor bands.
Outside of teaching, Dundas enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and remodeling a 100-year-old farmhouse. The Dundas family recently launched the Adelia Dundas Foundation in memory of his oldest daughter, with a mission of providing grants to families of children facing medical challenges.
VP - Seeking
Secretary: Katrina Schuneman katrinas@zmsch.k12.mn.us
Treasurer - Kim Lundak - klundak@goodhue.k12.mn.us
Membership - Seeking
6-8/9-10 Honor Band Coordinator - Marilyn Yennie - mayennie@rochesterschools.org, and Ashley Carlson - acarlson@isd2899.k12.mn.us
Jazz Honor Coordinator - Eric Stashek - estashek@lake-city.k12.mn.us
1st and 2nd Year Honor Band Coordinator - Willy Leafblad - wleafblad@lake-city.k12.mn.us
Schools
For logistical purposes, this roster contains high school, college, and university institutions. The regional assignment for elementary and middle schools is currently identified by the name of the HIGH SCHOOL that serves your student population.
Colleges/Universities
Dakota County Technical College (Rosemount)
Riverland Community College (Austin/Albert Lea)
College of St. Catherine (St. Paul)
Concordia University (St. Paul)
Hamline University (St. Paul)
Inver Hills Community College
Macalaster College (St. Paul)
Minnesota State College Southeast (Red Wing/Winona)
Northwestern College (Roseville)
Rochester Community and Technical College
St. Mary's University of Minnesota
St. Olaf College (Northfield)
St. Thomas University (St. Paul)
University of Minnesota - Rochester
Winona State University
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Schools
Albert Lea
Austin
Austin Pacelli
Bethlehem Academy, Faribault
Blooming Prairie
Byron
Caledonia
Cannon Falls
Chatfield
Christs Household of Faith, St. Paul
City Academy, St. Paul
Community of Peace Academy, St. Paul
Covenant Academy, Faribault
Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul
Dover-Eyota
Eagan
El Shaddai School, Owatonna
Faith Christian, Rochester
Faribault
Farmington
Fillmore Central, Harmony
Goodhue
Grand Meadow
Hastings
Hayfield
Henry Sibley, Mendota Heights
Higher Ground Academy, St. Paul
Houston
Kasson-Mantorville
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Kingsland, Spring Valley
La Crescent
Lake City
Lakeville North
Lakeville South
Lanesboro
LeRoy-Ostrander
Lewiston-Altura
Lyle
Mabel-Canton
Math and Science Academy, Woodbury
Medford
Minnesota Academy for the Blind, Faribault
Minnesota Academy for the Deaf, Faribault
Minnesota Business Academy, St. Paul
Minnesota Transitions
Mounds Park Academy, St. Paul
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New Life Academy of Woodbury
Northfield
Owatonna
Park, Cottage Grove
Pine Island
Plainview-Elgin-Millville
Randolph
Red Wing
Rochester Century
Rochester John Marshall
Rochester Lourdes
Rochester Mayo
Rochester Off-Campus Charter
Rosemount
Roseville Area
Rushford-Peterson
Schaeffer Academy
Shattuck-St. Marys, Faribault
Simley, Inver Grove Heights
Skills for Tomorrow Schools, St. Paul
South St. Paul
Southland, Adams
Spring Grove
St. Agnes, St. Paul
St. Bernards School, St. Paul
St. Charles
St. Croix Lutheran, West St. Paul
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Hastings
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul Arlington
St. Paul Central
St. Paul Como Park
St. Paul Harding
St. Paul Highland Park
St. Paul Humboldt
St. Paul Johnson
St. Paul Open School
St. Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights
Stewartville
Studio Academy, Rochester
Triton, Dodge Center
Village School of Northfield
Visitation, Mendota Heights
Wabasha-Kellogg
Winona
Winona Cotter
Woodbury
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
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