The musical aptitude of five Northern Lehigh High School students is about to take flight.

Their prime abilities will garner attention as they perform with about 100 of the top student musicians in Lehigh County at the 65th annual Lehigh County Honors Band Concert.

Presented by Southern Lehigh High School, the concert will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Southern Lehigh High School Auditorium.

The host director this year is Larry Fisher, band director at Southern Lehigh High School.

Northern Lehigh band director David Carroll said the students who have been selected for the festival this year are senior Joshua Weaber, junior Reece Johnson, sophomore Evan German, and freshmen Andi Szwast and Steycie Rodriguez-Delgado.

Carroll said that it takes 20 hours of rehearsal by the students and band directors.

“The purpose of this festival is to promote music education in our schools, showcase the great musical talent that exist in Lehigh County, and to give our band students a unique and enriching instrumental experience which extends beyond the typical concert band settings that exist in most public schools,” Carroll said. “I am pleased at the level of preparation all of the students have done to prepare for this year’s concert.”

The Lehigh County Honors Band this year includes students from Northern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh, Whitehall, Northwestern Lehigh, Catasauqua, Parkland, Dieruff, and William Allen High School.

The students are selected to represent their schools by the Lehigh County Band Directors Association in December.

The selections for this year’s concert are: “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Nostalgia,” “Fate of the Gods, Relentless, Song and Dance,” and “Star Wars - The Force Awakens.”

Carroll noted that Northern Lehigh hosted last year’s festival.

For Carroll, this will mark his 25th Lehigh County Honors Band Concert, and his third term as Lehigh County Band Master’s Association President.