Music Program
The Walter Hines Page High School Marching band is directed by Mr. Eddie Deaton. Mr. Deaton instructs the three band ensembles offered at Page. The basic ensemble is the non-audition based Concert Band. From Concert Band, students may continue into one of the two higher, audition-based groups, Wind Ensemble or Jazz Band. Mr. Deaton also teaches Page's non-performance classes, which currently consist of AP Music Theory and IB Music Perspectives. The school's marching band, the Page Marching Pirates, is an extracurricular group that performs at every football game throughout the season. The Marching Pirates also participate in the annual Greensboro Holiday Parade.
Page High School has a String Orchestra directed by Mrs. Kamine Haghighi. During a normal school year, Mrs. Haghighi teaches two separate levels of string performance. Both levels perform four regular concerts throughout the year, playing together and on occasion with the Band or Choral groups. The Orchestra often goes to NCMEA Orchestra Contest Festival and is regularly rated at a "superior" or "excellent", the two highest levels available.
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