Edited sentence: During the Jazz Opus, they also call upon guest artists to come and play with the band.During this time they competed in a festival, where their top concert and jazz bands took Gold awards (first place) in their division.For numerous years the school has produced very talented musicians.In the past, the band has had such artists as Wayne Burgeron, Frank Catalano, Ron Keezer, and many more.In the spring of 2006, the band toured in Boston, Massachusetts.Mandan High School has a very successful band program.The bands have also won numerous awards and taken first at many competitions.The schools top jazz band, "Jazz I", has an annual Jazz Opus.They also took all 4 trophies given, including: Highest Score, and Highest Averaged score between a schools bands.This is their best concert of the year, playing some of the most challenging music they've played all year