Centerville High School (Centerville, Ohio) - Curriculum and Activities - Music

Music

Centerville High School's music program includes a nationally ranked marching band, the Centerville Jazz Band; a nationally ranked orchestra program; a choral program; and concert band programs.

The school's band program consists of the Centerville Jazz Band, the Winter Guard and Winter Percussion, the Jazz Ensembles (Jazz I, Jazz II, and Jazz III), the Basketball Pep Band (BBPB), Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, and the Concert Band. The Centerville Jazz Band has competed in many Bands of America regional and national competitions since 1979. The CJB is a 66 time regional and national finalist band, and a 19 time regional champion, winning the Grand National competition in 1992. In 2008, the Jazz finished 9th in the BOA Grand Nationals held in Indianapolis at the new Lucas Oil Stadium. Also, in 2008, the CJB won the Bands of America Centerville Regional, for their first regional championship in three years. The Centerville Jazz Band also has the record for the longest streak of winning consecutive BOA Regional Championships, holding 8 wins from 2002 to 2006. They were Regional Champions at the Toledo, OH, Massilon, OH (twice), Pontiac, MI (3 times), Youngstown OH and Atlanta, GA Regionals. The Winter Percussion Ensemble won the Scholastic World Gold Medal at the Winterguard International World Championships in 2004, finishing 2nd in 2005. In 2006, Centerville was the only high school to produce two finalist lines, the World Line (5th, Scholastic World) and the A-Line (10th, Scholastic A). The Jazz is the subject of a film documentary From the 50 Yard Line.

The orchestra program at CHS consists of its Symphonic Orchestra, as well as the Concert Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra (Quartet), and an Alternative Strings program (which plays bluegrass, jazz, and electronic music). The prestigious Centerville High School Symphonic Orchestra ranks as one of the best nationwide. In 2002, the Symphonic Orchestra competed at the American String Teachers Association National Competition and placed fourth, and four years later, in 2006, tied for second in its division at the same competition. In addition, the Symphonic Orchestra has received the highest rating of Superior in all areas at the Ohio Music Education Association String Orchestra Adjudication for ten consecutive years, starting in 2001.

Centerville High School also has four choirs, known as Concert choir, Women's Choir, Symphonic Choir, and Forte, as well as two extracurricular groups, To the Maxx and Toxyc, added in the 2011/2012 school year. Forte the a cappella group was added in the 2007/2008 school year. The choirs have sung at a variety of venues, and are now under the direction of Ben Spalding.