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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.
| Upcoming Events |
- December 15 – Jazz Band Winter
Tour (8AM-3:30PM)
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| Recent Band News |
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The 2011-2012 Marching Lions Band held their 2011 Mini
Camp on May 31, June 1 and 3 from 6-8PM at the High School. In
addition to introducing the basics to the new members, they
band began working on the music for the 2011 field show, Cirque du Soliel: Ka.
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The Marching Lions held their two weeks of Band
Camp July 25 - 29 and August 1 - 5. They closed out the
camp with a preview performance for family, friends, and
alumni at 11:00AM on the last day.
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The 2011 Queen Anne's County Fair was kicked off by a
performance from the 2011 Marching Lions Band as they
presented the music from their 2011 production of Cirque du Soliel: Ka.
After the opening ceremonies, the band also led the fair
parade around the 4-H Park as they played "Malaguenia."
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On Saturday, September 24th, the Marching Lions Band
traveled to Lake Forest High School in Felton, DE for their
first competition of the season. They began thier season with a score to a 76.45 which also earned them
First Place over Brandywine HS.
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On Saturday, October 8th,the Marching Lions Band
Traveled to the William Penn High School TOB Competition that
was held at Frawley Stadium, Home of the Wilmington Blue Rocks
Baseball Team, in Wilmington, DE and gave another outstanding performance
at their 2nd competition of the season. After a weekend
off from competition due to Homecoming last weekend, and two
weeks of hard work, the kids proved that
work in their performance that earned them a 5.55 point
increase and improved their score to a 82.00 and again earning a
First Place finish over Brandywine HS along with the awards for Best Drum Major and Best Percussion.
- On Thursday, October 13th, the Symphonic Band along with the Concert Choir and Dance Classes presented the 20110 Pops Concert. This year the audience enjoyed various Folksongs.
- On Saturday, October 15th, the Marching Lions Band Traveled to the Parkside High School "Delmarvacade" TOB Competition that was held at Wicomico County Stadium, in Salisbury, MD and gave another outstanding performance at their 3rd competition of the season. After a week of continual cleaning, the kids gave a performance that earned them another increase in score by 2.55 points for score of 84.55. This score is not only the highest score of the season, but also the highest score the band has earned since making its return back to T.O.B. nine seasons ago. In addition to getting a 1st place finish over Chesapeake HS, the Marching Lions brought home the honor of Best Percussion.
- On Saturday, October 22nd, the Marching Lions Band traveled to the Tournament of Bands Chapter 9 Championships for their final regular season competition hosted by Appoquinimink High School in Middletown, DE and gave a performance like no other before it. As a result they won the honor and title of
“T.O.B. Chapter 9 Group 1 Champions” with a score of 87.05. Along with this accomplishment, they also brought home the awards for 1st place Music, 3rd Place Visual, 2nd Place Drum Major, and 3rd Place Percussion. The band will now travel to Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, PA this coming weekend to attend the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships representing the Greater Delaware, Southern Maryland, and Chesapeake Bay Region in the competition with bands coming from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina.
- On Sunday, October 30th, the Marching Lions Band traveled to Hershey, PA for the 2011 Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships. Coming out of the previous week's Regional Chapter Championships as the as the Regional Champions, they advanced on to the post season championships ranked in the #12 position in all of the Tournament of Band's Competition Circuit. The band once again showed the evidence of their hard work from over the week and improved their score another 2.05 points for a 12th Place finish and a final season score of an
89.1. This is a total improvement in score over a five week period of 12.65 points. After doing some research in the T.O.B. Archives, we also discovered this to be the highest score in the band's T.O.B. history.
- On Friday, November 11th, the Freshmen Concert
Band along with the Concert Choir performed as a part of the
Centreville Veteran's Day Ceremony. The band began by
playing a few selections prior to the ceremony, followed by
the Concert Choir opening with the National Anthem.
Just before the ceremony concluded, the band and choir
performed a combined patriotic number titled, "Our America".
- On Thursday, December 1st, the Jazz Ensemble,
Freshmen Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Marching Band
along with the Choral Musicianship Ensemble and Concert
Choir presented the 2011 Sounds of the Holiday Season Winter
Concert. The evening was well attending and the music
was enjoyed by all.
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This site was designed by
an Alumni of the QACHS band program.
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