Wind Ensemble/Concert Band
Since the founding of the band program in 2002, the concert band has been an integral branch along with the marching band. From the first year to the spring of 2004 the program consisted of a single sit-down Concert Band performing concert music grades IV-V. Rapid growth in the band program quickly necessitated the creation of a second band, so in the Fall of 2004 the Wind Ensemble was created to divide the band into an elite group of dedicated high school musicians playing the most challenging repertoire, mostly consisting of Grade VI literature. Currently the band structure remains the same, with the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble playing and rehearsing separately but under the direction of the same director; however, only the Wind Ensemble's scores at musical festivals count towards the overall standing of the school's awards and ratings, specifically the rank of Virginia Honor Band and the Blue Ribbon School.
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