Several Hope College students will perform with the Michigan Intercollegiate Honors Band on Saturday, Feb. 2, at Alma College.

The students are nominated by their directors for participation. The first Honors Band event was held in 1972.

This year's band will include 11 Hope students: Meghan Carrier, a freshman from Traverse City; Jeremy Davis, a junior from Egan, Ill.; Grant Gould, a sophomore from Cass City; Grant Heller, a senior from Holland; Sarah Herman, a senior from Sylvania, Ohio; Helen Meronek, a junior from Auburn Hills; Heidi Osmundson, a senior from Adams, Minn.; Jessica Schulte, a senior from Clarkston; Christopher Thibault, a sophomore from Grand Blanc; Rachel Trautwein, a freshman from Wheaton, Ill.; and Katherine VanOss, a freshman from Holland.

The concert will include performances by students from Adrian, Albion, Alma, Calvin, Cornerstone, Grand Valley, Hope and Spring Arbor.

Alma will host the event at Heritage Center, Presbyterian Hall, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free.