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Welcome to the Queen Anne's County High School Band Web page,
the home of the Lions and the Pride of the Eastern Shore.
Please peruse our site for information on the bands, upcoming
events, and ways in which you can support the students and help them
to succeed.
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All-Shore Band Auditions will be held
on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Easton Middle School.
See Mr. Wright for further details.
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Solo & Ensemble Festival will be held
at St. Michaels MS/HS on Thursday, February 18, 2010.
This will be held during the school day. Our performance
times are yet to be determined.
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District Band Festival will be held at
Kent County HS on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. This will
be held during the school day. Our performance time has
yet to be determined.
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| Announcements |
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February Band Booster Meeting will be
held on Thursday, February 4th in the band room at 7:00PM.
Please come out and be informed about what the band is
currently doing as well as the things that are coming up.
We need everyone to get involved to help the program stay
active.
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Form Button We have added a Form
Button that links to the *NEW* Form Page. On this page
you will find a link to download and print any necessary
available forms.
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| Recent Band News |
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On Saturday, September 26th, the Marching Lions Band
traveled to Lake Forest High School, in Felton Delaware for
their first competition of the season. This was a very
exciting time for all of the new members. We ended up being
the only Group 1 Championship Band to perform and started on
our season with a 71.65.
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On Tuesday, October 6th, the Symphonic Band along with
the Concert Choir and Dance Classes, presented the 8th Annual
Pops Concert. This year's theme was TV and Movie Themes.
It was well attended and was enjoyed by all.
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On Saturday, October 10th, the Marching Lions Band
traveled to Wilmington, Delaware to participate in the William
Penn High School “Tournament of Champions” TOB Competition
held at Frawley Stadium. Although they Marching Lions
were once again the only Group 1 Championship Band to perform,
they went out and gave it all they had in hopes of increasing
their score over two weeks ago. As a result, they did
just that. They finished the night with a score of
75.55.
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On Sunday, October 25th, the Marching Lions Band
traveled to Broadneck High School for the Chapter 9
Championships. It had been postponed until Sunday from
Saturday due to the weather. The Marching Lions gave it all
they had and finished 2nd out of 4 in Group 1 Championship
competition. They also took specialty awards for 2nd Place
Drum Major, 2nd Place Color Guard, 2nd Place Music, 2nd Place
Visual with a final regular season score of 79.1. They have
finished 29th over all in the Tournament of Bands Competition
circuit which qualifies them for a fourth year in a row to
attend the Atlantic Coast Championships in Hershey, PA this
coming Sunday.
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On Sunday, November 1, the Marching Lions Band competed
in the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Invitational
Championship Competition for the fourth consecutive year in a
row. The band finished their competition season with a season
high score of 82.00. This earned them the title of the "2009
Atlantic Coast Invitational Group 1 Champions" as they took
first place over all. They also were awarded the Specialty
Awards of 1st Place Music, 1st Place
Visual, 1st Place Drum Major, and 1st
Place Color Guard.
- On Wednesday, November 11th, the Freshman Concert
Band performed at the American Legion Post in Centreville as
a part of the Veteran's Day Ceremony. It was to be
held in front of the courthouse, but was moved indoors at
the Legion Post due to the rain. The band played a few
selections prior to the start of the ceremony, the Concert
Choir performed the National Anthem, and together the two
groups provided a patriotic piece during the ceremony.
- On Thursday, December 3rd, The Music Department
kicked off the Winter Holiday Season with their Winter Concert.
The Jazz Ensemble
performed holiday favorites in the lobby prior to
the formal concert in the John F. Andrews Performing Arts
Center where performances by the Marching Lions, the Choral
Musicianship Ensemble, the Freshman Concert Band, the
Concert Choir, and the Symphonic Band were enjoyed by all
that were in attendance. The concert closed with a
combined performance by all of the ensembles.
- On Tuesday, December 8th, the band received its
acceptance from the Magic Music Days Review Committee.
The band will perform on Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 at the
Waterside Stage in the Downtown Disney Market Place.
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This site was designed by
an Alumni of the QACHS band program.
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